Triple

T4332215
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject BBN Technologies E96778 entity
Predicate developed P73 FINISHED
Object BBN Butterfly parallel computer
The BBN Butterfly parallel computer was an early massively parallel processing system notable for its scalable architecture and use in advanced research and defense applications in the 1980s.
E431124 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: BBN Butterfly parallel computer | Statement: [BBN Technologies, developed, BBN Butterfly parallel computer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BBN Butterfly parallel computer
Context triple: [BBN Technologies, developed, BBN Butterfly parallel computer]
  • A. "How to Make a Multiprocessor Computer That Correctly Executes Multiprocess Programs"
    "How to Make a Multiprocessor Computer That Correctly Executes Multiprocess Programs" is a seminal paper by Leslie Lamport that introduced foundational concepts for ensuring correctness and consistency in concurrent and multiprocessor systems.
  • B. Pleiades supercomputer
    The Pleiades supercomputer is a high-performance computing system used by NASA for large-scale simulations and scientific research in fields such as aeronautics, space exploration, and climate modeling.
  • C. Independent Computing Architecture
    Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is Citrix's proprietary protocol for delivering virtual applications and desktops over a network, enabling remote access to centralized computing resources.
  • D. Delta supercomputer
    The Delta supercomputer is a high-performance computing system at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications designed to support advanced scientific research and data-intensive workloads.
  • E. ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform
    The ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform was the specialized packet-switching computer system that formed the backbone of the early ARPANET, handling data routing between host machines in the first large-scale packet-switched network.
  • 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: BBN Butterfly parallel computer
Triple: [BBN Technologies, developed, BBN Butterfly parallel computer]
Generated description
The BBN Butterfly parallel computer was an early massively parallel processing system notable for its scalable architecture and use in advanced research and defense applications in the 1980s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BBN Butterfly parallel computer
Target entity description: The BBN Butterfly parallel computer was an early massively parallel processing system notable for its scalable architecture and use in advanced research and defense applications in the 1980s.
  • A. "How to Make a Multiprocessor Computer That Correctly Executes Multiprocess Programs"
    "How to Make a Multiprocessor Computer That Correctly Executes Multiprocess Programs" is a seminal paper by Leslie Lamport that introduced foundational concepts for ensuring correctness and consistency in concurrent and multiprocessor systems.
  • B. Pleiades supercomputer
    The Pleiades supercomputer is a high-performance computing system used by NASA for large-scale simulations and scientific research in fields such as aeronautics, space exploration, and climate modeling.
  • C. Independent Computing Architecture
    Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is Citrix's proprietary protocol for delivering virtual applications and desktops over a network, enabling remote access to centralized computing resources.
  • D. Delta supercomputer
    The Delta supercomputer is a high-performance computing system at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications designed to support advanced scientific research and data-intensive workloads.
  • E. ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform
    The ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform was the specialized packet-switching computer system that formed the backbone of the early ARPANET, handling data routing between host machines in the first large-scale packet-switched network.
  • 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_69b34542fd908190b11b08faad8decfd completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3514dc588819086a4c6d585c1b5b1 completed March 12, 2026, 11:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5d0a307388190af4cb98b03e9656d completed March 14, 2026, 9:18 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5d12a54e0819081379fd1ee85914b completed March 14, 2026, 9:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5d194975481908b029ab106223c6c completed March 14, 2026, 9:22 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:13 p.m.