MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter)

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Ruby implementation open-source software software interpreter virtual machine

MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter) is the original and reference implementation of the Ruby programming language, created by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto and widely used for running Ruby applications.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ruby 1.9	2
MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter) canonical	1
Matz's Ruby Interpreter	1
Ruby 1.8	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4442454 — 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: MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter)
Context triple: [Rubinius, competesWith, MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter)]

A. TruffleRuby
TruffleRuby is a high-performance implementation of the Ruby programming language built on the GraalVM platform, aiming to provide faster execution and improved tooling compatibility.
B. mruby
mruby is a lightweight, embeddable implementation of the Ruby programming language designed for use in constrained environments such as embedded systems and applications.
C. JRuby
JRuby is a high-performance implementation of the Ruby programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and integrates with Java libraries.
D. Matz
Matz is the nickname of Yukihiro Matsumoto, the Japanese software engineer best known as the creator of the Ruby programming language.
E. Rubinius
Rubinius is an alternative Ruby implementation featuring a virtual machine and just-in-time compilation, designed for high performance and concurrency.
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: MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter)
Target entity description: MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter) is the original and reference implementation of the Ruby programming language, created by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto and widely used for running Ruby applications.

A. TruffleRuby
TruffleRuby is a high-performance implementation of the Ruby programming language built on the GraalVM platform, aiming to provide faster execution and improved tooling compatibility.
B. mruby
mruby is a lightweight, embeddable implementation of the Ruby programming language designed for use in constrained environments such as embedded systems and applications.
C. JRuby
JRuby is a high-performance implementation of the Ruby programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and integrates with Java libraries.
D. Matz
Matz is the nickname of Yukihiro Matsumoto, the Japanese software engineer best known as the creator of the Ruby programming language.
E. Rubinius
Rubinius is an alternative Ruby implementation featuring a virtual machine and just-in-time compilation, designed for high performance and concurrency.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ruby implementation ⓘ open-source software ⓘ software interpreter ⓘ virtual machine ⓘ
abbreviationOf	Matz's Ruby Interpreter ⓘ linked to: MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter)
alsoKnownAs	CRuby ⓘ Matz's Ruby Interpreter ⓘ
concurrencyModel	green threads (historically) ⓘ native threads ⓘ
creator	Yukihiro Matsumoto ⓘ
defaultImplementationFor	most Ruby installations ⓘ
developer	Ruby community ⓘ Ruby core team ⓘ
distribution	standard Ruby distribution ⓘ
executionEngine	YARV (Yet Another Ruby VM) ⓘ linked to: YARV virtual machine
garbageCollection	generational garbage collection ⓘ mark-and-sweep garbage collector ⓘ
governedBy	Ruby core team release process ⓘ
hasComponent	Ruby bytecode interpreter (YARV) ⓘ linked to: YARV virtual machine
hasFeature	Global Interpreter Lock ⓘ
implements	Ruby language specification ⓘ linked to: Ruby programming language
influenced	JRuby ⓘ Rubinius ⓘ TruffleRuby ⓘ
license	2-clause BSD License ⓘ linked to: BSD license Ruby License ⓘ
openSource	true ⓘ
platform	cross-platform ⓘ
primaryUse	Ruby scripting ⓘ running Ruby applications ⓘ
programmingLanguage	Ruby ⓘ
replacedExecutionModel	AST tree-walking interpreter ⓘ
repository	https://github.com/ruby/ruby ⓘ
role	reference implementation of Ruby ⓘ
runsOn	Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
standardLibrary	Ruby standard library ⓘ
supports	functional programming features ⓘ imperative programming ⓘ object-oriented programming ⓘ
supportsEncoding	UTF-8 ⓘ
supportsFeature	Fiber-based concurrency ⓘ JSON ⓘ RubyGems package management ⓘ YAML ⓘ
supportsVersion	Ruby 2.x ⓘ Ruby 3.x ⓘ
writtenIn	C ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

JRuby → supportsVersion → Ruby 1.9 ⓘ

linked to: MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter)

Rubinius → implements → Ruby 1.8 ⓘ

linked to: MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter)

Rubinius → competesWith → MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter) ⓘ

YARV virtual machine → introducedInVersion → Ruby 1.9 ⓘ

linked to: MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter)

MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter) → abbreviationOf → Matz's Ruby Interpreter ⓘ

linked to: MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter)

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Referenced by (5)

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