CPAN

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Perl ecosystem software repository

CPAN is the comprehensive archive and distribution network for Perl modules and libraries, serving as the primary ecosystem for sharing and installing Perl software.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
CPAN canonical	7
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network	2
CPAN Perl modules	1
CPAN index	1
CPAN.pm	1
MetaCPAN	1
Perl distribution	1
Perl ecosystem	1
Perl library ecosystem	1
Perl modules	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4424925 — 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: CPAN
Context triple: [Perl, standardPackageRepository, CPAN]

A. Perl
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose programming language known for its powerful text-processing capabilities and use in system administration, web development, and scripting.
B. CRAN
CRAN is the Comprehensive R Archive Network, a primary repository for R packages, source code, and documentation used by the R programming community.
C. GitHub Packages
GitHub Packages is a software package hosting and management service integrated into GitHub, enabling developers to publish, share, and reuse packages alongside their source code and workflows.
D. Python Package Index
The Python Package Index (PyPI) is the central online repository where developers publish and download open-source Python software packages.
E. Programming Perl
Programming Perl is a comprehensive reference and tutorial book on the Perl programming language, co-authored by its creator Larry Wall and often regarded as the definitive guide for Perl programmers.
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: CPAN
Target entity description: CPAN is the comprehensive archive and distribution network for Perl modules and libraries, serving as the primary ecosystem for sharing and installing Perl software.

A. Perl
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose programming language known for its powerful text-processing capabilities and use in system administration, web development, and scripting.
B. CRAN
CRAN is the Comprehensive R Archive Network, a primary repository for R packages, source code, and documentation used by the R programming community.
C. GitHub Packages
GitHub Packages is a software package hosting and management service integrated into GitHub, enabling developers to publish, share, and reuse packages alongside their source code and workflows.
D. Python Package Index
The Python Package Index (PyPI) is the central online repository where developers publish and download open-source Python software packages.
E. Programming Perl
Programming Perl is a comprehensive reference and tutorial book on the Perl programming language, co-authored by its creator Larry Wall and often regarded as the definitive guide for Perl programmers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Perl ecosystem ⓘ software repository ⓘ
accessMethod	FTP ⓘ HTTP ⓘ rsync ⓘ
acronym	CPAN ⓘ
contains	Perl distributions ⓘ Perl libraries ⓘ Perl modules ⓘ documentation for Perl modules ⓘ test files for Perl modules ⓘ
fullName	Comprehensive Perl Archive Network ⓘ linked to: CPAN
hasComponent	CPAN index ⓘ linked to: CPAN CPAN mirrors ⓘ MetaCPAN ⓘ search.cpan.org (historical) ⓘ
hasIndexFile	01mailrc.txt ⓘ 02packages.details.txt ⓘ 03modlist.data ⓘ
hasMetadataFormat	META.json ⓘ META.yml ⓘ
hasNamespacePolicy	module names organized by hierarchical namespaces ⓘ
hasTooling	CPAN.pm ⓘ linked to: CPAN cpanminus ⓘ cpanplus ⓘ
influenced	Node Package Manager ecosystem ⓘ Python Package Index ⓘ RubyGems ⓘ
licensePolicy	requires open-source or redistributable licenses for uploads ⓘ
maintainedBy	Perl community volunteers ⓘ
notableFeature	automated dependency resolution via client tools ⓘ global mirror network ⓘ versioned module distributions ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Perl ⓘ
purpose	archiving Perl modules ⓘ distribution of Perl libraries ⓘ distribution of Perl modules ⓘ distribution of Perl software ⓘ installing Perl modules ⓘ sharing Perl code ⓘ
supports	Perl 5 ⓘ linked to: Perl
topic	Perl package management ⓘ software distribution network ⓘ
uploadControlledBy	Perl authors with PAUSE accounts ⓘ
uploadInterface	PAUSE ⓘ
usedBy	Perl community ⓘ Perl developers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

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

Perl → standardPackageRepository → CPAN ⓘ

Perl community → supports → Perl ecosystem ⓘ

linked to: CPAN

Perl community → supports → CPAN ⓘ

Perl community → maintains → MetaCPAN ⓘ

linked to: CPAN

ack → distribution → CPAN ⓘ

CPAN → fullName → Comprehensive Perl Archive Network ⓘ

linked to: CPAN

CPAN → acronym → CPAN ⓘ

CPAN → hasComponent → CPAN index ⓘ

linked to: CPAN

CPAN → hasTooling → CPAN.pm ⓘ

linked to: CPAN

Artistic-2.0 → usedFor → Perl modules ⓘ

linked to: CPAN

mod_perl → integratesWith → CPAN Perl modules ⓘ

linked to: CPAN

Perl documentation → partOf → Perl distribution ⓘ

linked to: CPAN

Perl motto "Easy things should be easy, hard things should be possible" → influences → Perl library ecosystem ⓘ

linked to: CPAN

The Perl Foundation → supportsProject → CPAN ⓘ

The Perl Conference → isRelatedTo → CPAN ⓘ

CPAN Testers → operatesOn → Comprehensive Perl Archive Network ⓘ

linked to: CPAN

CPAN Testers → relatedTo → CPAN ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

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