Triple

T4093922
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject IAS machine E87767 entity
Predicate memoryType P9896 FINISHED
Object Williams tube
The Williams tube was an early form of computer memory that used a cathode-ray tube to store binary data as electrostatic charges on a phosphor-coated screen.
 E412992 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: Williams tube | Statement: [IAS machine, memoryType, Williams tube]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Williams tube
Context triple: [IAS machine, memoryType, Williams tube]
  • A. Kammersrohr
    Kammersrohr is a small municipality in the Swiss canton of Solothurn, known as one of the least populous communes in Switzerland.
  • B. Fleming valve
    The Fleming valve is an early thermionic vacuum tube diode invented by John Ambrose Fleming that enabled the rectification and detection of radio signals, laying groundwork for modern electronics.
  • C. Geiger–Müller tube
    A Geiger–Müller tube is a gas-filled radiation detector used to measure ionizing particles such as alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.
  • D. Wurlitzer theatre organ
    The Wurlitzer theatre organ is a large, pipe-based musical instrument designed in the early 20th century to provide dramatic sound effects and accompaniment for silent films and live performances in movie palaces and theatres.
  • E. Tubal
    Tubal is a biblical people or region often identified with ancient Anatolian tribes and mentioned alongside Gog and Magog in prophetic texts.
  • 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: Williams tube
Triple: [IAS machine, memoryType, Williams tube]
Generated description
The Williams tube was an early form of computer memory that used a cathode-ray tube to store binary data as electrostatic charges on a phosphor-coated screen.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Williams tube
Target entity description: The Williams tube was an early form of computer memory that used a cathode-ray tube to store binary data as electrostatic charges on a phosphor-coated screen.
  • A. Kammersrohr
    Kammersrohr is a small municipality in the Swiss canton of Solothurn, known as one of the least populous communes in Switzerland.
  • B. Fleming valve
    The Fleming valve is an early thermionic vacuum tube diode invented by John Ambrose Fleming that enabled the rectification and detection of radio signals, laying groundwork for modern electronics.
  • C. Geiger–Müller tube
    A Geiger–Müller tube is a gas-filled radiation detector used to measure ionizing particles such as alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.
  • D. Wurlitzer theatre organ
    The Wurlitzer theatre organ is a large, pipe-based musical instrument designed in the early 20th century to provide dramatic sound effects and accompaniment for silent films and live performances in movie palaces and theatres.
  • E. Tubal
    Tubal is a biblical people or region often identified with ancient Anatolian tribes and mentioned alongside Gog and Magog in prophetic texts.
  • 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_69aed94425148190be337845d56fac22 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aefcda2f408190bcf2b64535193162 completed March 9, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b56b6cfb288190ac08c3a37327ac9a completed March 14, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b56cd11b5c8190b7e7c9c91b6564b6 completed March 14, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b56d3ff45881909f8b2c21ce51e0f0 completed March 14, 2026, 2:14 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:40 p.m.