Triple
T8520883
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gordon Bell |
E201689
|
entity |
| Predicate | workedOn |
P3
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
PDP series minicomputers
The PDP series minicomputers were influential mid-20th-century Digital Equipment Corporation systems that helped popularize interactive, time-sharing computing and shaped the development of modern computer architecture.
|
E739759
|
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: PDP series minicomputers | Statement: [Gordon Bell, workedOn, PDP series minicomputers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PDP series minicomputers Context triple: [Gordon Bell, workedOn, PDP series minicomputers]
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A.
PDP-11
The PDP-11 is a series of 16-bit minicomputers introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1970s that became highly influential in computer architecture and operating system development.
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B.
PDP-5
The PDP-5 was an early 18-bit minicomputer introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1960s, notable as a predecessor to the influential PDP-8 and for helping establish the minicomputer market.
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C.
PDP-4
The PDP-4 was an early 1960s 18-bit minicomputer from Digital Equipment Corporation that helped establish the PDP line in scientific and engineering computing.
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D.
PDP-9
The PDP-9 was a 1960s 18-bit minicomputer from Digital Equipment Corporation that introduced advanced features and improved performance over its predecessors in the PDP series.
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E.
PDP-7
The PDP-7 was a 1960s DEC minicomputer whose relatively low cost and flexible design made it popular in research labs and notable as the machine on which the first version of Unix was developed.
- 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: PDP series minicomputers Triple: [Gordon Bell, workedOn, PDP series minicomputers]
Generated description
The PDP series minicomputers were influential mid-20th-century Digital Equipment Corporation systems that helped popularize interactive, time-sharing computing and shaped the development of modern computer architecture.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PDP series minicomputers Target entity description: The PDP series minicomputers were influential mid-20th-century Digital Equipment Corporation systems that helped popularize interactive, time-sharing computing and shaped the development of modern computer architecture.
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A.
PDP-11
The PDP-11 is a series of 16-bit minicomputers introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1970s that became highly influential in computer architecture and operating system development.
-
B.
PDP-5
The PDP-5 was an early 18-bit minicomputer introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1960s, notable as a predecessor to the influential PDP-8 and for helping establish the minicomputer market.
-
C.
PDP-4
The PDP-4 was an early 1960s 18-bit minicomputer from Digital Equipment Corporation that helped establish the PDP line in scientific and engineering computing.
-
D.
PDP-9
The PDP-9 was a 1960s 18-bit minicomputer from Digital Equipment Corporation that introduced advanced features and improved performance over its predecessors in the PDP series.
-
E.
PDP-7
The PDP-7 was a 1960s DEC minicomputer whose relatively low cost and flexible design made it popular in research labs and notable as the machine on which the first version of Unix was developed.
- 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_69ca8321bb44819081b74df0b710276d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe628f8c48190a35201f9fde605cc |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4e76dcd08190866fde75cd0ac389 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ffc30e08190b71e941d63d56015 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce54dc664081908ff63ec7f92834d7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:16 p.m.