Triple

T2978853
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Burroughs Corporation E80461 entity
Predicate notableProductLine P3585 FINISHED
Object Burroughs large systems
Burroughs large systems were a family of mainframe computers known for their advanced stack-based architecture and strong support for high-level languages, widely used in business and government computing in the mid-20th century.
E317209 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: Burroughs large systems | Statement: [Burroughs Corporation, notableProductLine, Burroughs large systems]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burroughs large systems
Context triple: [Burroughs Corporation, notableProductLine, Burroughs large systems]
  • A. Burroughs B5000 ALGOL compiler
    The Burroughs B5000 ALGOL compiler was an influential early compiler tightly integrated with the B5000’s stack-based architecture, pioneering efficient support for high-level language features such as recursion and block structure.
  • B. Bolt Beranek and Newman
    Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
  • C. BOS computer system
    The BOS computer system is the automated control and monitoring system that operates the Maeslantkering storm surge barrier in the Netherlands.
  • D. Apollo Computer
    Apollo Computer was an American computer company best known for pioneering high-performance Domain workstation systems in the 1980s.
  • E. Multics
    Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) was an influential pioneering time-sharing operating system developed in the 1960s that introduced many concepts later adopted by modern operating systems, including Unix.
  • 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: Burroughs large systems
Triple: [Burroughs Corporation, notableProductLine, Burroughs large systems]
Generated description
Burroughs large systems were a family of mainframe computers known for their advanced stack-based architecture and strong support for high-level languages, widely used in business and government computing in the mid-20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burroughs large systems
Target entity description: Burroughs large systems were a family of mainframe computers known for their advanced stack-based architecture and strong support for high-level languages, widely used in business and government computing in the mid-20th century.
  • A. Burroughs B5000 ALGOL compiler
    The Burroughs B5000 ALGOL compiler was an influential early compiler tightly integrated with the B5000’s stack-based architecture, pioneering efficient support for high-level language features such as recursion and block structure.
  • B. Bolt Beranek and Newman
    Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
  • C. BOS computer system
    The BOS computer system is the automated control and monitoring system that operates the Maeslantkering storm surge barrier in the Netherlands.
  • D. Apollo Computer
    Apollo Computer was an American computer company best known for pioneering high-performance Domain workstation systems in the 1980s.
  • E. Multics
    Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) was an influential pioneering time-sharing operating system developed in the 1960s that introduced many concepts later adopted by modern operating systems, including Unix.
  • 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_69ad8b15f6ac8190be5fd16a33edcb4f completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad999cca40819082e2d6d10bdb7872 completed March 8, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b108ef607c8190865b079beb1b6da5 completed March 11, 2026, 6:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b10bc71c708190b1e620d41278c3e0 completed March 11, 2026, 6:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b10c43a7c48190b63a7b3f0f180d44 completed March 11, 2026, 6:31 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:58 p.m.