Expect
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Expect is a Tcl-based automation tool and scripting language extension designed for controlling and testing interactive applications by programmatically responding to their prompts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Expect canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9025752 — 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: Expect Context triple: [Tcl, influenced, Expect]
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A.
Anticipation
"Anticipation" is a 1971 soft rock song by Carly Simon, best known for its reflective lyrics and enduring popularity, including its use in a famous Heinz ketchup commercial.
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B.
Wait and hope
"Wait and hope" is the famous closing line and central philosophical maxim of Alexandre Dumas's novel *The Count of Monte Cristo*, encapsulating its themes of patience, faith, and eventual justice.
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C.
Wait
"Wait" is a song by the Beatles, featured on their 1965 album Rubber Soul.
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D.
Wait
Wait is a given name historically used in English-speaking contexts, notably in early colonial America.
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E.
Hurry
"Hurry" is a song by Teyana Taylor from her 2018 R&B album *K.T.S.E.*.
- 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: Expect Target entity description: Expect is a Tcl-based automation tool and scripting language extension designed for controlling and testing interactive applications by programmatically responding to their prompts.
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A.
Expectations
Expectations is a 1972 double album by jazz pianist and composer Keith Jarrett that showcases his expansive, genre-blending approach with a large ensemble.
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B.
Anticipation
"Anticipation" is a 1971 soft rock song by Carly Simon, best known for its reflective lyrics and enduring popularity, including its use in a famous Heinz ketchup commercial.
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C.
Wait and hope
"Wait and hope" is the famous closing line and central philosophical maxim of Alexandre Dumas's novel *The Count of Monte Cristo*, encapsulating its themes of patience, faith, and eventual justice.
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D.
Expectations (album)
Expectations is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha, featuring a blend of pop, hip hop, and R&B that helped establish her as a solo artist.
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E.
Wait
"Wait" is a song by the Beatles, featured on their 1965 album Rubber Soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tcl extension
ⓘ
automation tool ⓘ scripting language extension ⓘ software tool ⓘ |
| canControl |
fsck program
ⓘ
ftp sessions ⓘ passwd program ⓘ rlogin sessions ⓘ ssh sessions ⓘ telnet sessions ⓘ |
| category |
command-line tool
ⓘ
test automation framework ⓘ |
| designedFor |
automating interactive programs
ⓘ
controlling interactive applications ⓘ testing interactive applications ⓘ |
| developer | Don Libes ⓘ |
| distribution | often packaged with Tcl on Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| documentation | book "Exploring Expect" by Don Libes ⓘ |
| handles |
interactive command-line prompts
ⓘ
menu-driven text interfaces ⓘ password prompts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
expect command for waiting on patterns
ⓘ
interact command for handing control to user ⓘ logging of sessions ⓘ regular expression matching ⓘ send command for sending input ⓘ spawn command for starting processes ⓘ timeout handling ⓘ |
| influenced |
Pexpect
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other expect-like libraries in various languages ⓘ |
| integratesWith | Tcl interpreter ⓘ |
| interactionModel | script controls pseudo-terminal ⓘ |
| license | free software license ⓘ |
| paradigm | event-driven scripting ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Tcl ⓘ |
| runsOn |
BSD
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Linux ⓘ Unix-like operating systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supports |
controlling terminal-based programs
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pattern-based input matching ⓘ programmatic responses to prompts ⓘ scripting of command-line interactions ⓘ spawning child processes ⓘ |
| useCase |
automated software testing
ⓘ
batch execution of interactive commands ⓘ network device configuration ⓘ system administration automation ⓘ |
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: Expect Description of subject: Expect is a Tcl-based automation tool and scripting language extension designed for controlling and testing interactive applications by programmatically responding to their prompts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.