Triple
T6179088
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles Simonyi |
E137892
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableProject |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Microsoft Multiplan
Microsoft Multiplan was an early spreadsheet program from Microsoft, released in the early 1980s as a competitor to VisiCalc and a precursor to Excel.
|
E572856
|
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: Microsoft Multiplan | Statement: [Charles Simonyi, notableProject, Microsoft Multiplan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microsoft Multiplan Context triple: [Charles Simonyi, notableProject, Microsoft Multiplan]
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A.
Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.
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B.
MS-DOS Executive
MS-DOS Executive is the simple file management and program-launching shell that served as the primary user interface in early versions of Microsoft Windows, notably Windows 1.0.
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C.
Peter Norton Computing
Peter Norton Computing was a software company best known for its Norton Utilities and other PC maintenance tools that helped popularize system optimization and data recovery for early personal computers.
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D.
Micros Systems
Micros Systems was a leading provider of point-of-sale and hospitality management software and hardware solutions for restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.
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E.
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that became the foundational software platform for early IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- 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: Microsoft Multiplan Triple: [Charles Simonyi, notableProject, Microsoft Multiplan]
Generated description
Microsoft Multiplan was an early spreadsheet program from Microsoft, released in the early 1980s as a competitor to VisiCalc and a precursor to Excel.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microsoft Multiplan Target entity description: Microsoft Multiplan was an early spreadsheet program from Microsoft, released in the early 1980s as a competitor to VisiCalc and a precursor to Excel.
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A.
Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.
-
B.
MS-DOS Executive
MS-DOS Executive is the simple file management and program-launching shell that served as the primary user interface in early versions of Microsoft Windows, notably Windows 1.0.
-
C.
Peter Norton Computing
Peter Norton Computing was a software company best known for its Norton Utilities and other PC maintenance tools that helped popularize system optimization and data recovery for early personal computers.
-
D.
Micros Systems
Micros Systems was a leading provider of point-of-sale and hospitality management software and hardware solutions for restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.
-
E.
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that became the foundational software platform for early IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- 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_69c008a80f748190ba3d07ffc81acb29 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c05dcb77948190b5385438f81bf0a8 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c141bf3f4081909849e38d322da251 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c14626cab4819092843ff0ea83a6f1 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c146d749dc8190b59f6e0001b5729d |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:18 p.m.