Triple

T2795658

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Mesa (programming language)	`E53029`	entity
Predicate	usedIn	`P98`	FINISHED
Object	Cedar system at Xerox PARC The Cedar system at Xerox PARC was an advanced experimental integrated programming environment and workstation operating system that extended the Mesa language and tools to support large-scale software development and research.	`E301375`	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: Cedar system at Xerox PARC | Statement: [Mesa (programming language), usedIn, Cedar system at Xerox PARC]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cedar system at Xerox PARC
Context triple: [Mesa (programming language), usedIn, Cedar system at Xerox PARC]

A. Xerox PARC technical reports
Xerox PARC technical reports are a series of influential research documents produced at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center that detail pioneering work in computer science, including early graphical user interfaces, networking, and personal computing.
B. Xerox Alto user interface
The Xerox Alto user interface was a pioneering graphical user interface featuring windows, icons, and a desktop metaphor that profoundly shaped the design of modern personal computing environments.
C. Xerox Star system
The Xerox Star system was an early commercial workstation that pioneered the modern graphical user interface with icons, windows, and a desktop metaphor, profoundly influencing later personal computers.
D. Xerox PARC
Xerox PARC is a pioneering research center renowned for developing foundational technologies of modern computing, including the graphical user interface, laser printing, and Ethernet networking.
E. Xerox Alto
The Xerox Alto was a pioneering early personal computer that introduced the graphical user interface, mouse, and desktop metaphor that heavily influenced later systems like the Apple Macintosh.
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: Cedar system at Xerox PARC
Triple: [Mesa (programming language), usedIn, Cedar system at Xerox PARC]

Generated description

The Cedar system at Xerox PARC was an advanced experimental integrated programming environment and workstation operating system that extended the Mesa language and tools to support large-scale software development and research.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cedar system at Xerox PARC
Target entity description: The Cedar system at Xerox PARC was an advanced experimental integrated programming environment and workstation operating system that extended the Mesa language and tools to support large-scale software development and research.

A. Xerox PARC technical reports
Xerox PARC technical reports are a series of influential research documents produced at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center that detail pioneering work in computer science, including early graphical user interfaces, networking, and personal computing.
B. Xerox Alto user interface
The Xerox Alto user interface was a pioneering graphical user interface featuring windows, icons, and a desktop metaphor that profoundly shaped the design of modern personal computing environments.
C. Xerox Star system
The Xerox Star system was an early commercial workstation that pioneered the modern graphical user interface with icons, windows, and a desktop metaphor, profoundly influencing later personal computers.
D. Xerox PARC
Xerox PARC is a pioneering research center renowned for developing foundational technologies of modern computing, including the graphical user interface, laser printing, and Ethernet networking.
E. Xerox Alto
The Xerox Alto was a pioneering early personal computer that introduced the graphical user interface, mouse, and desktop metaphor that heavily influenced later systems like the Apple Macintosh.
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_69ab495a90788190941b6917e1eca3a6`	completed	March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69abddef754081908e6218dc2208e0fd`	completed	March 7, 2026, 8:12 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69afce9069f481908c4a3e8814caf590`	completed	March 10, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69afcf3aa64081909fe4007d94df48c2`	completed	March 10, 2026, 7:58 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69afcfe8a140819095daa37d539e4c72`	completed	March 10, 2026, 8:01 a.m.

Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:58 p.m.