Triple

T6991514
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject B programming language E162095 entity
Predicate notableImplementation P102 FINISHED
Object Bell Labs B compiler
The Bell Labs B compiler was an early software tool developed at Bell Laboratories to translate programs written in the B programming language into executable machine code, playing a key role in the evolution of systems programming and the later development of C.
 E632954 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: Bell Labs B compiler | Statement: [B programming language, notableImplementation, Bell Labs B compiler]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bell Labs B compiler
Context triple: [B programming language, notableImplementation, Bell Labs B compiler]
  • 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. IBM 7090 ALGOL compiler
    The IBM 7090 ALGOL compiler was an early and influential implementation of the ALGOL 60 programming language designed for IBM's 7090 mainframe, used primarily in scientific and engineering computing.
  • C. BCPL
    BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language) is an early, typeless systems programming language developed in the 1960s that significantly influenced the design of the C programming language.
  • D. IBM 7090 FORTRAN compiler
    The IBM 7090 FORTRAN compiler was an early high-level language compiler developed by IBM for its 7090 mainframe, widely used in the 1960s for scientific and engineering computing.
  • E. ALGOL 60
    ALGOL 60 is an early high-level programming language that pioneered block structure and lexical scoping, profoundly influencing the design of many later languages.
  • 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: Bell Labs B compiler
Triple: [B programming language, notableImplementation, Bell Labs B compiler]
Generated description
The Bell Labs B compiler was an early software tool developed at Bell Laboratories to translate programs written in the B programming language into executable machine code, playing a key role in the evolution of systems programming and the later development of C.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bell Labs B compiler
Target entity description: The Bell Labs B compiler was an early software tool developed at Bell Laboratories to translate programs written in the B programming language into executable machine code, playing a key role in the evolution of systems programming and the later development of C.
  • 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. IBM 7090 ALGOL compiler
    The IBM 7090 ALGOL compiler was an early and influential implementation of the ALGOL 60 programming language designed for IBM's 7090 mainframe, used primarily in scientific and engineering computing.
  • C. BCPL
    BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language) is an early, typeless systems programming language developed in the 1960s that significantly influenced the design of the C programming language.
  • D. IBM 7090 FORTRAN compiler
    The IBM 7090 FORTRAN compiler was an early high-level language compiler developed by IBM for its 7090 mainframe, widely used in the 1960s for scientific and engineering computing.
  • E. ALGOL 60
    ALGOL 60 is an early high-level programming language that pioneered block structure and lexical scoping, profoundly influencing the design of many later languages.
  • 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_69c68856d7808190ab33ee914640281b completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6dbc1f63c8190837cfd71cf5ed613 completed March 27, 2026, 7:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c761d6ed5481909ccf1650fe6dc747 completed March 28, 2026, 5:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c763053a308190a8bd34fe72be5065 completed March 28, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c763d604148190a3004ab99c79834f completed March 28, 2026, 5:15 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:32 p.m.