Triple

T9611708
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject PDP-8 E232116 entity
Predicate successor P78 FINISHED
Object PDP-12
The PDP-12 is a 12-bit minicomputer introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1960s, notable for combining computing and laboratory instrumentation features for scientific and engineering applications.
E826369 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: PDP-12 | Statement: [PDP-8, successor, PDP-12]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PDP-12
Context triple: [PDP-8, successor, PDP-12]
  • A. PDP-6
    The PDP-6 was a 36-bit mainframe computer developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1960s, notable for its time-sharing capabilities and influence on later PDP-10 systems.
  • B. PDP-7
    The PDP-7 was a 1960s DEC minicomputer whose relatively low cost and flexible design made it popular in research labs and notable as the machine on which the first version of Unix was developed.
  • 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. 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.
  • E. PDP-8
    The PDP-8 is a pioneering 12-bit minicomputer introduced in the 1960s that became widely known for its low cost, compact size, and major role in popularizing minicomputers in industry and education.
  • 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: PDP-12
Triple: [PDP-8, successor, PDP-12]
Generated description
The PDP-12 is a 12-bit minicomputer introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1960s, notable for combining computing and laboratory instrumentation features for scientific and engineering applications.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PDP-12
Target entity description: The PDP-12 is a 12-bit minicomputer introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1960s, notable for combining computing and laboratory instrumentation features for scientific and engineering applications.
  • A. PDP-6
    The PDP-6 was a 36-bit mainframe computer developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1960s, notable for its time-sharing capabilities and influence on later PDP-10 systems.
  • B. PDP-7
    The PDP-7 was a 1960s DEC minicomputer whose relatively low cost and flexible design made it popular in research labs and notable as the machine on which the first version of Unix was developed.
  • 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. 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.
  • E. PDP-8
    The PDP-8 is a pioneering 12-bit minicomputer introduced in the 1960s that became widely known for its low cost, compact size, and major role in popularizing minicomputers in industry and education.
  • 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_69ca8485a90c819094fe40b42fde9d70 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9a87764481909ab96cd2ab96d14b completed April 1, 2026, 10:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1e3f04358819098b2cef9272cbc19 completed April 5, 2026, 4:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1e6372cec8190b7d6b32da197d89c completed April 5, 2026, 4:33 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1e6af89f88190abe63f8172182f58 completed April 5, 2026, 4:35 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:09 p.m.