Triple

T10973728
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject VHS E259313 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object VHS-C
VHS-C is a compact version of the VHS videotape format designed primarily for use in consumer camcorders.
 E259313 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: VHS-C | Statement: [VHS, hasVariant, VHS-C]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: VHS-C
Context triple: [VHS, hasVariant, VHS-C]
  • A. VHS
    VHS is an analog videocassette tape format that became the dominant standard for home video recording and movie playback from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
  • B. Betamax
    Betamax is an analog videocassette tape format introduced by Sony in the 1970s that became known for its high-quality recording and its famous format war with VHS.
  • C. Videotape
    "Videotape" is the haunting, piano-led closing song from Radiohead’s acclaimed 2007 album *In Rainbows*, noted for its sparse arrangement and emotionally resonant lyrics.
  • D. LaserDisc
    LaserDisc is an early optical disc video format that provided higher-quality analog video and audio than VHS tapes and was popular among home theater enthusiasts before the rise of DVD.
  • E. Handycam
    Handycam is Sony’s well-known line of compact consumer camcorders designed for easy handheld video recording.
  • 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: VHS-C
Triple: [VHS, hasVariant, VHS-C]
Generated description
VHS-C is a compact version of the VHS videotape format designed primarily for use in consumer camcorders.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: VHS-C
Target entity description: VHS-C is a compact version of the VHS videotape format designed primarily for use in consumer camcorders.
  • A. VHS chosen
    VHS is an analog videocassette tape format that became the dominant standard for home video recording and movie playback from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
  • B. Betamax
    Betamax is an analog videocassette tape format introduced by Sony in the 1970s that became known for its high-quality recording and its famous format war with VHS.
  • C. Videotape
    "Videotape" is the haunting, piano-led closing song from Radiohead’s acclaimed 2007 album *In Rainbows*, noted for its sparse arrangement and emotionally resonant lyrics.
  • D. LaserDisc
    LaserDisc is an early optical disc video format that provided higher-quality analog video and audio than VHS tapes and was popular among home theater enthusiasts before the rise of DVD.
  • E. Handycam
    Handycam is Sony’s well-known line of compact consumer camcorders designed for easy handheld video recording.
  • 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_69d6aa895f4c8190887a15460ef622f4 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d7719c16648190ab5a87abb1c61990 completed April 9, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e2d7a0b3dc819084fbda3227caf5b5 completed April 18, 2026, 1 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e2ff211ae88190a40380cd25a61812 completed April 18, 2026, 3:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e32634397481908284c04448274b25 completed April 18, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:24 p.m.