MATE Terminal
E235054
MATE Terminal is the default terminal emulator for the MATE desktop environment, providing a lightweight, GNOME 2–style command-line interface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MATE Terminal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2106778 — 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: MATE Terminal Context triple: [MATE desktop environment, includesComponent, MATE Terminal]
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A.
GNOME Terminal
GNOME Terminal is the default terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment, providing a command-line interface with support for multiple profiles, tabs, and modern terminal features.
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B.
Konsole terminal emulator
Konsole terminal emulator is KDE's powerful and customizable command-line interface application for Unix-like systems, offering features like tabbed sessions, split views, and extensive profile configuration.
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C.
iTerm2
iTerm2 is a powerful, feature-rich terminal emulator for macOS known for its advanced customization, split panes, and productivity-enhancing tools.
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D.
xterm
xterm is a widely used terminal emulator for the X Window System on Unix-like operating systems, known for its long history and role as a de facto standard.
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E.
Terminal
Terminal is the built-in command-line interface application for macOS that allows users to interact with the operating system using text-based commands.
- 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: MATE Terminal Target entity description: MATE Terminal is the default terminal emulator for the MATE desktop environment, providing a lightweight, GNOME 2–style command-line interface.
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A.
GNOME Terminal
GNOME Terminal is the default terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment, providing a command-line interface with support for multiple profiles, tabs, and modern terminal features.
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B.
Konsole terminal emulator
Konsole terminal emulator is KDE's powerful and customizable command-line interface application for Unix-like systems, offering features like tabbed sessions, split views, and extensive profile configuration.
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C.
iTerm2
iTerm2 is a powerful, feature-rich terminal emulator for macOS known for its advanced customization, split panes, and productivity-enhancing tools.
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D.
xterm
xterm is a widely used terminal emulator for the X Window System on Unix-like operating systems, known for its long history and role as a de facto standard.
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E.
Terminal
Terminal is the built-in command-line interface application for macOS that allows users to interact with the operating system using text-based commands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desktop application
ⓘ
free software ⓘ terminal emulator ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide a lightweight terminal emulator
ⓘ
provide a traditional GNOME 2–like user experience ⓘ |
| category |
MATE applications
ⓘ
Unix terminal emulators ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | MATE Panel ⓘ |
| defaultApplicationFor | MATE desktop environment ⓘ |
| developer |
MATE community
ⓘ
MATE developers ⓘ |
| feature |
UTF-8 support
ⓘ
configurable cursor shape ⓘ context menu ⓘ copy and paste ⓘ customizable colors ⓘ customizable fonts ⓘ customizable window title ⓘ drag and drop support ⓘ full-screen mode ⓘ keyboard shortcuts ⓘ menu bar ⓘ multiple tabs ⓘ profiles support ⓘ scrollback buffer ⓘ support for audible bell ⓘ support for color schemes ⓘ support for custom command on startup ⓘ support for environment variables ⓘ support for login shells ⓘ support for multiple encodings ⓘ support for unlimited scrollback (configurable) ⓘ support for visual bell ⓘ transparent background ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | GNOME Terminal ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ |
| partOf | MATE desktop environment ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| repository | https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-terminal ⓘ |
| style | GNOME 2–style interface ⓘ |
| supports |
command-line interface
ⓘ
shells such as Bash ⓘ shells such as Zsh ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
| usesToolkit |
GTK (for graphical interface)
ⓘ
surface form:
GTK 3
GTK (for graphical interface) ⓘ
surface form:
GTK+
|
| website | https://mate-desktop.org ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: MATE Terminal Description of subject: MATE Terminal is the default terminal emulator for the MATE desktop environment, providing a lightweight, GNOME 2–style command-line interface.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ubuntu MATE