macOS System Settings
E209745
macOS System Settings is the central configuration application on macOS where users manage system-wide preferences, features, and services.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| System Preferences | 10 |
| System Settings | 4 |
| Mac OS X System Preferences | 1 |
| System Preferences (older macOS versions) | 1 |
| System Preferences application | 1 |
| macOS Finder | 1 |
| macOS System Settings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1892146 — 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: macOS System Settings Context triple: [Handoff, userCanEnableIn, macOS System Settings]
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A.
macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
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B.
iPadOS
iPadOS is Apple’s tablet-focused operating system that builds on iOS with features and interfaces optimized for the iPad’s larger display and multitasking capabilities.
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C.
macOS Cocoa
macOS Cocoa is Apple’s native object-oriented application framework for building graphical user interfaces on macOS.
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D.
Mac
Mac is Apple’s line of personal computers known for their sleek hardware design and tight integration with the macOS operating system.
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E.
Mac
Mac is one of the main characters on the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," known for his delusional self-image, obsession with toughness and martial arts, and often misguided religious zeal.
- 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: macOS System Settings Target entity description: macOS System Settings is the central configuration application on macOS where users manage system-wide preferences, features, and services.
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A.
macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
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B.
iPadOS
iPadOS is Apple’s tablet-focused operating system that builds on iOS with features and interfaces optimized for the iPad’s larger display and multitasking capabilities.
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C.
macOS Cocoa
macOS Cocoa is Apple’s native object-oriented application framework for building graphical user interfaces on macOS.
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D.
Mac
Mac is Apple’s line of personal computers known for their sleek hardware design and tight integration with the macOS operating system.
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E.
Mac
Mac is one of the main characters on the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," known for his delusional self-image, obsession with toughness and martial arts, and often misguided religious zeal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
control panel
ⓘ
macOS component ⓘ system configuration application ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Apple menu
ⓘ
Dock ⓘ Launchpad ⓘ Spotlight search ⓘ |
| designGoal | align with iOS and iPadOS Settings app ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
detail pane
ⓘ
search field ⓘ sidebar category list ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion | macOS Ventura ⓘ |
| introducedInVersionNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | macOS ⓘ |
| platform | Mac ⓘ |
| previousName |
macOS System Settings
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
System Preferences
|
| primaryFunction |
configure hardware settings
ⓘ
configure software settings ⓘ manage AirDrop and Handoff settings ⓘ manage Apple ID settings ⓘ manage FileVault disk encryption settings ⓘ manage Focus and Do Not Disturb settings ⓘ manage Screen Time settings ⓘ manage Time Machine backup settings ⓘ manage VPN and proxy settings ⓘ manage accessibility features ⓘ manage accessibility shortcuts ⓘ manage date and time settings ⓘ manage desktop and display settings ⓘ manage energy and battery settings ⓘ manage firewall settings ⓘ manage iCloud settings ⓘ manage input devices ⓘ manage keyboard shortcuts ⓘ manage language and region settings ⓘ manage login items ⓘ manage network connections ⓘ manage notifications ⓘ manage privacy and security options ⓘ manage sharing services ⓘ manage software update settings ⓘ manage sound settings ⓘ manage startup disk selection ⓘ manage system-wide preferences ⓘ manage trackpad and mouse behavior ⓘ manage user accounts ⓘ |
| replaced |
macOS System Settings
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
System Preferences
|
| userInterfaceStyle |
sidebar-based
ⓘ
single-window ⓘ |
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: macOS System Settings Description of subject: macOS System Settings is the central configuration application on macOS where users manage system-wide preferences, features, and services.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
System Preferences (older macOS versions)
this entity surface form:
System Settings
this entity surface form:
System Preferences
subject surface form:
Control Center (macOS)
this entity surface form:
System Settings
subject surface form:
Control Center (macOS)
this entity surface form:
System Preferences
subject surface form:
Zoom (macOS accessibility feature)
this entity surface form:
System Settings
this entity surface form:
System Preferences
this entity surface form:
System Preferences application
this entity surface form:
System Preferences
subject surface form:
Control Panels (classic Mac OS)
this entity surface form:
System Preferences
this entity surface form:
System Preferences
this entity surface form:
System Preferences
this entity surface form:
System Preferences
this entity surface form:
Mac OS X System Preferences
this entity surface form:
macOS Finder
this entity surface form:
System Settings
this entity surface form:
System Preferences
this entity surface form:
System Preferences