Triple
T232464
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Adobe Inc. |
E4436
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAcquisition |
P2511
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Macromedia
Macromedia was a pioneering software company best known for creating web and multimedia tools like Flash and Dreamweaver before being acquired by Adobe.
|
E30416
|
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: Macromedia | Statement: [Adobe Inc., notableAcquisition, Macromedia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macromedia Context triple: [Adobe Inc., notableAcquisition, Macromedia]
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A.
Adobe Inc.
Adobe Inc. is a multinational software company best known for its creative and multimedia products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat, widely used in digital media and design industries.
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B.
Flash (software)
Flash (software) is a now-discontinued multimedia platform used for creating and displaying interactive web content, animations, and browser-based games and applications.
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C.
Netscape Communications Corporation
Netscape Communications Corporation was a pioneering web browser company of the 1990s whose Netscape Navigator played a central role in the early popularization of the World Wide Web.
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D.
Omniture
Omniture was a leading web analytics and online marketing optimization company best known for its SiteCatalyst platform before being acquired by Adobe.
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E.
Opera Software
Opera Software is a Norwegian software company best known for developing the Opera web browser and related internet technologies.
- 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: Macromedia Triple: [Adobe Inc., notableAcquisition, Macromedia]
Generated description
Macromedia was a pioneering software company best known for creating web and multimedia tools like Flash and Dreamweaver before being acquired by Adobe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macromedia Target entity description: Macromedia was a pioneering software company best known for creating web and multimedia tools like Flash and Dreamweaver before being acquired by Adobe.
-
A.
Adobe Inc.
Adobe Inc. is a multinational software company best known for its creative and multimedia products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat, widely used in digital media and design industries.
-
B.
Flash (software)
Flash (software) is a now-discontinued multimedia platform used for creating and displaying interactive web content, animations, and browser-based games and applications.
-
C.
Netscape Communications Corporation
Netscape Communications Corporation was a pioneering web browser company of the 1990s whose Netscape Navigator played a central role in the early popularization of the World Wide Web.
-
D.
Omniture
Omniture was a leading web analytics and online marketing optimization company best known for its SiteCatalyst platform before being acquired by Adobe.
-
E.
Opera Software
Opera Software is a Norwegian software company best known for developing the Opera web browser and related internet technologies.
- 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_69a257363ffc81909757bde7ab3404da |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25caf59948190bacac41a6ed84cb6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3673257f081908bcb84cbedef3c07 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a367b28e6c819082ad23cad05c5071 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3683fafec8190b46278c7309fe577 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.