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troff (/ˈtiːrɒf/), short for "typesetter roff", is the major component of a document processing system developed by Bell Labs for the Unix operating system. troff and the related nroff were both developed from the original roff.
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The extracted context around Troff shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Troff → BCPL, Bob Morris, Doug McIlroy, GE, I'll, Jerome, MIT's CTSS, PDP-7, RUNOFF, Saltzer Another extracted example is Troff → Berkeley, Intel, InterACT, One, Sanscribe, Several, Used. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 41 structured relationships around Troff. Examples in this analysis include Troff → Developer → AT&T Bell Laboratories and Troff → License → Plan 9: MIT License. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troff | Developer | AT&T Bell Laboratories | 1.00 | infobox |
| Troff | License | Plan 9: MIT License | 1.00 | infobox |
| Troff | Operating system | Unix, Unix-like, Plan 9 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Troff | Original author | Joe Ossanna | 1.00 | infobox |
| Troff | Platform | Cross-platform | 1.00 | infobox |
| Troff | Type | Command | 1.00 | infobox |
| Troff | Website | troff.org | 1.00 | infobox |
| Troff | Written in | C | 1.00 | infobox |
| Interleaf | instance of | Plan 9 edition.While troff has been supplanted by other programs | 0.80 | text |
| FrameMaker | instance of | Plan 9 edition.While troff has been supplanted by other programs | 0.80 | text |
| and LaTeX | instance of | Plan 9 edition.While troff has been supplanted by other programs | 0.80 | text |
| it is still being used quite extensively | instance of | Plan 9 edition.While troff has been supplanted by other programs | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Troff bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Unix, Output and Nroff. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Troff, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Troff with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Troff to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Preprocessors & Other front-ends, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Troff · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
