Triple

T11100826
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Maurice Wilkes E262498 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Wilkes microprogramming control
Wilkes microprogramming control is an early and influential control-unit design technique that introduced the concept of microprogramming to simplify and structure the implementation of a computer’s instruction set.
E904647 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: Wilkes microprogramming control | Statement: [Maurice Wilkes, notableWork, Wilkes microprogramming control]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilkes microprogramming control
Context triple: [Maurice Wilkes, notableWork, Wilkes microprogramming control]
  • A. Control Program for Microcomputers
    Control Program for Microcomputers is an early operating system widely used on 8-bit microcomputers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for influencing the design of later systems like MS-DOS.
  • B. Computer Structures: Readings and Examples
    Computer Structures: Readings and Examples is a seminal anthology in computer architecture that compiles influential papers and case studies illustrating key design principles of computer systems.
  • C. Structured Computer Organization
    Structured Computer Organization is a widely used textbook that introduces the principles of computer architecture and organization in a clear, layered, and accessible manner.
  • D. A Logical Design of an Intermediate Speed Digital Computer
    "A Logical Design of an Intermediate Speed Digital Computer" is Gene Amdahl’s doctoral thesis, presenting an early and influential computer architecture design that helped launch his career in computer engineering.
  • E. The Architecture Machine
    The Architecture Machine is a seminal book by Nicholas Negroponte that explores the concept of interactive, computer-based design systems and their implications for architecture and human–machine collaboration.
  • 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: Wilkes microprogramming control
Triple: [Maurice Wilkes, notableWork, Wilkes microprogramming control]
Generated description
Wilkes microprogramming control is an early and influential control-unit design technique that introduced the concept of microprogramming to simplify and structure the implementation of a computer’s instruction set.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilkes microprogramming control
Target entity description: Wilkes microprogramming control is an early and influential control-unit design technique that introduced the concept of microprogramming to simplify and structure the implementation of a computer’s instruction set.
  • A. Control Program for Microcomputers
    Control Program for Microcomputers is an early operating system widely used on 8-bit microcomputers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for influencing the design of later systems like MS-DOS.
  • B. Computer Structures: Readings and Examples
    Computer Structures: Readings and Examples is a seminal anthology in computer architecture that compiles influential papers and case studies illustrating key design principles of computer systems.
  • C. Structured Computer Organization
    Structured Computer Organization is a widely used textbook that introduces the principles of computer architecture and organization in a clear, layered, and accessible manner.
  • D. A Logical Design of an Intermediate Speed Digital Computer
    "A Logical Design of an Intermediate Speed Digital Computer" is Gene Amdahl’s doctoral thesis, presenting an early and influential computer architecture design that helped launch his career in computer engineering.
  • E. The Architecture Machine
    The Architecture Machine is a seminal book by Nicholas Negroponte that explores the concept of interactive, computer-based design systems and their implications for architecture and human–machine collaboration.
  • 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_69d6aa9a40d88190a373e2c7e48285db completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d79a29ee6c819092bc0da3f9255389 completed April 9, 2026, 12:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e3e7f9b46881909761ed448fa5ce6e completed April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e3f2cc9b7c8190bb5fd89f239917cf completed April 18, 2026, 9:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e3f4a37b6c81908ca63270d82579ae completed April 18, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.