Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X)
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Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X) is a window management feature that lets users organize applications into multiple virtual desktops for easier multitasking and workspace separation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dashboard (in older macOS versions) | 1 |
| Exposé & Spaces | 1 |
| Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X) canonical | 1 |
| Split View in OS X El Capitan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2836593 — 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: Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X) Context triple: [Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006, announcedFeature, Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X)]
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A.
Split View multitasking
Split View multitasking is an iPadOS capability that lets users run and interact with two apps side by side on the screen at the same time.
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B.
Desktop Window Manager
Desktop Window Manager is the compositing window manager in modern Microsoft Windows that handles visual effects, window rendering, and desktop composition using hardware acceleration.
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C.
Openbox
Openbox is a lightweight, highly configurable stacking window manager for the X Window System, often used in minimal or performance-focused Linux desktop setups.
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D.
NeXTSTEP
NeXTSTEP was an advanced Unix-based operating system and development environment created by NeXT Inc., notable for its object-oriented frameworks and influential role in the later development of macOS and iOS.
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E.
Marco window manager
Marco window manager is the lightweight, traditional window manager used by the MATE desktop environment to provide classic window handling and compositing on Unix-like systems.
- 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: Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X) Target entity description: Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X) is a window management feature that lets users organize applications into multiple virtual desktops for easier multitasking and workspace separation.
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A.
Split View multitasking
Split View multitasking is an iPadOS capability that lets users run and interact with two apps side by side on the screen at the same time.
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B.
Desktop Window Manager
Desktop Window Manager is the compositing window manager in modern Microsoft Windows that handles visual effects, window rendering, and desktop composition using hardware acceleration.
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C.
Openbox
Openbox is a lightweight, highly configurable stacking window manager for the X Window System, often used in minimal or performance-focused Linux desktop setups.
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D.
NeXTSTEP
NeXTSTEP was an advanced Unix-based operating system and development environment created by NeXT Inc., notable for its object-oriented frameworks and influential role in the later development of macOS and iOS.
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E.
Marco window manager
Marco window manager is the lightweight, traditional window manager used by the MATE desktop environment to provide classic window handling and compositing on Unix-like systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
virtual desktop feature
ⓘ
window management feature ⓘ |
| allows |
assigning applications to specific desktops
ⓘ
moving windows between desktops ⓘ multiple virtual desktops ⓘ organizing applications by desktop ⓘ |
| benefit |
improves focus by isolating applications
ⓘ
reduces desktop clutter ⓘ separates workspaces by task ⓘ |
| category | Mac OS X feature ⓘ |
| changedInVersion | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion ⓘ |
| configurationLocation |
macOS System Settings
ⓘ
surface form:
System Preferences
|
| configurationPane |
Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Exposé & Spaces
|
| controlledBy | System Preferences settings ⓘ |
| defaultShortcut | Control+Arrow keys ⓘ |
| developedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| featureType | desktop virtualization at UI level ⓘ |
| goal |
easier multitasking
ⓘ
workspace separation ⓘ |
| hasConcept | space as a separate desktop ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Mission Control ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
multitasking
ⓘ
window management ⓘ workspace organization ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Apple as part of Leopard feature set ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion | Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard ⓘ |
| invokedBy |
Dock icon
ⓘ
keyboard shortcut ⓘ mouse hot corners ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
macOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X
|
| platform | macOS ⓘ |
| relatedFeature |
Dashboard
ⓘ
Exposé ⓘ Mission Control ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Mission Control ⓘ |
| status | legacy implementation of virtual desktops ⓘ |
| supports |
animation when switching desktops
ⓘ
application‑based desktop assignment ⓘ custom number of desktops ⓘ drag and drop of windows between desktops ⓘ full‑screen applications per desktop ⓘ keyboard navigation between desktops ⓘ naming or identifying desktops by position ⓘ per‑user configuration ⓘ rearranging desktop order ⓘ |
| userInterfaceElement |
desktop thumbnails
ⓘ
grid of desktops ⓘ |
| visibleIn |
Aqua user interface
ⓘ
surface form:
Leopard user interface
Snow Leopard user interface ⓘ |
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: Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X) Description of subject: Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X) is a window management feature that lets users organize applications into multiple virtual desktops for easier multitasking and workspace separation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2006
→
announcedFeature
→
Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X)
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Split View in OS X El Capitan
this entity surface form:
Dashboard (in older macOS versions)
Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X)
→
configurationPane
→
Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Exposé & Spaces