GNU As

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assembler free software software

GNU As is the GNU Project’s assembler, used to translate assembly language code into machine code as part of the GNU toolchain.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
GNU	1
GNU As canonical	1
GNU Assembler	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792329 — 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: GNU As
Context triple: [GNU Binutils, contains, GNU As]

A. GNU Project
The GNU Project is a free software initiative that created many core components of the GNU/Linux operating system and pioneered the modern free software movement.
B. Gnus
Gnus is a flexible and extensible message reader for news and email, tightly integrated with the Emacs text editor.
C. GNU Hurd
GNU Hurd is the GNU Project’s microkernel-based operating system server collection intended as a free Unix-like replacement, built to run on top of the Mach microkernel.
D. gnat
GNAT is a free, open-source Ada compiler and toolchain that is part of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
E. GNU userland
GNU userland is the collection of GNU software tools, utilities, and libraries that provide the core user-space environment on many Unix-like operating systems, including most Linux distributions.
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: GNU As
Target entity description: GNU As is the GNU Project’s assembler, used to translate assembly language code into machine code as part of the GNU toolchain.

A. GNU Project
The GNU Project is a free software initiative that created many core components of the GNU/Linux operating system and pioneered the modern free software movement.
B. Gnus
Gnus is a flexible and extensible message reader for news and email, tightly integrated with the Emacs text editor.
C. GNU Hurd
GNU Hurd is the GNU Project’s microkernel-based operating system server collection intended as a free Unix-like replacement, built to run on top of the Mach microkernel.
D. gnat
GNAT is a free, open-source Ada compiler and toolchain that is part of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
E. GNU userland
GNU userland is the collection of GNU software tools, utilities, and libraries that provide the core user-space environment on many Unix-like operating systems, including most Linux distributions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	assembler ⓘ free software ⓘ software ⓘ
abbreviation	GAS ⓘ
category	assembly language tool ⓘ system software ⓘ
commandName	as ⓘ
developer	GNU Project ⓘ
distribution	GNU Binutils package ⓘ linked to: GNU Binutils
function	translate assembly language to machine code ⓘ
license	GNU General Public License ⓘ
maintainer	GNU Binutils maintainers ⓘ
operatingSystem	GNU ⓘ linked to: GNU As Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ
partOf	GNU Binutils ⓘ GNU toolchain ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ
supportsDirective	.att_syntax ⓘ .if ⓘ .include ⓘ .intel_syntax ⓘ .macro ⓘ
supportsFeature	conditional assembly ⓘ debugging information generation ⓘ macros ⓘ relocation entries ⓘ symbolic labels ⓘ
supportsFormat	COFF ⓘ ELF ⓘ Intel HEX ⓘ Mach-O ⓘ linked to: Mach-O binary format S-record ⓘ a.out ⓘ
supportsLanguage	assembly language ⓘ
supportsSyntax	AT&T syntax ⓘ Intel syntax (x86) via .intel_syntax directive ⓘ
supportsTarget	AArch64 ⓘ linked to: ARMv8-A ARC ⓘ ARM ⓘ AVR ⓘ linked to: AVR microcontrollers Alpha ⓘ Blackfin ⓘ C-SKY ⓘ CRIS ⓘ HPPA ⓘ IA-64 ⓘ linked to: Itanium LM32 ⓘ M32C ⓘ linked to: Hitachi SH-2 M32R ⓘ MIPS ⓘ MMIX ⓘ MSP430 ⓘ MicroBlaze ⓘ ND-SH ⓘ NDS32 ⓘ Nios II ⓘ OR1K ⓘ PRU ⓘ PowerPC ⓘ RISC-V ⓘ RL78 ⓘ RX ⓘ S/390 ⓘ linked to: IBM System/390 SH ⓘ SPARC ⓘ linked to: SPARC microprocessor architecture SPU ⓘ Score ⓘ TIC6X ⓘ TileGX ⓘ TilePro ⓘ VAX ⓘ Visium ⓘ Xtensa ⓘ linked to: Tensilica Xtensa LX6 Z80 ⓘ linked to: Zilog Z80 Z8k ⓘ m68k ⓘ linked to: Motorola 68000 family x86 ⓘ x86-64 ⓘ
usedWith	GNU Compiler Collection ⓘ GNU Linker ⓘ linked to: GNU Binutils
website	https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GNU Binutils → contains → GNU As ⓘ

GAS → fullName → GNU Assembler ⓘ

linked to: GNU As

GNU As → operatingSystem → GNU ⓘ