Triple

T1719436
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Win32 API E37357 entity
Predicate predecessor P97 FINISHED
Object Win16 API
Win16 API is the 16-bit Windows application programming interface used by early versions of Microsoft Windows (such as Windows 3.x) for software development before the transition to 32-bit systems.
E193831 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: Win16 API | Statement: [Win32 API, predecessor, Win16 API]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Win16 API
Context triple: [Win32 API, predecessor, Win16 API]
  • A. Win32 API
    Win32 API is Microsoft's core programming interface for developing native desktop applications that interact directly with the Windows operating system.
  • B. Windows 9x
    Windows 9x is a family of consumer-oriented Microsoft operating systems based on the Windows 95 codebase, designed for home and small office PCs in the mid-to-late 1990s.
  • C. Windows 1.0
    Windows 1.0 is the first graphical operating environment released by Microsoft for IBM-compatible PCs, introducing a window-based interface on top of MS-DOS.
  • D. WinRT
    WinRT (Windows Runtime) is Microsoft’s modern application platform and API surface that underpins Windows Store and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, enabling language projections across multiple programming languages.
  • E. OS/2
    OS/2 is a 32-bit multitasking operating system originally developed by IBM and Microsoft as a successor to MS-DOS, known for its stability and use in business environments in the late 1980s and 1990s.
  • 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: Win16 API
Triple: [Win32 API, predecessor, Win16 API]
Generated description
Win16 API is the 16-bit Windows application programming interface used by early versions of Microsoft Windows (such as Windows 3.x) for software development before the transition to 32-bit systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Win16 API
Target entity description: Win16 API is the 16-bit Windows application programming interface used by early versions of Microsoft Windows (such as Windows 3.x) for software development before the transition to 32-bit systems.
  • A. Win32 API
    Win32 API is Microsoft's core programming interface for developing native desktop applications that interact directly with the Windows operating system.
  • B. Windows 9x
    Windows 9x is a family of consumer-oriented Microsoft operating systems based on the Windows 95 codebase, designed for home and small office PCs in the mid-to-late 1990s.
  • C. Windows 1.0
    Windows 1.0 is the first graphical operating environment released by Microsoft for IBM-compatible PCs, introducing a window-based interface on top of MS-DOS.
  • D. WinRT
    WinRT (Windows Runtime) is Microsoft’s modern application platform and API surface that underpins Windows Store and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, enabling language projections across multiple programming languages.
  • E. OS/2
    OS/2 is a 32-bit multitasking operating system originally developed by IBM and Microsoft as a successor to MS-DOS, known for its stability and use in business environments in the late 1980s and 1990s.
  • 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_69a8861912dc8190931af43b4b9158a7 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa633934a4819083f2929da03453a8 completed March 6, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad8ae98cd88190af4dc46679b3d93f completed March 8, 2026, 2:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad957bd63c819099a508ca5c4102cc completed March 8, 2026, 3:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad97b18f9c8190a9c5ed80b5ed0195 completed March 8, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.