Triple

T2792553
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject GNU Autoconf E61961 entity
Predicate uses P98 FINISHED
Object M4 macro processor
The M4 macro processor is a general-purpose macro processing language and tool commonly used in Unix-like systems for generating and transforming text, especially in build and configuration workflows.
E299193 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: M4 macro processor | Statement: [GNU Autoconf, uses, M4 macro processor]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M4 macro processor
Context triple: [GNU Autoconf, uses, M4 macro processor]
  • A. MMIX
    MMIX is a 64-bit RISC-style hypothetical computer architecture designed by Donald Knuth as the pedagogical machine for later volumes of *The Art of Computer Programming*.
  • B. Algol W
    Algol W is a block-structured, high-level programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth as a successor to ALGOL 60, incorporating features that influenced the later development of Pascal and other languages.
  • C. MIPS
    MIPS is a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processor architecture widely used in embedded systems, networking equipment, and academic settings.
  • D. Algol 68 Genie
    Algol 68 Genie is a modern, open-source implementation of the Algol 68 programming language designed for contemporary systems and practical use.
  • E. Algol 68C
    Algol 68C is a compiler implementation of the Algol 68 programming language, designed to translate its advanced structured constructs into executable machine code.
  • 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: M4 macro processor
Triple: [GNU Autoconf, uses, M4 macro processor]
Generated description
The M4 macro processor is a general-purpose macro processing language and tool commonly used in Unix-like systems for generating and transforming text, especially in build and configuration workflows.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M4 macro processor
Target entity description: The M4 macro processor is a general-purpose macro processing language and tool commonly used in Unix-like systems for generating and transforming text, especially in build and configuration workflows.
  • A. MMIX
    MMIX is a 64-bit RISC-style hypothetical computer architecture designed by Donald Knuth as the pedagogical machine for later volumes of *The Art of Computer Programming*.
  • B. Algol W
    Algol W is a block-structured, high-level programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth as a successor to ALGOL 60, incorporating features that influenced the later development of Pascal and other languages.
  • C. MIPS
    MIPS is a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processor architecture widely used in embedded systems, networking equipment, and academic settings.
  • D. Algol 68 Genie
    Algol 68 Genie is a modern, open-source implementation of the Algol 68 programming language designed for contemporary systems and practical use.
  • E. Algol 68C
    Algol 68C is a compiler implementation of the Algol 68 programming language, designed to translate its advanced structured constructs into executable machine code.
  • 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_69ab4b7f51d881908768300ebd2fbdae completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abddd107ac81908eb1a6946834eee3 completed March 7, 2026, 8:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afc65ebe788190859012e930918b05 completed March 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afc6c6c620819098b76db174a6f98e completed March 10, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afc72b2e3c8190aad78ac8924f07af completed March 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:58 p.m.