Triple
T5437382
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | International Computers and Tabulators |
E122042
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British Tabulating Machine Company
The British Tabulating Machine Company was a pioneering British firm in data processing and tabulating equipment that later became part of the lineage leading to major UK computer manufacturers.
|
E122042
|
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: British Tabulating Machine Company | Statement: [International Computers and Tabulators, predecessor, British Tabulating Machine Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Tabulating Machine Company Context triple: [International Computers and Tabulators, predecessor, British Tabulating Machine Company]
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A.
Remington Rand
Remington Rand was a major American business machines and early computer manufacturer, best known for producing the UNIVAC, one of the first commercial computers.
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B.
International Computers and Tabulators
International Computers and Tabulators was a major British computer manufacturer formed in the late 1950s, known for producing early mainframe and business computers before eventually becoming part of ICL.
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C.
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation was an early American computer company founded by ENIAC creators J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly that played a pioneering role in the development of commercial electronic computers.
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D.
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was the early 20th-century American business machines firm that later evolved into IBM, a global leader in computing technology.
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E.
International Computers Limited
International Computers Limited was a major British computer manufacturer and information technology company that played a significant role in the UK computing industry during the mid-to-late 20th century.
- 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: British Tabulating Machine Company Triple: [International Computers and Tabulators, predecessor, British Tabulating Machine Company]
Generated description
The British Tabulating Machine Company was a pioneering British firm in data processing and tabulating equipment that later became part of the lineage leading to major UK computer manufacturers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Tabulating Machine Company Target entity description: The British Tabulating Machine Company was a pioneering British firm in data processing and tabulating equipment that later became part of the lineage leading to major UK computer manufacturers.
-
A.
Remington Rand
Remington Rand was a major American business machines and early computer manufacturer, best known for producing the UNIVAC, one of the first commercial computers.
-
B.
International Computers and Tabulators
chosen
International Computers and Tabulators was a major British computer manufacturer formed in the late 1950s, known for producing early mainframe and business computers before eventually becoming part of ICL.
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C.
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation was an early American computer company founded by ENIAC creators J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly that played a pioneering role in the development of commercial electronic computers.
-
D.
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was the early 20th-century American business machines firm that later evolved into IBM, a global leader in computing technology.
-
E.
International Computers Limited
International Computers Limited was a major British computer manufacturer and information technology company that played a significant role in the UK computing industry during the mid-to-late 20th century.
- F. None of above.
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_69bd46400768819092925d461c0b8432 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd91bce47c8190b9fd23444e636cdd |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf3ad3a3d88190bacde12f515d9971 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf3ba6784081908b19717290b7ba3d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf3c1ad4d8819093aeb94f62eb1086 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:07 p.m.