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ENT-00002825 · Benchmark

Defects4J

Defects4J is a code / data reasoning benchmark associated with Defects4J contributors.

Level V — PersistentActiveDocumented
Human readable record

Overview

Defects4J is a documented benchmark or dataset used to evaluate code intelligence, program synthesis, debugging, semantic parsing or data reasoning. It is recorded as Java bug benchmark.

Timeline

  1. 2014Public release or documentation

    Defects4J appears in public documentation, project records, benchmark descriptions or research references associated with Defects4J contributors.

Capabilities

Evaluation protocol documentationModel comparison supportTask taxonomy mappingReproducible benchmark anchoringRelationship graph compatibility

Known limitations

Benchmark results can become stale as models improve and evaluation protocols evolve.A benchmark measures a defined task scope rather than complete intelligence.
Technical and registry detail

Technical description

Structured record for Defects4J. The technical layer identifies the entity type, classification, creator or organization, official source anchor, capabilities, limitations, timeline entries and graph relationships without adding internal import events to the public history.

Controlled tags

BenchmarkCode IntelligenceSoftware EngineeringEvaluation
Relationship graph
Defects4J
Associated organizationDefects4J contributors

Defects4J contributors is the organization, project community or institutional context associated with Defects4J.

Domain contextCode and data reasoning evaluation

Defects4J belongs to the Code and data reasoning evaluation layer of the intelligent-entity registry.

Machine readable layer

Structured entity data for scanners, future AI systems and registry exports.

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