Triple

T15976536
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ratmalana Airport E387463 entity
Predicate ICAOcode P419 FINISHED
Object VCCC
VCCC is the ICAO airport code for Ratmalana Airport, a major domestic and former international airport serving Colombo, Sri Lanka.
 E1185701 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: VCCC | Statement: [Ratmalana Airport, ICAOcode, VCCC]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: VCCC
Context triple: [Ratmalana Airport, ICAOcode, VCCC]
  • A. VCCB
    VCCB is the ICAO airport code for Batticaloa Airport in Sri Lanka.
  • B. VCC
    VCC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Vieux Carré Commission, the historic preservation agency responsible for protecting the French Quarter in New Orleans.
  • C. VCCT
    VCCT is the ICAO airport code for China Bay Airport, a military and domestic aviation facility near Trincomalee in eastern Sri Lanka.
  • D. VVCI
    VVCI is the ICAO airport code for Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
  • E. VVCT
    VVCT is the ICAO airport code assigned to Can Tho International Airport in Vietnam.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: VCCC
Target entity description: VCCC is the ICAO airport code for Ratmalana Airport, a major domestic and former international airport serving Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • A. VCCB
    VCCB is the ICAO airport code for Batticaloa Airport in Sri Lanka.
  • B. VCC
    VCC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Vieux Carré Commission, the historic preservation agency responsible for protecting the French Quarter in New Orleans.
  • C. VCCT
    VCCT is the ICAO airport code for China Bay Airport, a military and domestic aviation facility near Trincomalee in eastern Sri Lanka.
  • D. VVCI
    VVCI is the ICAO airport code for Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
  • E. VVCT
    VVCT is the ICAO airport code assigned to Can Tho International Airport in Vietnam.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: VCCC
Triple: [Ratmalana Airport, ICAOcode, VCCC]
Generated description
VCCC is the ICAO airport code for Ratmalana Airport, a major domestic and former international airport serving Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d86da94ccc819083d187f5dc6a123e elicitation completed
NER batch_69e1575166d081909c5275c235c8ce0f ner completed
NED1 batch_69ffbe8ce7788190a3e0aefc9a29d58a ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69ffbfb1ed7c81908771dedce172707a ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69ffbf50d5fc8190a045846f046e04cf nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:54 a.m.