Triple

T9532484
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject VMS operating system E229929 entity
Predicate originallyDesignedFor P11902 FINISHED
Object VAX minicomputer
The VAX minicomputer is a line of 32-bit computers developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) that became widely used in the late 1970s and 1980s for timesharing, scientific, and business applications.
E805862 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: VAX minicomputer | Statement: [VMS operating system, originallyDesignedFor, VAX minicomputer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VAX minicomputer
Context triple: [VMS operating system, originallyDesignedFor, VAX minicomputer]
  • A. PDP-10
    The PDP-10 was a family of mainframe computers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1960s and 1970s, widely used in research and time-sharing systems and influential in the development of early programming languages and operating systems.
  • B. Honeywell 316 minicomputer
    The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
  • C. PDP-9
    The PDP-9 was a 1960s 18-bit minicomputer from Digital Equipment Corporation that introduced advanced features and improved performance over its predecessors in the PDP series.
  • D. DECsystem-10
    The DECsystem-10 was a family of influential 36-bit mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s, widely used in universities and research institutions for time-sharing and early networked computing.
  • E. Prime Computer
    Prime Computer was a U.S. minicomputer manufacturer prominent in the 1970s and 1980s, known for its PRIMOS operating system and 16-bit and 32-bit business systems.
  • 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: VAX minicomputer
Triple: [VMS operating system, originallyDesignedFor, VAX minicomputer]
Generated description
The VAX minicomputer is a line of 32-bit computers developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) that became widely used in the late 1970s and 1980s for timesharing, scientific, and business applications.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VAX minicomputer
Target entity description: The VAX minicomputer is a line of 32-bit computers developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) that became widely used in the late 1970s and 1980s for timesharing, scientific, and business applications.
  • A. PDP-10
    The PDP-10 was a family of mainframe computers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1960s and 1970s, widely used in research and time-sharing systems and influential in the development of early programming languages and operating systems.
  • B. Honeywell 316 minicomputer
    The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
  • C. PDP-9
    The PDP-9 was a 1960s 18-bit minicomputer from Digital Equipment Corporation that introduced advanced features and improved performance over its predecessors in the PDP series.
  • D. DECsystem-10
    The DECsystem-10 was a family of influential 36-bit mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s, widely used in universities and research institutions for time-sharing and early networked computing.
  • E. Prime Computer
    Prime Computer was a U.S. minicomputer manufacturer prominent in the 1970s and 1980s, known for its PRIMOS operating system and 16-bit and 32-bit business systems.
  • 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_69ca8479934c81908006d0e6e970ae05 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd98b5651881908241b040f123c6a8 completed April 1, 2026, 10:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d14c4033c08190a71535b63d86f4df completed April 4, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d14df56ac881909fad7241797b1829 completed April 4, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d14e7a8ca88190b38c93ff312e7333 completed April 4, 2026, 5:46 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8 p.m.