Triple
T359451
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Digital |
E7815
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
General Digital
General Digital was the original name of Western Digital, a major American data storage and hard drive manufacturer.
|
E45908
|
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: General Digital | Statement: [Western Digital, formerName, General Digital]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Digital Context triple: [Western Digital, formerName, General Digital]
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A.
General
A General is a high-ranking military officer, typically commanding large units or formations and serving as one of the senior leaders within an armed force.
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B.
General Convention
The General Convention is the primary legislative and decision-making body of the Episcopal Church, composed of representatives from its dioceses who meet to set policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.
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C.
General Availability Channel
The General Availability Channel is the primary Windows servicing channel that delivers fully tested, broadly released feature updates and quality improvements to most users.
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D.
DM
DM is the commonly used abbreviation for the Deutsche Mark, the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany before the adoption of the euro.
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E.
universal digital library
The universal digital library is a conceptual global repository aiming to provide seamless, searchable access to all recorded human knowledge in digital form.
- 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: General Digital Triple: [Western Digital, formerName, General Digital]
Generated description
General Digital was the original name of Western Digital, a major American data storage and hard drive manufacturer.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Digital Target entity description: General Digital was the original name of Western Digital, a major American data storage and hard drive manufacturer.
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A.
General
A General is a high-ranking military officer, typically commanding large units or formations and serving as one of the senior leaders within an armed force.
-
B.
General Convention
The General Convention is the primary legislative and decision-making body of the Episcopal Church, composed of representatives from its dioceses who meet to set policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.
-
C.
General Availability Channel
The General Availability Channel is the primary Windows servicing channel that delivers fully tested, broadly released feature updates and quality improvements to most users.
-
D.
DM
DM is the commonly used abbreviation for the Deutsche Mark, the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany before the adoption of the euro.
-
E.
universal digital library
The universal digital library is a conceptual global repository aiming to provide seamless, searchable access to all recorded human knowledge in digital form.
- 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_69a2e7e880008190a6ad7e06e5d03007 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ebb248608190b060553219616043 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3e578c1788190877cf6a346cf10d4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3e6098bc48190877f5d26bf1a985b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3e741aac48190a3f762154f6e1a36 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:14 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.