Triple

T5143448
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Starfleet E116013 entity
Predicate usesTechnology P1485 FINISHED
Object tricorders
Tricorders are multifunction handheld scanning and analysis devices in the Star Trek universe, used by Starfleet personnel for tasks such as environmental sensing, medical diagnostics, and data recording.
 E498099 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: tricorders | Statement: [Starfleet, usesTechnology, tricorders]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: tricorders
Context triple: [Starfleet, usesTechnology, tricorders]
  • A. TR-42
    TR-42 is the ISO 3166-2 regional code assigned to Turkey’s Konya Province.
  • B. Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator
    The Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator is Marvin the Martian’s iconic, overpowered cartoon super-weapon from the Looney Tunes universe, typically used in his comically grandiose plans to destroy planets.
  • C. Pip-Boy device
    The Pip-Boy device is a wrist-mounted personal computer and heads-up display that serves as the player’s primary interface for stats, inventory, and navigation in the Fallout series.
  • D. Lasers
    Lasers is Lupe Fiasco’s third studio album, known for its politically charged lyrics, pop-oriented production, and contentious relationship with both his label and core fanbase.
  • E. The Gadget
    "The Gadget" was the codename for the first nuclear explosive device ever detonated, tested by the United States at the Trinity site in New Mexico in 1945.
  • 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: tricorders
Triple: [Starfleet, usesTechnology, tricorders]
Generated description
Tricorders are multifunction handheld scanning and analysis devices in the Star Trek universe, used by Starfleet personnel for tasks such as environmental sensing, medical diagnostics, and data recording.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: tricorders
Target entity description: Tricorders are multifunction handheld scanning and analysis devices in the Star Trek universe, used by Starfleet personnel for tasks such as environmental sensing, medical diagnostics, and data recording.
  • A. TR-42
    TR-42 is the ISO 3166-2 regional code assigned to Turkey’s Konya Province.
  • B. Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator
    The Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator is Marvin the Martian’s iconic, overpowered cartoon super-weapon from the Looney Tunes universe, typically used in his comically grandiose plans to destroy planets.
  • C. Pip-Boy device
    The Pip-Boy device is a wrist-mounted personal computer and heads-up display that serves as the player’s primary interface for stats, inventory, and navigation in the Fallout series.
  • D. Lasers
    Lasers is Lupe Fiasco’s third studio album, known for its politically charged lyrics, pop-oriented production, and contentious relationship with both his label and core fanbase.
  • E. The Gadget
    "The Gadget" was the codename for the first nuclear explosive device ever detonated, tested by the United States at the Trinity site in New Mexico in 1945.
  • 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_69bd4446c0e08190a7c29dc74976bf03 completed March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd7883004881909c763da818d9b6e2 completed March 20, 2026, 4:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69becfec5c108190a3882c25118179a7 completed March 21, 2026, 5:05 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bed07c9cd081908f8246e24b2f6458 completed March 21, 2026, 5:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bed1013fe88190b76855a042226359 completed March 21, 2026, 5:10 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:43 p.m.