Triple

T2038700
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Digital Equipment Corporation E44692 entity
Predicate notableProduct P1448 FINISHED
Object PDP-8
The PDP-8 is a pioneering 12-bit minicomputer introduced in the 1960s that became widely known for its low cost, compact size, and major role in popularizing minicomputers in industry and education.
E232116 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: PDP-8 | Statement: [Digital Equipment Corporation, notableProduct, PDP-8]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PDP-8
Context triple: [Digital Equipment Corporation, notableProduct, PDP-8]
  • A. PDP-7
    The PDP-7 was a 1960s DEC minicomputer whose relatively low cost and flexible design made it popular in research labs and notable as the machine on which the first version of Unix was developed.
  • B. PDP-11
    The PDP-11 is a series of 16-bit minicomputers introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1970s that became highly influential in computer architecture and operating system development.
  • C. PDP-1
    The PDP-1 was an early 1960s minicomputer famous for its interactive computing capabilities and for running some of the first video games, including "Spacewar!".
  • D. COSMAC ELF computer
    The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
  • E. Honeywell 316 minicomputer
    The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control 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: PDP-8
Triple: [Digital Equipment Corporation, notableProduct, PDP-8]
Generated description
The PDP-8 is a pioneering 12-bit minicomputer introduced in the 1960s that became widely known for its low cost, compact size, and major role in popularizing minicomputers in industry and education.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PDP-8
Target entity description: The PDP-8 is a pioneering 12-bit minicomputer introduced in the 1960s that became widely known for its low cost, compact size, and major role in popularizing minicomputers in industry and education.
  • A. PDP-7
    The PDP-7 was a 1960s DEC minicomputer whose relatively low cost and flexible design made it popular in research labs and notable as the machine on which the first version of Unix was developed.
  • B. PDP-11
    The PDP-11 is a series of 16-bit minicomputers introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1970s that became highly influential in computer architecture and operating system development.
  • C. PDP-1
    The PDP-1 was an early 1960s minicomputer famous for its interactive computing capabilities and for running some of the first video games, including "Spacewar!".
  • D. COSMAC ELF computer
    The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
  • E. Honeywell 316 minicomputer
    The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
  • 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_69a889159ec481908f9e4472d9f480c7 completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb951870481909dbdd8fc8b0c02fe completed March 7, 2026, 5:36 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae2710f6408190b7feb99efa7ce9bb completed March 9, 2026, 1:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae2a45abe4819096505781d6b27bd3 completed March 9, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae2b0e84108190ab2c0f356836a45c completed March 9, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:39 p.m.