Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
E207625
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is a major release of Apple’s desktop operating system that introduced features like Spotlight search and Dashboard widgets while bridging the transition from Classic Mac OS to modern macOS.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger canonical | 12 |
| Mac OS X 10.4.1 for Intel | 1 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4 | 1 |
| Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger | 1 |
| Mac OS X Tiger (Intel build) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1774305 — 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: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Context triple: [Classic Environment, operatingSystem, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger]
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A.
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther is a major release of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system, introduced in 2003 with improved performance, a refined Aqua interface, and enhanced features like Exposé and Fast User Switching.
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B.
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar is a major early release of Apple’s Unix-based Mac operating system that improved performance, networking, and user interface features while supporting legacy Mac OS applications via the Classic Environment.
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C.
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah is the first major release of Apple's Mac OS X operating system, notable for debuting the modern, visually rich user interface that replaced the classic Mac OS.
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D.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is a refinement-focused release of Apple's Mac operating system that emphasized performance, stability, and under-the-hood improvements over major new features.
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E.
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma is an early version of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system that improved performance and usability over its predecessor while supporting classic Mac OS applications through the Classic Environment.
- 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: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Target entity description: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is a major release of Apple’s desktop operating system that introduced features like Spotlight search and Dashboard widgets while bridging the transition from Classic Mac OS to modern macOS.
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A.
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther is a major release of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system, introduced in 2003 with improved performance, a refined Aqua interface, and enhanced features like Exposé and Fast User Switching.
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B.
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar is a major early release of Apple’s Unix-based Mac operating system that improved performance, networking, and user interface features while supporting legacy Mac OS applications via the Classic Environment.
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C.
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah is the first major release of Apple's Mac OS X operating system, notable for debuting the modern, visually rich user interface that replaced the classic Mac OS.
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D.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is a refinement-focused release of Apple's Mac operating system that emphasized performance, stability, and under-the-hood improvements over major new features.
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E.
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma is an early version of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system that improved performance and usability over its predecessor while supporting classic Mac OS applications through the Classic Environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mac OS X release
ⓘ
operating system ⓘ |
| architectureSupport |
32-bit
ⓘ
partial 64-bit (PowerPC G5) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Darwin ⓘ |
| classicEnvironmentSupport |
PowerPC only
ⓘ
not available on Intel Macs ⓘ |
| codename | Tiger ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| distributionMedium |
CD (some configurations)
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard ⓘ |
| includedAPI |
Core Data
ⓘ
surface form:
Core Data API
Dashboard ⓘ
surface form:
Dashboard widget API
Spotlight search ⓘ
surface form:
Spotlight metadata API
|
| includedComponent |
Automator
ⓘ
Dashboard ⓘ Mail ⓘ
surface form:
Mail 2
QuickTime ⓘ
surface form:
QuickTime 7
Safari ⓘ
surface form:
Safari 2
Spotlight ⓘ iChat AV with multi-way video conferencing ⓘ |
| includedEnvironment | Classic environment (on PowerPC Macs) ⓘ |
| includedTechnology |
Core Data
ⓘ
Core Image ⓘ Core Video ⓘ Quartz 2D ⓘ
surface form:
Quartz 2D Extreme (experimental)
|
| initialReleaseDate | 2005-04-29 ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
64-bit addressing for some system libraries on PowerPC
ⓘ
Automator workflow automation ⓘ Dashcode (for Dashboard widgets) ⓘ
surface form:
Dashboard widget environment
Fast User Switching improvements ⓘ Safari RSS support ⓘ Spotlight search ⓘ
surface form:
Spotlight system-wide search
enhanced parental controls ⓘ improved Mail with smart mailboxes ⓘ |
| kernelName | XNU ⓘ |
| kernelType | hybrid kernel ⓘ |
| latestReleaseDate | 2007-11-14 ⓘ |
| latestReleaseVersion | 10.4.11 ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| marketingSlogan | Tiger unleashed. ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Mac OS X version to ship on Intel-based Macs
ⓘ
transition period between Classic Mac OS and modern macOS ⓘ |
| partOfFamily |
macOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X
|
| platform |
x86
ⓘ
surface form:
Intel x86
PowerPC ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mac OS X 10.3 Panther ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2005-04-29 ⓘ |
| serverEdition |
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X Server 10.4
|
| sourceModel | closed source with open-source components ⓘ |
| supportStatus | ended ⓘ |
| userInterface | Aqua ⓘ |
| versionNumber | 10.4 ⓘ |
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: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Description of subject: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is a major release of Apple’s desktop operating system that introduced features like Spotlight search and Dashboard widgets while bridging the transition from Classic Mac OS to modern macOS.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Classic Environment
subject surface form:
Developer Transition Kit (Intel)
this entity surface form:
Mac OS X 10.4.1 for Intel
subject surface form:
Developer Transition Kit (Intel)
this entity surface form:
Mac OS X Tiger (Intel build)
this entity surface form:
Mac OS X Server 10.4
this entity surface form:
Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger