Crystal
E292729
compiled programming language
open-source software
programming language
statically typed programming language
Crystal is a statically typed, compiled programming language with Ruby-inspired syntax designed for high performance and concurrency.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crystal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2716489 — 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: Crystal Context triple: [LLVM, supportsLanguageFrontend, Crystal]
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A.
Crystal
Crystal is a feminine given name often associated with clarity and beauty, derived from the English word for clear, transparent mineral or glass.
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B.
Crystal
Crystal is the surname of American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Billy Crystal, known for his work in film, television, and stand-up comedy.
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C.
Cream
Cream was a pioneering British rock supergroup of the 1960s, featuring Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker, known for their influential blend of blues rock, psychedelic rock, and extended improvisational jams.
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D.
PINK
PINK is a youthful, college-age-focused lingerie and loungewear brand known for its playful, colorful designs and casual lifestyle apparel.
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E.
Stones
"Stones" is a track from Bruce Springsteen’s album *Western Stars*, reflecting the record’s cinematic, introspective Americana style.
- 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: Crystal Target entity description: Crystal is a statically typed, compiled programming language with Ruby-inspired syntax designed for high performance and concurrency.
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A.
Crystal
Crystal is a feminine given name often associated with clarity and beauty, derived from the English word for clear, transparent mineral or glass.
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B.
Crystal
Crystal is the surname of American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Billy Crystal, known for his work in film, television, and stand-up comedy.
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C.
Cream
Cream was a pioneering British rock supergroup of the 1960s, featuring Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker, known for their influential blend of blues rock, psychedelic rock, and extended improvisational jams.
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D.
PINK
PINK is a youthful, college-age-focused lingerie and loungewear brand known for its playful, colorful designs and casual lifestyle apparel.
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E.
Stones
"Stones" is a track from Bruce Springsteen’s album *Western Stars*, reflecting the record’s cinematic, introspective Americana style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
compiled programming language
ⓘ
open-source software ⓘ programming language ⓘ statically typed programming language ⓘ |
| compilesTo | native code ⓘ |
| concurrencyModel | CSP-style concurrency ⓘ |
| designedFor |
concurrency
ⓘ
high performance ⓘ |
| executionModel | ahead-of-time compilation ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .cr ⓘ |
| firstAppeared | 2014 ⓘ |
| hasCommand |
crystal build
ⓘ
crystal docs ⓘ crystal run ⓘ crystal spec ⓘ |
| hasPackageManager | Shards ⓘ |
| hasStandardLibrary | yes ⓘ |
| hasSyntaxStyle | Ruby-like syntax ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ruby ⓘ |
| license | Apache License 2.0 ⓘ |
| memoryManagement | automatic memory management ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedBy | Manas Technology Solutions ⓘ |
| paradigm |
concurrent programming language
ⓘ
generic programming language ⓘ imperative programming language ⓘ object-oriented programming language ⓘ procedural programming language ⓘ |
| platform |
Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| repositoryHost | GitHub ⓘ |
| standardLibraryIncludes |
HTTP client
ⓘ
HTTP server ⓘ JSON support ⓘ YAML support ⓘ file system APIs ⓘ networking APIs ⓘ regular expressions ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
C bindings
ⓘ
channels ⓘ closures ⓘ exceptions ⓘ fibers ⓘ garbage collection ⓘ generics ⓘ macros ⓘ modules ⓘ |
| typeSystem |
static typing
ⓘ
type inference ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Crystal Description of subject: Crystal is a statically typed, compiled programming language with Ruby-inspired syntax designed for high performance and concurrency.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.