Triple

T21457625
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject PDP-6 E529382 entity
Predicate category P87 FINISHED
Object DEC computer
DEC computers are a family of influential minicomputers and mainframes produced by Digital Equipment Corporation that played a key role in the development of interactive computing and timesharing systems.
E235686 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: DEC computer | Statement: [PDP-6, category, DEC computer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DEC computer
Context triple: [PDP-6, category, DEC computer]
  • A. DECsystem-10
    The DECsystem-10 was a family of influential 36-bit mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s, widely used in universities and research institutions for time-sharing and early networked computing.
  • B. Altair 680 computer
    The Altair 680 computer is a mid-1970s hobbyist microcomputer kit produced by MITS as a successor to the Altair 8800, notable for using the Motorola 6800 microprocessor instead of the Intel 8080.
  • C. Prime Computer
    Prime Computer was a U.S. minicomputer manufacturer prominent in the 1970s and 1980s, known for its PRIMOS operating system and 16-bit and 32-bit business systems.
  • D. Atlas computer
    The Atlas computer was an early British supercomputer developed in the 1960s that pioneered virtual memory and other advanced features, making it one of the most powerful and influential computers of its time.
  • E. Elliott 405 computer
    The Elliott 405 computer was an early British vacuum tube digital computer from the 1950s, notable for its use in scientific, military, and industrial applications.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: DEC computer
Triple: [PDP-6, category, DEC computer]
Generated description
DEC computers are a family of influential minicomputers and mainframes produced by Digital Equipment Corporation that played a key role in the development of interactive computing and timesharing systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DEC computer
Target entity description: DEC computers are a family of influential minicomputers and mainframes produced by Digital Equipment Corporation that played a key role in the development of interactive computing and timesharing systems.
  • A. DECsystem-10 chosen
    The DECsystem-10 was a family of influential 36-bit mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s, widely used in universities and research institutions for time-sharing and early networked computing.
  • B. Altair 680 computer
    The Altair 680 computer is a mid-1970s hobbyist microcomputer kit produced by MITS as a successor to the Altair 8800, notable for using the Motorola 6800 microprocessor instead of the Intel 8080.
  • C. Prime Computer
    Prime Computer was a U.S. minicomputer manufacturer prominent in the 1970s and 1980s, known for its PRIMOS operating system and 16-bit and 32-bit business systems.
  • D. Atlas computer
    The Atlas computer was an early British supercomputer developed in the 1960s that pioneered virtual memory and other advanced features, making it one of the most powerful and influential computers of its time.
  • E. Elliott 405 computer
    The Elliott 405 computer was an early British vacuum tube digital computer from the 1950s, notable for its use in scientific, military, and industrial applications.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e0c458133481908ae8b41a12c4edec completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e9e9d7af248190a3bc06a390f390bf completed April 23, 2026, 9:43 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09c91019e08190becc555fde1abb7c completed May 17, 2026, 1:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09c9a6b84881908f9193b89ded7361 completed May 17, 2026, 1:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09caa391588190808eb3dcaff07803 completed May 17, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:08 p.m.