Triple

T2836592
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006 E62366 entity
Predicate announcedFeature P430 FINISHED
Object Time Machine (Mac OS X feature)
Time Machine is macOS’s built-in automatic backup system that regularly saves versions of your files and allows easy restoration of data from different points in time.
E303474 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Time Machine (Mac OS X feature) | Statement: [Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006, announcedFeature, Time Machine (Mac OS X feature)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Time Machine (Mac OS X feature)
Context triple: [Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006, announcedFeature, Time Machine (Mac OS X feature)]
  • A. HFS Plus
    HFS Plus is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Apple for use in macOS and earlier Macintosh operating systems, succeeding the original HFS to support larger files and volumes.
  • B. FileVault
    FileVault is Apple’s built-in full-disk encryption system for macOS that protects data by encrypting the contents of a Mac’s startup disk.
  • C. APFS
    APFS (Apple File System) is Apple's modern, high-performance file system designed for macOS and other Apple platforms, featuring strong encryption, space sharing, snapshots, and improved reliability over its predecessors.
  • D. Macintosh File System
    Macintosh File System is the original hierarchical disk file system used by early Apple Macintosh computers, designed for simplicity and tight integration with the classic Mac OS.
  • E. QuickTime
    QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia framework and file format standard used for handling and playing digital video, audio, and interactive content across platforms.
  • 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: Time Machine (Mac OS X feature)
Triple: [Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006, announcedFeature, Time Machine (Mac OS X feature)]
Generated description
Time Machine is macOS’s built-in automatic backup system that regularly saves versions of your files and allows easy restoration of data from different points in time.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Time Machine (Mac OS X feature)
Target entity description: Time Machine is macOS’s built-in automatic backup system that regularly saves versions of your files and allows easy restoration of data from different points in time.
  • A. HFS Plus
    HFS Plus is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Apple for use in macOS and earlier Macintosh operating systems, succeeding the original HFS to support larger files and volumes.
  • B. FileVault
    FileVault is Apple’s built-in full-disk encryption system for macOS that protects data by encrypting the contents of a Mac’s startup disk.
  • C. APFS
    APFS (Apple File System) is Apple's modern, high-performance file system designed for macOS and other Apple platforms, featuring strong encryption, space sharing, snapshots, and improved reliability over its predecessors.
  • D. Macintosh File System
    Macintosh File System is the original hierarchical disk file system used by early Apple Macintosh computers, designed for simplicity and tight integration with the classic Mac OS.
  • E. QuickTime
    QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia framework and file format standard used for handling and playing digital video, audio, and interactive content across platforms.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: announcedFeature
Context triple: [Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006, announcedFeature, Time Machine (Mac OS X feature)]
  • A. announcedThat
    Indicates that one entity publicly communicated or declared a specific fact, decision, or piece of information about another entity or situation.
  • B. announcedTest
    Indicates that an entity has formally communicated or made public the existence or details of a test.
  • C. announcedTo
    Indicates that one entity formally communicated or made known some information, decision, or event to another specific entity.
  • D. announcedAs
    Indicates that one entity is publicly presented, declared, or introduced in a specified role, name, or capacity by another entity.
  • E. announcedAt chosen
    Indicates that an announcement or declaration was made at a specific time or event.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ab4c3c39188190955b9c49d98463d8 completed March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abdeec60a08190b76b52042713d647 completed March 7, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afe8c890508190868f50f4e5e1d642 completed March 10, 2026, 9:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afe9ba068881908727c82d5eddb974 completed March 10, 2026, 9:51 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b00412e7448190898050f18f64ea9a completed March 10, 2026, 11:44 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abdd0ce8b08190ba28c192988f38ce completed March 7, 2026, 8:08 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:01 p.m.