Triple

T6993867
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alan Cox E162152 entity
Predicate workedOn P3 FINISHED
Object Linux TTY subsystem
The Linux TTY subsystem is the kernel component that manages terminal devices and text-based user sessions, providing the interface between user-space programs and character-based input/output on Linux systems.
E635873 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: Linux TTY subsystem | Statement: [Alan Cox, workedOn, Linux TTY subsystem]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Linux TTY subsystem
Context triple: [Alan Cox, workedOn, Linux TTY subsystem]
  • A. VT100 terminal
    The VT100 terminal is a widely influential video display terminal introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1970s, known for popularizing ANSI escape codes and becoming a de facto standard for text-based computer interfaces.
  • B. Linux kernel driver core
    The Linux kernel driver core is the central subsystem responsible for managing device drivers and their interaction with hardware and the rest of the kernel.
  • C. IBM 3270-style terminal displays
    IBM 3270-style terminal displays are block-oriented mainframe computer terminals widely used from the 1970s onward for high-speed, reliable interaction with IBM mainframe systems in corporate and institutional environments.
  • D. Linux kernel USB subsystem
    The Linux kernel USB subsystem is the core component of the Linux operating system responsible for managing USB hardware, drivers, and data transfer between USB devices and the system.
  • E. Linux /proc file system
    The Linux /proc file system is a virtual filesystem that exposes kernel and process information as files, enabling users and programs to inspect and control system state through a simple file-based interface.
  • 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: Linux TTY subsystem
Triple: [Alan Cox, workedOn, Linux TTY subsystem]
Generated description
The Linux TTY subsystem is the kernel component that manages terminal devices and text-based user sessions, providing the interface between user-space programs and character-based input/output on Linux systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Linux TTY subsystem
Target entity description: The Linux TTY subsystem is the kernel component that manages terminal devices and text-based user sessions, providing the interface between user-space programs and character-based input/output on Linux systems.
  • A. VT100 terminal
    The VT100 terminal is a widely influential video display terminal introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the late 1970s, known for popularizing ANSI escape codes and becoming a de facto standard for text-based computer interfaces.
  • B. Linux kernel driver core
    The Linux kernel driver core is the central subsystem responsible for managing device drivers and their interaction with hardware and the rest of the kernel.
  • C. IBM 3270-style terminal displays
    IBM 3270-style terminal displays are block-oriented mainframe computer terminals widely used from the 1970s onward for high-speed, reliable interaction with IBM mainframe systems in corporate and institutional environments.
  • D. Linux kernel USB subsystem
    The Linux kernel USB subsystem is the core component of the Linux operating system responsible for managing USB hardware, drivers, and data transfer between USB devices and the system.
  • E. Linux /proc file system
    The Linux /proc file system is a virtual filesystem that exposes kernel and process information as files, enabling users and programs to inspect and control system state through a simple file-based interface.
  • 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_69c6dbeaa88c8190a49f8504c1793e1f completed March 27, 2026, 7:35 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c76a1adec88190a769ec7af0fa7b51 completed March 28, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c76aac21448190ac2b94c836f2f725 completed March 28, 2026, 5:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c76b3efc0081909e506f9a828d4fd8 completed March 28, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:32 p.m.