Triple

T7164945
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brian Kernighan E167041 entity
Predicate authorOf P4244 FINISHED
Object The Unix Programming Environment E210074 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (2 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: The Unix Programming Environment | Statement: [Brian Kernighan, authorOf, The Unix Programming Environment]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Unix Programming Environment
Context triple: [Brian Kernighan, authorOf, The Unix Programming Environment]
  • A. The Unix Programming Environment chosen
    The Unix Programming Environment is a classic 1984 book by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike that introduces the philosophy, tools, and practices of software development on Unix systems.
  • B. The Art of Unix Programming
    The Art of Unix Programming is a book that explores the philosophy, design principles, and culture of Unix software development, emphasizing simplicity, modularity, and the Unix way.
  • C. Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons
    Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons is the recursive backronym behind the name GNU Hurd, referring to its architecture of multiple servers (daemons) designed to collectively replace traditional Unix kernel functionality.
  • D. Operating Systems: Design and Implementation
    Operating Systems: Design and Implementation is a foundational textbook by Andrew S. Tanenbaum that presents the principles of operating system design alongside a detailed case study of the MINIX operating system.
  • E. The C Programming Language
    The C Programming Language is a classic programming book that introduced and defined the C language, serving as its authoritative reference and a foundational text in computer science.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 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_69c68888c10c819095e0383020225758 completed March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e832d2548190aacff0de80dbc268 completed March 27, 2026, 8:27 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7adcc145c8190ba65831ed891a225 completed March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.