Ndiff
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Ndiff is a component of the Nmap security scanner suite used to compare and analyze differences between network scan results.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ndiff canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8248141 — 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: Ndiff Context triple: [Nmap, hasComponent, Ndiff]
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A.
diff3
diff3 is a GNU Diffutils command-line program that compares and merges three versions of a file, commonly used for resolving merge conflicts.
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B.
diff
diff is a command-line utility that compares files line by line and reports their differences, commonly used in Unix-like systems for source code and text file comparison.
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C.
Difference Engine
The Difference Engine is an early mechanical calculator designed by Charles Babbage to automatically compute and tabulate polynomial functions, often regarded as a precursor to modern computers.
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D.
sdiff
sdiff is a command-line utility that displays two files side by side and highlights their differences, allowing interactive merging of changes.
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E.
Differences
Differences is an experimental 1958–59 composition by Luciano Berio that explores timbral contrast and innovative sound combinations within a chamber ensemble setting.
- 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: Ndiff Target entity description: Ndiff is a component of the Nmap security scanner suite used to compare and analyze differences between network scan results.
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A.
diff3
diff3 is a GNU Diffutils command-line program that compares and merges three versions of a file, commonly used for resolving merge conflicts.
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B.
diff
diff is a command-line utility that compares files line by line and reports their differences, commonly used in Unix-like systems for source code and text file comparison.
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C.
Difference Engine
The Difference Engine is an early mechanical calculator designed by Charles Babbage to automatically compute and tabulate polynomial functions, often regarded as a precursor to modern computers.
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D.
sdiff
sdiff is a command-line utility that displays two files side by side and highlights their differences, allowing interactive merging of changes.
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E.
Differences
Differences is an experimental 1958–59 composition by Luciano Berio that explores timbral contrast and innovative sound combinations within a chamber ensemble setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
network scanning utility
ⓘ
software tool ⓘ |
| category |
Nmap
ⓘ
network scanning ⓘ network security ⓘ |
| command | ndiff ⓘ |
| developer |
Gordon Lyon
ⓘ
Nmap Project ⓘ
linked to:
Nmap
|
| distribution |
binary packages with Nmap
ⓘ
source code ⓘ |
| documentation |
Nmap online documentation
ⓘ
Nmap reference guide ⓘ
linked to:
Nmap
|
| feature |
command-line interface
ⓘ
highlight added hosts ⓘ highlight changed ports ⓘ highlight changed services ⓘ highlight removed hosts ⓘ |
| genre |
network analysis software
ⓘ
security software ⓘ |
| goal |
assist in network inventory management
ⓘ
assist in security auditing ⓘ identify network changes over time ⓘ |
| includedWith | standard Nmap distribution ⓘ |
| input | Nmap XML output ⓘ |
| license |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
GPL ⓘ
linked to:
GNU General Public License
|
| maintainer |
Nmap Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Nmap
|
| operatingSystem |
Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| output |
human-readable diff report
ⓘ
summary of changes between scans ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nmap
ⓘ
Nmap security scanner suite ⓘ
linked to:
Nmap
|
| programmingLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| requires | Nmap ⓘ |
| supportsFormat | Nmap XML scan files ⓘ |
| typicalWorkflow | run Nmap scans at different times and compare results with Ndiff ⓘ |
| use |
analyze differences between network scan results
ⓘ
compare Nmap scan results ⓘ track changes in host states ⓘ track changes in network hosts ⓘ track changes in open ports ⓘ track changes in services ⓘ |
| website | https://nmap.org/ndiff/ ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ndiff Description of subject: Ndiff is a component of the Nmap security scanner suite used to compare and analyze differences between network scan results.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.