ncurses
E721392
ncurses is a programming library that provides a text-based user interface framework for terminal applications, enabling windowing, colors, and keyboard handling in character-cell environments.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ncurses canonical | 3 |
| GNU Ncurses | 1 |
| System V Release 4 curses | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8247582 — 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: ncurses Context triple: [YaST, supportsInterfaceType, ncurses]
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A.
VT100 terminal
The VT100 terminal is a widely influential video display terminal introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1970s, known for popularizing ANSI escape codes and becoming a de facto standard for text-based computer interfaces.
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B.
GNU Screen
GNU Screen is a terminal multiplexer that allows users to manage multiple shell sessions within a single terminal window, detach and reattach sessions, and persist processes across logins.
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C.
Terminal C
Terminal C is one of the passenger terminals at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, serving as a hub for various international and domestic flights.
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D.
Terminal C
Terminal C is one of the main passenger terminals at Boston Logan International Airport, serving numerous domestic and some international flights with a variety of airlines and amenities.
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E.
Terminal C
Terminal C is one of the passenger terminals at Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Ezeiza), serving as a key facility for airline operations and traveler services.
- 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: ncurses Target entity description: ncurses is a programming library that provides a text-based user interface framework for terminal applications, enabling windowing, colors, and keyboard handling in character-cell environments.
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A.
VT100 terminal
The VT100 terminal is a widely influential video display terminal introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1970s, known for popularizing ANSI escape codes and becoming a de facto standard for text-based computer interfaces.
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B.
GNU Screen
GNU Screen is a terminal multiplexer that allows users to manage multiple shell sessions within a single terminal window, detach and reattach sessions, and persist processes across logins.
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C.
Terminal C
Terminal C is one of the passenger terminals at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, serving as a hub for various international and domestic flights.
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D.
Terminal C
Terminal C is one of the passenger terminals at Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Ezeiza), serving as a key facility for airline operations and traveler services.
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E.
Terminal C
Terminal C is one of the passenger terminals at General Mariano Escobedo International Airport in Monterrey, Mexico, serving commercial airline operations and traveler services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
software library
ⓘ
terminal user interface library ⓘ |
| category |
terminal control library
ⓘ
user interface toolkit ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
4.4BSD curses
ⓘ
linked to:
4.4BSD
System V Release 4 curses ⓘ
linked to:
ncurses
|
| developedFrom | pcurses ⓘ |
| implements | curses API ⓘ |
| initialReleaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| isFreeSoftware | true ⓘ |
| license | MIT-style license ⓘ |
| maintainer | Thomas E. Dickey ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ other POSIX systems ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| providesFeature |
character attribute control (bold, underline, etc.)
ⓘ
color pairs ⓘ color support ⓘ forms handling ⓘ keyboard input handling ⓘ line-drawing characters ⓘ menus handling ⓘ mouse input handling in terminals ⓘ multiple virtual windows ⓘ panels (stacked windows) ⓘ screen painting optimization ⓘ terminal-independent cursor movement ⓘ text-based user interface ⓘ wide-character (Unicode) support ⓘ windowing in character-cell terminals ⓘ |
| replaces | termcap-based curses implementations ⓘ |
| sourceRepository | https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html ⓘ |
| supportsProgrammingLanguage |
Ada
ⓘ
C ⓘ C++ ⓘ Perl (via bindings) ⓘ
linked to:
Perl
Python (via bindings) ⓘ Ruby (via bindings) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
console-based tools and utilities
ⓘ
full-screen text-mode applications ⓘ terminal-based user interfaces ⓘ |
| uses | terminfo database ⓘ |
| website | https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ ⓘ |
| writtenIn | C ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ncurses Description of subject: ncurses is a programming library that provides a text-based user interface framework for terminal applications, enabling windowing, colors, and keyboard handling in character-cell environments.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ncurses
linked to: ncurses