Triple

T17023083
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Williams tube E412992 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Williams–Kilburn tube
The Williams–Kilburn tube was an early form of computer memory that used a cathode-ray tube to store binary data as electrostatic charges on its screen.
E1245618 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: Williams–Kilburn tube | Statement: [Williams tube, alsoKnownAs, Williams–Kilburn tube]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Williams–Kilburn tube
Context triple: [Williams tube, alsoKnownAs, Williams–Kilburn tube]
  • A. Z4 computer
    The Z4 computer was an early electromechanical, programmable computer built by German engineer Konrad Zuse and is considered one of the first commercially used computers in history.
  • B. RCA 1802 microprocessor
    The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • C. ORDVAC
    ORDVAC was an early stored-program electronic computer built for the U.S. Army that helped pioneer modern computer architecture and numerical computation.
  • D. MONIAC hydraulic computer
    The MONIAC hydraulic computer is an analog machine that uses flowing water through tanks and pipes to simulate and visualize the behavior of a national economy.
  • E. Mark-8 computer
    The Mark-8 computer was an early 1970s do-it-yourself microcomputer kit for hobbyists, notable as one of the first published designs for a home computer.
  • 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: Williams–Kilburn tube
Triple: [Williams tube, alsoKnownAs, Williams–Kilburn tube]
Generated description
The Williams–Kilburn tube was an early form of computer memory that used a cathode-ray tube to store binary data as electrostatic charges on its screen.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Williams–Kilburn tube
Target entity description: The Williams–Kilburn tube was an early form of computer memory that used a cathode-ray tube to store binary data as electrostatic charges on its screen.
  • A. Z4 computer
    The Z4 computer was an early electromechanical, programmable computer built by German engineer Konrad Zuse and is considered one of the first commercially used computers in history.
  • B. RCA 1802 microprocessor
    The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • C. ORDVAC
    ORDVAC was an early stored-program electronic computer built for the U.S. Army that helped pioneer modern computer architecture and numerical computation.
  • D. MONIAC hydraulic computer
    The MONIAC hydraulic computer is an analog machine that uses flowing water through tanks and pipes to simulate and visualize the behavior of a national economy.
  • E. Mark-8 computer
    The Mark-8 computer was an early 1970s do-it-yourself microcomputer kit for hobbyists, notable as one of the first published designs for a home computer.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69d886cc4170819093deddc7b8b4b6a7 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3d5d2abbc81908943becf5f539fc6 completed April 18, 2026, 7:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a011b514de481909c78c17a3014b468 completed May 10, 2026, 11:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a011c021e1c819098e04b1cbaf33ecd completed May 11, 2026, midnight
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a011c8afb608190b51c7a4c9ccaa0a5 completed May 11, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:33 a.m.