Plink
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Plink is a command-line network connection tool that forms part of the PuTTY suite, commonly used for automating SSH and other remote sessions.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T338532 — 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: Plink Context triple: [PuTTY, hasComponent, Plink]
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A.
Kerplunk
Kerplunk is Green Day's 1991 independent punk rock album that helped establish the band's early reputation and paved the way for their mainstream breakthrough.
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B.
Horseshoe
Horseshoe is a well-known casino and racetrack brand in the United States, recognized for its gambling, entertainment, and hospitality offerings.
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C.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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D.
Seedley
Seedley is a residential district within the city of Salford in Greater Manchester, England.
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E.
The Gamester
The Gamester is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on themes of gambling, honor, and social intrigue.
- 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: Plink Target entity description: Plink is a command-line network connection tool that forms part of the PuTTY suite, commonly used for automating SSH and other remote sessions.
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A.
Kerplunk
Kerplunk is Green Day's 1991 independent punk rock album that helped establish the band's early reputation and paved the way for their mainstream breakthrough.
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B.
Horseshoe
Horseshoe is a well-known casino and racetrack brand in the United States, recognized for its gambling, entertainment, and hospitality offerings.
-
C.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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D.
Seedley
Seedley is a residential district within the city of Salford in Greater Manchester, England.
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E.
The Gamester
The Gamester is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on themes of gambling, honor, and social intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
SSH client
ⓘ
command-line network connection tool ⓘ software component ⓘ |
| canUsePuTTYSession | yes ⓘ |
| commandLineInterface | yes ⓘ |
| configurationStorage | Windows registry (via PuTTY sessions) ⓘ |
| developer | Simon Tatham ⓘ |
| distribution | PuTTY official website ⓘ |
| genre | terminal networking utility ⓘ |
| interactiveMode | yes ⓘ |
| invocationName |
plink
ⓘ
linked to:
Plink
|
| license |
MIT license
ⓘ
linked to:
MIT License
|
| nonInteractiveMode | yes ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Linux
ⓘ
Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
macOS ⓘ |
| partOf |
PuTTY suite
ⓘ
linked to:
PuTTY
|
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| relatedSoftware |
Pageant
ⓘ
PuTTY ⓘ PuTTYgen ⓘ
linked to:
PuTTY
pscp ⓘ
linked to:
PuTTY
psftp ⓘ |
| supportsAuthentication |
keyboard-interactive authentication
ⓘ
password authentication ⓘ public key authentication ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
IPv6
ⓘ
X11 forwarding (via SSH options) ⓘ batch mode ⓘ connection sharing (via PuTTY features) ⓘ port forwarding ⓘ proxy support ⓘ |
| supportsKeyFormat |
OpenSSH private key format (via PuTTYgen conversion)
ⓘ
PuTTY private key format (PPK) ⓘ
linked to:
PuTTY
|
| supportsProtocol |
Raw TCP
ⓘ
Rlogin ⓘ SSH ⓘ Serial ⓘ Telnet ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
CI/CD deployment scripts
ⓘ
automated backups over SSH ⓘ running remote commands from scripts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automating SSH sessions
ⓘ
non-interactive remote logins ⓘ remote command execution ⓘ scripting remote connections ⓘ tunneling over SSH ⓘ |
| website | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Plink Description of subject: Plink is a command-line network connection tool that forms part of the PuTTY suite, commonly used for automating SSH and other remote sessions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.