Software Tools in Pascal
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*Software Tools in Pascal* is a classic computer science book that teaches fundamental software design and programming techniques by reimplementing Unix-style tools in the Pascal language.
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| Software Tools in Pascal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Software Tools in Pascal Context triple: [Brian Kernighan, authorOf, Software Tools in Pascal]
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Component Pascal
Component Pascal is a modern, strongly typed programming language in the Oberon family, designed for component-based software development with an emphasis on safety and simplicity.
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Pascal
Pascal is a French surname most famously associated with Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century mathematician, physicist, inventor, and philosopher.
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C.
Pascal
Pascal is the small, expressive chameleon who serves as Rapunzel’s loyal companion and confidant in Disney’s animated film "Tangled."
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Pascal
Pascal is a high-level, strongly typed procedural programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth in the late 1960s, widely used for teaching structured programming and data structuring concepts.
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Turbo Pascal
Turbo Pascal is a once-popular integrated development environment and compiler for the Pascal programming language, known for its fast compilation speed and influence on early PC software development.
- 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: Software Tools in Pascal Target entity description: *Software Tools in Pascal* is a classic computer science book that teaches fundamental software design and programming techniques by reimplementing Unix-style tools in the Pascal language.
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A.
Component Pascal
Component Pascal is a modern, strongly typed programming language in the Oberon family, designed for component-based software development with an emphasis on safety and simplicity.
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B.
Pascal
Pascal is a French surname most famously associated with Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century mathematician, physicist, inventor, and philosopher.
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C.
Pascal
Pascal is the small, expressive chameleon who serves as Rapunzel’s loyal companion and confidant in Disney’s animated film "Tangled."
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D.
Pascal
Pascal is a high-level, strongly typed procedural programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth in the late 1960s, widely used for teaching structured programming and data structuring concepts.
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E.
Turbo Pascal
Turbo Pascal is a once-popular integrated development environment and compiler for the Pascal programming language, known for its fast compilation speed and influence on early PC software development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer science book
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non-fiction book ⓘ programming book ⓘ |
| basedOn | Software Tools ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
abstraction
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code reuse ⓘ incremental development ⓘ modularity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
portable software design
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reimplementation of Unix-style tools ⓘ tool-building methodology ⓘ |
| genre | technical literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | software engineering education ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| programmingLanguageUsed | Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Software Tools
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The Unix Programming Environment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Pascal programming
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Unix tools NERFINISHED ⓘ software design ⓘ systems programming ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Pascal programmers
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computer science students ⓘ systems programmers ⓘ |
| teaches |
debugging techniques
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filters and pipelines ⓘ fundamental software design techniques ⓘ implementation of Unix-style tools ⓘ text processing utilities ⓘ |
| title | Software Tools in Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Software Tools in Pascal Description of subject: *Software Tools in Pascal* is a classic computer science book that teaches fundamental software design and programming techniques by reimplementing Unix-style tools in the Pascal language.
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