TclOO
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TclOO is an object-oriented extension to the Tcl programming language that provides a modern, flexible framework for defining and working with objects and classes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TclOO canonical | 4 |
| Tcl object system | 1 |
| itcl::configbody | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9025754 — 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: TclOO Context triple: [Tcl, influenced, TclOO]
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A.
Tcl
Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a high-level, embeddable scripting language widely used for rapid prototyping, GUI development (often with Tk), and extending applications.
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B.
PL/Tcl
PL/Tcl is a procedural language extension for PostgreSQL that allows writing database functions and triggers using the Tcl scripting language.
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C.
Tkinter
Tkinter is Python’s standard GUI toolkit, providing a simple interface to the Tk GUI library for building desktop applications.
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D.
NewtonScript
NewtonScript is an object-oriented, prototype-based programming language developed by Apple for its Newton PDA platform, designed for ease of use in pen-based and mobile applications.
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E.
Oberon programming language
The Oberon programming language is a minimalist, modular, and strongly typed language designed by Niklaus Wirth as the successor to Modula-2, emphasizing simplicity and efficiency in both language and operating system design.
- 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: TclOO Target entity description: TclOO is an object-oriented extension to the Tcl programming language that provides a modern, flexible framework for defining and working with objects and classes.
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A.
Tcl
Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a high-level, embeddable scripting language widely used for rapid prototyping, GUI development (often with Tk), and extending applications.
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B.
PL/Tcl
PL/Tcl is a procedural language extension for PostgreSQL that allows writing database functions and triggers using the Tcl scripting language.
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C.
Tkinter
Tkinter is Python’s standard GUI toolkit, providing a simple interface to the Tk GUI library for building desktop applications.
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D.
NewtonScript
NewtonScript is an object-oriented, prototype-based programming language developed by Apple for its Newton PDA platform, designed for ease of use in pen-based and mobile applications.
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E.
Oberon programming language
The Oberon programming language is a minimalist, modular, and strongly typed language designed by Niklaus Wirth as the successor to Modula-2, emphasizing simplicity and efficiency in both language and operating system design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tcl extension
ⓘ
object system ⓘ software library ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide a flexible OO framework for Tcl ⓘ |
| allows |
defining custom object systems on top of its core
ⓘ
extending existing Tcl commands with OO abstractions ⓘ |
| category |
Tcl programming language library
ⓘ
object-oriented programming tool ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Tcl 8.6 and later ⓘ |
| designedFor | modern object-oriented programming in Tcl ⓘ |
| distribution | bundled with standard Tcl distribution since 8.6 ⓘ |
| documentation | TclOO man pages in Tcl core docs ⓘ |
| hasCommand |
oo::class
ⓘ
oo::object ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
class command creation
ⓘ
constructors ⓘ delegation mechanisms ⓘ destructors ⓘ introspection APIs ⓘ object command creation ⓘ per-class methods ⓘ per-object methods ⓘ |
| hasNamespace | oo ⓘ |
| homePage | https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcloo ⓘ |
| implements | core object model used by higher-level OO systems in Tcl ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
Tcl 8.6 core
ⓘ
linked to:
Tcl
|
| license | same license as Tcl core ⓘ |
| maintainer | Tcl Core Team ⓘ |
| paradigm | object-oriented ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tcl core source tree
ⓘ
linked to:
Tcl
|
| primaryAuthor | Donal K. Fellows ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Tcl ⓘ |
| provides |
classes
ⓘ
filters ⓘ inheritance ⓘ metaclasses ⓘ methods ⓘ mixins ⓘ objects ⓘ |
| supports |
dynamic class definition
ⓘ
dynamic method definition ⓘ encapsulation of state ⓘ method dispatch customization ⓘ multiple inheritance via mixins ⓘ single inheritance ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Tcl developers needing object-oriented features ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Itcl (in some configurations)
ⓘ
Snit (in some configurations) ⓘ |
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: TclOO Description of subject: TclOO is an object-oriented extension to the Tcl programming language that provides a modern, flexible framework for defining and working with objects and classes.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: TclOO