ARexx
E220501
ARexx is a REXX-based scripting language for the AmigaOS platform, commonly used to automate tasks and enable inter-application communication.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ARexx canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1944671 — 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: ARexx Context triple: [AmigaOS, programmingLanguageSupport, ARexx]
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A.
REX
REX is a radio science experiment instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft used to study the atmospheres and surfaces of planetary bodies through radio signal measurements.
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B.
APXS
APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) is a scientific instrument used on Mars rovers to determine the elemental composition of rocks and soil by analyzing emitted X-rays after alpha particle irradiation.
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C.
Oberon-2
Oberon-2 is an object-oriented, statically typed programming language that extends Niklaus Wirth’s Oberon with features like type-bound procedures and read-only export while preserving simplicity and efficiency.
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D.
REX Architecture
REX Architecture is a New York–based architecture firm known for its innovative, performance-driven designs and high-profile cultural projects worldwide.
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E.
APL
APL is a widely cited peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of significant new research in applied physics.
- 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: ARexx Target entity description: ARexx is a REXX-based scripting language for the AmigaOS platform, commonly used to automate tasks and enable inter-application communication.
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A.
REX
REX is a radio science experiment instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft used to study the atmospheres and surfaces of planetary bodies through radio signal measurements.
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B.
APXS
APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) is a scientific instrument used on Mars rovers to determine the elemental composition of rocks and soil by analyzing emitted X-rays after alpha particle irradiation.
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C.
Oberon-2
Oberon-2 is an object-oriented, statically typed programming language that extends Niklaus Wirth’s Oberon with features like type-bound procedures and read-only export while preserving simplicity and efficiency.
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D.
REX Architecture
REX Architecture is a New York–based architecture firm known for its innovative, performance-driven designs and high-profile cultural projects worldwide.
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E.
APL
APL is a widely cited peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of significant new research in applied physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
programming language
ⓘ
scripting language ⓘ |
| basedOn | REXX ⓘ |
| category |
AmigaOS software
ⓘ
macro and scripting languages ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Amiga applications integration
ⓘ
end-user scripting ⓘ lightweight automation rather than system programming ⓘ |
| distributionModel | bundled with many AmigaOS systems ⓘ |
| enables |
data exchange between Amiga applications
ⓘ
remote control of application functions ⓘ |
| environment | AmigaOS command-line and GUI applications ⓘ |
| executionEnvironment | ARexx interpreter task ⓘ |
| executionModel | interpreted ⓘ |
| hasConcept | ARexx ports for applications ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
external function libraries
ⓘ
host application command ports ⓘ interpreted execution ⓘ simple, English-like syntax ⓘ string-oriented processing ⓘ symbolic variables ⓘ |
| influenced | AmigaOS automation practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy | REXX ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | AmigaOS ⓘ |
| paradigm |
imperative programming
ⓘ
procedural programming ⓘ |
| platform | AmigaOS ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
inter-application communication
ⓘ
task automation ⓘ |
| runsOn | Motorola 68000-based Amiga computers ⓘ |
| scope | single-user desktop automation ⓘ |
| supports |
calling external commands
ⓘ
control structures (IF, DO, LOOP) ⓘ loading external function libraries (libraries of ARexx functions) ⓘ macro scripting ⓘ message-based inter-process communication ⓘ numeric and string expressions ⓘ subroutines and functions ⓘ |
| targetUser |
Amiga developers
ⓘ
Amiga power users ⓘ |
| typicalExtension |
.arexx
ⓘ
.rexx ⓘ |
| typingDiscipline | dynamic typing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
batch processing on AmigaOS
ⓘ
controlling Amiga applications ⓘ customizing Amiga software behavior ⓘ |
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: ARexx Description of subject: ARexx is a REXX-based scripting language for the AmigaOS platform, commonly used to automate tasks and enable inter-application communication.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.