The Camel Book
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The Camel Book is the informal name for the classic O’Reilly Media reference manual on the Perl programming language, co-authored by Larry Wall and known for its camel cover.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camel Book | 2 |
| The Camel Book canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2313613 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Camel Book Context triple: [Larry Wall, notableWork, The Camel Book]
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A.
Camel No. 9
Camel No. 9 is a flavored, fashion-oriented cigarette line by Camel marketed primarily toward young adult women with sleek, colorful packaging.
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B.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
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C.
The Wayfarer
The Wayfarer is a narrative song from Bruce Springsteen’s album *Western Stars*, reflecting themes of travel, aging, and introspection.
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D.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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E.
باب المندب
باب المندب هو مضيق بحري استراتيجي يربط بين البحر الأحمر وخليج عدن ويعد من أهم ممرات الملاحة العالمية.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Camel Book Target entity description: The Camel Book is the informal name for the classic O’Reilly Media reference manual on the Perl programming language, co-authored by Larry Wall and known for its camel cover.
-
A.
Camel No. 9
Camel No. 9 is a flavored, fashion-oriented cigarette line by Camel marketed primarily toward young adult women with sleek, colorful packaging.
-
B.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
-
C.
The Wayfarer
The Wayfarer is a narrative song from Bruce Springsteen’s album *Western Stars*, reflecting themes of travel, aging, and introspection.
-
D.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
-
E.
باب المندب
باب المندب هو مضيق بحري استراتيجي يربط بين البحر الأحمر وخليج عدن ويعد من أهم ممرات الملاحة العالمية.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
O’Reilly Media book
ⓘ
programming language reference ⓘ technical book ⓘ |
| aboutLanguage |
Perl
ⓘ
linked to:
Programming Perl
|
| aboutTopic |
Perl programming language
ⓘ
linked to:
Perl
|
| alsoKnownAs | Programming Perl ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Larry Wall
ⓘ
Perl community ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Jon Orwant
ⓘ
Larry Wall ⓘ Randal L. Schwartz ⓘ Tom Christiansen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverDesigner |
O’Reilly Media
ⓘ
linked to:
O'Reilly Media
|
| firstEditionPublicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| genre |
computer science literature
ⓘ
programming reference ⓘ |
| hasAnimalOnCover | camel ⓘ |
| hasCoverAnimal | camel ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
first edition
ⓘ
second edition ⓘ third edition ⓘ |
| hasIconicStatusIn | Perl community ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Perl culture
ⓘ
Perl programming practices ⓘ |
| hasInformalName |
Camel Book
ⓘ
linked to:
The Camel Book
|
| hasNickname | Camel Book ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being considered the definitive Perl reference
ⓘ
camel illustration on the cover ⓘ comprehensive coverage of Perl ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
O’Reilly animal books
ⓘ
linked to:
O'Reilly "animal" book series
|
| publisher |
O’Reilly & Associates
ⓘ
linked to:
O'Reilly Media
O’Reilly Media ⓘ
linked to:
O'Reilly Media
|
| subject |
Perl
ⓘ
linked to:
Programming Perl
scripting languages ⓘ software development ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Perl programmers
ⓘ
programmers ⓘ software developers ⓘ |
| title | Programming Perl ⓘ |
| usedAs |
learning resource for Perl
ⓘ
reference manual ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Camel Book Description of subject: The Camel Book is the informal name for the classic O’Reilly Media reference manual on the Perl programming language, co-authored by Larry Wall and known for its camel cover.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Camel Book
linked to: The Camel Book