Triple

T4024102
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 1960 United States census E91348 entity
Predicate processingTechnology P35348 FINISHED
Object UNIVAC computer systems
UNIVAC computer systems were early commercial mainframe computers that played a pioneering role in large-scale data processing, including government and business applications.
E291729 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: UNIVAC computer systems | Statement: [1960 United States census, processingTechnology, UNIVAC computer systems]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UNIVAC computer systems
Context triple: [1960 United States census, processingTechnology, UNIVAC computer systems]
  • A. UNIVAC I
    UNIVAC I was one of the earliest commercial electronic computers, pioneering large-scale data processing for government and business in the early 1950s.
  • B. IBM 650
    The IBM 650 was an early, widely used mid-1950s drum-based decimal computer that helped popularize electronic data processing in business and education.
  • C. EDVAC
    EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
  • D. IBM 700/7000 series
    The IBM 700/7000 series was a family of early large-scale mainframe computers from the 1950s and early 1960s that played a key role in scientific, engineering, and business computing before the advent of more standardized systems.
  • E. Honeywell 316 minicomputer
    The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
  • 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: UNIVAC computer systems
Triple: [1960 United States census, processingTechnology, UNIVAC computer systems]
Generated description
UNIVAC computer systems were early commercial mainframe computers that played a pioneering role in large-scale data processing, including government and business applications.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UNIVAC computer systems
Target entity description: UNIVAC computer systems were early commercial mainframe computers that played a pioneering role in large-scale data processing, including government and business applications.
  • A. UNIVAC I chosen
    UNIVAC I was one of the earliest commercial electronic computers, pioneering large-scale data processing for government and business in the early 1950s.
  • B. IBM 650
    The IBM 650 was an early, widely used mid-1950s drum-based decimal computer that helped popularize electronic data processing in business and education.
  • C. EDVAC
    EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
  • D. IBM 700/7000 series
    The IBM 700/7000 series was a family of early large-scale mainframe computers from the 1950s and early 1960s that played a key role in scientific, engineering, and business computing before the advent of more standardized systems.
  • E. Honeywell 316 minicomputer
    The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
  • F. None of above.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: processingTechnology
Context triple: [1960 United States census, processingTechnology, UNIVAC computer systems]
  • A. processingUse chosen
    Indicates that one entity uses or applies another entity as part of a processing or transformation activity.
  • B. mainGenerationTechnology
    Indicates the primary technology or method used to generate something, typically identifying the dominant production or generation approach among possible alternatives.
  • C. processType
    Indicates the specific kind or category of process that an entity or activity belongs to.
  • D. processingOrder
    Indicates the sequence or priority in which items, tasks, or requests are to be processed or handled.
  • E. partOfProcess
    Indicates that one event, step, or action occurs as a component or stage within a larger overall process.
  • 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_69aed9618b04819081750d979d2af098 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aeface7a788190a0e4e549a6816f91 completed March 9, 2026, 4:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b54c82a33881908eb1b53331b10791 completed March 14, 2026, 11:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b54d41fa008190972411203c8a07f2 completed March 14, 2026, 11:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b54deeeac881909cc951927e51111f completed March 14, 2026, noon
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69aef8fc78ec819092d4dab88d85a141 completed March 9, 2026, 4:44 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:35 p.m.