Triple

T2206597
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject BASIC E50813 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object Microsoft BASIC
Microsoft BASIC is a family of early, widely distributed implementations of the BASIC programming language created by Microsoft for microcomputers in the 1970s and 1980s.
E245815 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: Microsoft BASIC | Statement: [BASIC, influenced, Microsoft BASIC]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microsoft BASIC
Context triple: [BASIC, influenced, Microsoft BASIC]
  • A. CP/M
    CP/M is an early microcomputer operating system widely used in the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for its influence on later systems like MS-DOS.
  • B. MS-DOS
    MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that became the foundational software platform for early IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • C. AmigaBASIC
    AmigaBASIC is an early BASIC programming language and development environment for the Amiga computer platform, created by Microsoft and bundled with initial AmigaOS releases.
  • D. MS-DOS Executive
    MS-DOS Executive is the simple file management and program-launching shell that served as the primary user interface in early versions of Microsoft Windows, notably Windows 1.0.
  • E. CP/M-86
    CP/M-86 is a 16-bit version of the CP/M operating system designed for Intel 8086/8088-based computers, serving as an early alternative to MS-DOS on machines like the IBM PC.
  • 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: Microsoft BASIC
Triple: [BASIC, influenced, Microsoft BASIC]
Generated description
Microsoft BASIC is a family of early, widely distributed implementations of the BASIC programming language created by Microsoft for microcomputers in the 1970s and 1980s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microsoft BASIC
Target entity description: Microsoft BASIC is a family of early, widely distributed implementations of the BASIC programming language created by Microsoft for microcomputers in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • A. CP/M
    CP/M is an early microcomputer operating system widely used in the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for its influence on later systems like MS-DOS.
  • B. MS-DOS
    MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that became the foundational software platform for early IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • C. AmigaBASIC
    AmigaBASIC is an early BASIC programming language and development environment for the Amiga computer platform, created by Microsoft and bundled with initial AmigaOS releases.
  • D. MS-DOS Executive
    MS-DOS Executive is the simple file management and program-launching shell that served as the primary user interface in early versions of Microsoft Windows, notably Windows 1.0.
  • E. CP/M-86
    CP/M-86 is a 16-bit version of the CP/M operating system designed for Intel 8086/8088-based computers, serving as an early alternative to MS-DOS on machines like the IBM PC.
  • 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_69a88b06709c8190978fb2418470d1b6 completed March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbfca300c81908b33debafa77d152 completed March 7, 2026, 6:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae654b89b081908f8c8b9bfc0b6579 completed March 9, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae667dede88190b3d1f8bb8866e19e completed March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae66f12c648190a146de7b2bfdb541 completed March 9, 2026, 6:21 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.