iCloud
E20628
iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage and synchronization service that securely backs up and keeps users’ photos, files, and data up to date across their Apple devices.
All labels observed (25)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| iCloud canonical | 49 |
| iCloud+ | 7 |
| iCloud.com | 7 |
| iCloud Drive | 5 |
| iCloud Mail | 3 |
| iCloud Photos | 3 |
| CloudKit | 2 |
| iCloud services | 2 |
| Apple iCloud Drive | 1 |
| Apple online services | 1 |
| Messages (iCloud) | 1 |
| MobileMe | 1 |
| iCloud Backup | 1 |
| iCloud Calendars | 1 |
| iCloud Contacts | 1 |
| iCloud Key-Value storage | 1 |
| iCloud Keychain | 1 |
| iCloud Notes | 1 |
| iCloud Photo Stream | 1 |
| iCloud Reminders | 1 |
| iCloud Shared Photo Library | 1 |
| iCloud Tabs | 1 |
| iCloud ecosystem | 1 |
| iCloud.com web interface | 1 |
| iMessage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T165352 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: iCloud Context triple: [Apple Inc., service, iCloud]
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A.
Dropbox
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration company known for enabling users to easily sync and share files across devices.
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B.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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C.
iOS
iOS is Apple’s mobile operating system that powers iPhones and iPads, known for its integrated ecosystem, security features, and curated App Store.
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D.
iPhone
The iPhone is Apple's flagship smartphone line that revolutionized mobile technology by combining a touchscreen interface, internet connectivity, and a robust app ecosystem into a single device.
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E.
Google Photos
Google Photos is a cloud-based photo and video storage and management service that offers automatic backup, organization, sharing, and powerful search features using Google’s AI.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: iCloud Target entity description: iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage and synchronization service that securely backs up and keeps users’ photos, files, and data up to date across their Apple devices.
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A.
Dropbox
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration company known for enabling users to easily sync and share files across devices.
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B.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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C.
iOS
iOS is Apple’s mobile operating system that powers iPhones and iPads, known for its integrated ecosystem, security features, and curated App Store.
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D.
iPhone
The iPhone is Apple's flagship smartphone line that revolutionized mobile technology by combining a touchscreen interface, internet connectivity, and a robust app ecosystem into a single device.
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E.
Google Photos
Google Photos is a cloud-based photo and video storage and management service that offers automatic backup, organization, sharing, and powerful search features using Google’s AI.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple service
ⓘ
cloud storage service ⓘ file synchronization service ⓘ |
| accessibleVia |
iCloud
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud.com
|
| announcedAt | Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| inception | 2011 ⓘ |
| integratedWith | Apple ID ⓘ |
| offersFreeStorage | 5 GB ⓘ |
| offersPaidPlans | iCloud+ storage tiers ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| platform |
Windows
ⓘ
iOS ⓘ iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ web ⓘ |
| region | global ⓘ |
| replaced |
iCloud
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MobileMe
|
| requires |
compatible Apple device or web browser
ⓘ
internet connection ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
end-to-end encryption for certain data types
ⓘ
two-factor authentication support ⓘ |
| stores |
app data
ⓘ
device backups ⓘ documents ⓘ music library metadata ⓘ photos ⓘ videos ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
iCloud
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
CloudKit
Family Sharing ⓘ Find My iPhone ⓘ
surface form:
Find My
Hide My Email ⓘ Shared Albums ⓘ Shared iCloud Drive folders ⓘ iCloud self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud Backup
iCloud self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud Calendars
iCloud self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud Contacts
iCloud self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud Drive
iCloud self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud Key-Value storage
iCloud Keychain ⓘ iCloud self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud Mail
iCloud self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud Notes
iCloud self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud Photos
iCloud Private Relay ⓘ iCloud self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud Reminders
|
| synchronizes |
Keychain passwords
ⓘ
Safari bookmarks ⓘ Safari tabs ⓘ calendars across devices ⓘ contacts across devices ⓘ files across devices ⓘ notes across devices ⓘ photos across devices ⓘ reminders across devices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: iCloud Description of subject: iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage and synchronization service that securely backs up and keeps users’ photos, files, and data up to date across their Apple devices.
Referenced by (95)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
iCloud+
this entity surface form:
iCloud+
this entity surface form:
iCloud.com
this entity surface form:
iCloud+
this entity surface form:
iCloud.com web interface
this entity surface form:
iCloud+
subject surface form:
Files
this entity surface form:
iCloud Drive
subject surface form:
Contacts
this entity surface form:
iCloud.com
subject surface form:
Contacts
subject surface form:
Contacts
subject surface form:
Messages
this entity surface form:
iCloud.com
this entity surface form:
iCloud Photo Stream
this entity surface form:
iCloud services
this entity surface form:
iCloud Photos
subject surface form:
Messages (macOS)
this entity surface form:
Messages (iCloud)
this entity surface form:
iCloud Drive
this entity surface form:
iCloud Shared Photo Library
this entity surface form:
iCloud.com
this entity surface form:
iCloud.com
subject surface form:
Apple Inc.