R6RS

E573197

Scheme standard programming language standard

R6RS is the sixth revision of the Scheme programming language standard, defining its core language features, libraries, and semantics.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Scheme R6RS	2
R6RS canonical	1
R6RS (partially)	1
R6RS Scheme (partial)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6145029 — 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: R6RS
Context triple: [Chez Scheme, implementsStandard, R6RS]

A. R4RS
R4RS is the fourth revised report on the Scheme programming language standard, defining its core syntax, semantics, and standard procedures.
B. R7RS (small) (partial)
R7RS (small) (partial) is a subset of the Revised⁷ Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme standard that defines a core, lightweight version of the Scheme programming language.
C. Scheme R5RS
Scheme R5RS is the fifth revised report of the Scheme programming language standard, defining its core syntax, semantics, and standard libraries.
D. MIT Scheme
MIT Scheme is a long-standing, feature-rich implementation of the Scheme programming language developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, often used for teaching and research in computer science.
E. Racket
Racket is a modern, multi-paradigm programming language in the Lisp/Scheme family, designed for language-oriented programming, scripting, and education.
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: R6RS
Target entity description: R6RS is the sixth revision of the Scheme programming language standard, defining its core language features, libraries, and semantics.

A. R4RS
R4RS is the fourth revised report on the Scheme programming language standard, defining its core syntax, semantics, and standard procedures.
B. R7RS (small) (partial)
R7RS (small) (partial) is a subset of the Revised⁷ Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme standard that defines a core, lightweight version of the Scheme programming language.
C. Scheme R5RS
Scheme R5RS is the fifth revised report of the Scheme programming language standard, defining its core syntax, semantics, and standard libraries.
D. MIT Scheme
MIT Scheme is a long-standing, feature-rich implementation of the Scheme programming language developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, often used for teaching and research in computer science.
E. Racket
Racket is a modern, multi-paradigm programming language in the Lisp/Scheme family, designed for language-oriented programming, scripting, and education.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scheme standard ⓘ programming language standard ⓘ
abbreviation	R6RS NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	clarify the semantics of Scheme ⓘ improve portability of Scheme programs ⓘ provide a larger standard library for Scheme ⓘ
approvedBy	Scheme Language Steering Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
controversy	disagreement within Scheme community about its scope ⓘ perceived increase in language complexity ⓘ
defines	core language features of Scheme ⓘ semantics of Scheme ⓘ standard libraries for Scheme ⓘ
followedBy	R7RS NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	R5RS NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	Revised^6 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent	R6RS main report NERFINISHED ⓘ R6RS non-normative appendices NERFINISHED ⓘ R6RS rationale document NERFINISHED ⓘ R6RS standard libraries report ⓘ
languageStandardFor	Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme series NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	R5RS NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicationType	formal language report ⓘ
publishedBy	Scheme Language Steering Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
revisionNumber	6 ⓘ
specifies	I/O system for Scheme ⓘ Unicode support in Scheme ⓘ bytevectors in Scheme ⓘ conditions and exception system for Scheme ⓘ exception handling in Scheme ⓘ lexical syntax of Scheme ⓘ macro system for Scheme ⓘ module and library system for Scheme ⓘ numeric tower for Scheme ⓘ records system in Scheme ⓘ
standardizes	Unicode string operations ⓘ arbitrary-precision arithmetic semantics ⓘ bytevector operations ⓘ enumerations ⓘ exception and condition handling ⓘ fixnum and flonum semantics ⓘ hash tables ⓘ hygienic macros ⓘ library import and export forms ⓘ library naming and versioning ⓘ record types ⓘ syntax-case macro system ⓘ top-level program structure ⓘ
targetAudience	Scheme implementors ⓘ Scheme programmers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chez Scheme → implementsStandard → R6RS ⓘ

Kawa → conformsTo → R6RS ⓘ

this entity surface form: R6RS (partially)

Guile → supports → R6RS ⓘ

this entity surface form: R6RS Scheme (partial)

Scheme R5RS → successor → R6RS ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scheme R6RS

Scheme R5RS → influences → R6RS ⓘ