Triple

T277448
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Microsoft Excel E5278 entity
Predicate supports P516 FINISHED
Object VBA
VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is a Microsoft event-driven programming language used primarily to automate tasks and extend functionality in Office applications like Excel and Access.
E35623 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: VBA | Statement: [Microsoft Excel, supports, VBA]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VBA
Context triple: [Microsoft Excel, supports, VBA]
  • A. VBScript
    VBScript is a lightweight scripting language developed by Microsoft, primarily used for client-side scripting in web pages and for automation in Windows environments.
  • B. Visual Basic .NET
    Visual Basic .NET is an object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft for the .NET framework, designed to be easy to learn and tightly integrated with Windows application development.
  • C. Excel
    Excel is a widely used spreadsheet software by Microsoft that enables data organization, analysis, visualization, and basic to advanced analytics through formulas, functions, and tools like PivotTables.
  • D. LotusScript
    LotusScript is an object-oriented, BASIC-like scripting language primarily used for automating and extending IBM Lotus Notes and Domino applications.
  • E. Delphi
    Delphi is an ancient Greek sanctuary and archaeological site famed for the Oracle of Apollo and its central role in classical Greek religion and culture.
  • 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: VBA
Triple: [Microsoft Excel, supports, VBA]
Generated description
VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is a Microsoft event-driven programming language used primarily to automate tasks and extend functionality in Office applications like Excel and Access.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VBA
Target entity description: VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is a Microsoft event-driven programming language used primarily to automate tasks and extend functionality in Office applications like Excel and Access.
  • A. VBScript
    VBScript is a lightweight scripting language developed by Microsoft, primarily used for client-side scripting in web pages and for automation in Windows environments.
  • B. Visual Basic .NET
    Visual Basic .NET is an object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft for the .NET framework, designed to be easy to learn and tightly integrated with Windows application development.
  • C. Excel
    Excel is a widely used spreadsheet software by Microsoft that enables data organization, analysis, visualization, and basic to advanced analytics through formulas, functions, and tools like PivotTables.
  • D. LotusScript
    LotusScript is an object-oriented, BASIC-like scripting language primarily used for automating and extending IBM Lotus Notes and Domino applications.
  • E. Delphi
    Delphi is an ancient Greek sanctuary and archaeological site famed for the Oracle of Apollo and its central role in classical Greek religion and culture.
  • 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_69a257e6c8788190987dfe705ca2912a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25ded68c88190b1fc595ce329aeb9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a39153528c8190a0f1e69a3f94b305 completed March 1, 2026, 1:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a391aa604481909f1b08f7eb9709f4 completed March 1, 2026, 1:08 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3922dd17c819099bcc68a19f48e10 completed March 1, 2026, 1:11 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:59 a.m.