Triple

T3245491
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject NIS E68057 entity
Predicate fullName P16 FINISHED
Object Network Information Service
Network Information Service is a client-server directory service protocol developed by Sun Microsystems to centrally manage and distribute system configuration data such as user and host information across Unix networks.
E339009 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: Network Information Service | Statement: [NIS, fullName, Network Information Service]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Network Information Service
Context triple: [NIS, fullName, Network Information Service]
  • A. Network Information Center
    The Network Information Center (NIC) was an early administrative and coordination body for the ARPANET and the emerging Internet, responsible for managing hostnames, addresses, and key technical documentation.
  • B. NIC
    NIC is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Nicaragua.
  • C. NIC
    NIC is an abbreviation commonly used to refer to North Infirmary Command, a medical or correctional facility unit.
  • D. Network
    Network is a 1976 satirical drama film directed by Sidney Lumet that critiques television news and media sensationalism.
  • E. Object Naming Service (ONS)
    Object Naming Service (ONS) is an EPCglobal network service that maps Electronic Product Codes (EPCs) to internet resources, enabling discovery of detailed information about tagged objects.
  • 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: Network Information Service
Triple: [NIS, fullName, Network Information Service]
Generated description
Network Information Service is a client-server directory service protocol developed by Sun Microsystems to centrally manage and distribute system configuration data such as user and host information across Unix networks.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Network Information Service
Target entity description: Network Information Service is a client-server directory service protocol developed by Sun Microsystems to centrally manage and distribute system configuration data such as user and host information across Unix networks.
  • A. Network Information Center
    The Network Information Center (NIC) was an early administrative and coordination body for the ARPANET and the emerging Internet, responsible for managing hostnames, addresses, and key technical documentation.
  • B. NIS+ chosen
    NIS+ is an enhanced network information service and directory system developed by Sun Microsystems as the successor to NIS, providing centralized management of configuration and naming data in Solaris environments.
  • C. NIC
    NIC is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Nicaragua.
  • D. NIC
    NIC is an abbreviation commonly used to refer to North Infirmary Command, a medical or correctional facility unit.
  • E. Network
    Network is a 1976 satirical drama film directed by Sidney Lumet that critiques television news and media sensationalism.
  • F. None of above.

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_69ad858e4c708190aa31d486cfee8a6a completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adaf1a96148190b63bf46209712707 completed March 8, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2775f76988190bfaaaabce63f6f6b completed March 12, 2026, 8:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2786b7d388190ad0d97bd41a60543 completed March 12, 2026, 8:25 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b27c45f6b08190966fbc3fd28664ec completed March 12, 2026, 8:41 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.