Triple

T321585
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject USB Implementers Forum E6425 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Digital Equipment Corporation
Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American computer company best known for its influential minicomputers and major role in the development of modern computing.
 E44692 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: Digital Equipment Corporation | Statement: [USB Implementers Forum, foundedBy, Digital Equipment Corporation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Digital Equipment Corporation
Context triple: [USB Implementers Forum, foundedBy, Digital Equipment Corporation]
  • A. Compaq
    Compaq was a major American computer company best known for its popular line of personal computers and for being one of the largest PC manufacturers before its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.
  • B. Hewlett-Packard
    Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
  • C. Micros Systems
    Micros Systems was a leading provider of point-of-sale and hospitality management software and hardware solutions for restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.
  • D. IBM
    IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
  • E. Intel Corporation
    Intel Corporation is a leading American semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors that power the majority of the world’s personal computers and servers.
  • 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: Digital Equipment Corporation
Triple: [USB Implementers Forum, foundedBy, Digital Equipment Corporation]
Generated description
Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American computer company best known for its influential minicomputers and major role in the development of modern computing.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Digital Equipment Corporation
Target entity description: Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American computer company best known for its influential minicomputers and major role in the development of modern computing.
  • A. Compaq
    Compaq was a major American computer company best known for its popular line of personal computers and for being one of the largest PC manufacturers before its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.
  • B. Hewlett-Packard
    Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
  • C. Micros Systems
    Micros Systems was a leading provider of point-of-sale and hospitality management software and hardware solutions for restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.
  • D. IBM
    IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
  • E. Intel Corporation
    Intel Corporation is a leading American semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors that power the majority of the world’s personal computers and servers.
  • 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_69a2e7933d6c8190bb2592ad13286ef2 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ea81a1e88190b3496070eb3d85f5 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:15 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3dd2c45e881908f4508bcf9d7cae2 completed March 1, 2026, 6:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3dddab9dc81908ed6dca791b5e5c0 completed March 1, 2026, 6:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3de27be44819086f8b14fa8c5cecf completed March 1, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.