Triple

T3478985
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Gosling E73444 entity
Predicate designed P184 FINISHED
Object NeWS window system
NeWS window system was an early network-extensible windowing system from Sun Microsystems that used PostScript as its programming language for creating and managing graphical user interfaces.
 E360593 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: NeWS window system | Statement: [James Gosling, designed, NeWS window system]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: NeWS window system
Context triple: [James Gosling, designed, NeWS window system]
  • A. Muffin window manager
    Muffin window manager is the compositing window manager developed for the Cinnamon desktop environment, providing window management and visual effects on Linux systems.
  • 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. Marco window manager
    Marco window manager is the lightweight, traditional window manager used by the MATE desktop environment to provide classic window handling and compositing on Unix-like systems.
  • D. NeXTSTEP
    NeXTSTEP was an advanced Unix-based operating system and development environment created by NeXT Inc., notable for its object-oriented frameworks and influential role in the later development of macOS and iOS.
  • E. Desktop Window Manager
    Desktop Window Manager is the compositing window manager in modern Microsoft Windows that handles visual effects, window rendering, and desktop composition using hardware acceleration.
  • 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: NeWS window system
Triple: [James Gosling, designed, NeWS window system]
Generated description
NeWS window system was an early network-extensible windowing system from Sun Microsystems that used PostScript as its programming language for creating and managing graphical user interfaces.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: NeWS window system
Target entity description: NeWS window system was an early network-extensible windowing system from Sun Microsystems that used PostScript as its programming language for creating and managing graphical user interfaces.
  • A. Muffin window manager
    Muffin window manager is the compositing window manager developed for the Cinnamon desktop environment, providing window management and visual effects on Linux systems.
  • 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. Marco window manager
    Marco window manager is the lightweight, traditional window manager used by the MATE desktop environment to provide classic window handling and compositing on Unix-like systems.
  • D. NeXTSTEP
    NeXTSTEP was an advanced Unix-based operating system and development environment created by NeXT Inc., notable for its object-oriented frameworks and influential role in the later development of macOS and iOS.
  • E. Desktop Window Manager
    Desktop Window Manager is the compositing window manager in modern Microsoft Windows that handles visual effects, window rendering, and desktop composition using hardware acceleration.
  • 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_69ad85b3c9b08190857cae74c7f36da9 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adbb5ca73c81908256e3339a3a6f9f completed March 8, 2026, 6:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b3681b30b48190918d2821a8383229 completed March 13, 2026, 1:27 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b368b597bc8190a51aba91164a8db8 completed March 13, 2026, 1:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b3696c41808190a30cb55b698da47b completed March 13, 2026, 1:33 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:17 p.m.