Zoom

E41442

accessibility feature screen magnifier software feature

Zoom is a built-in macOS accessibility feature that magnifies on-screen content to make it easier for users with low vision to see and interact with their display.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Zoom canonical	2
Zoom (video conferencing software)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321743 — 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: Zoom
Context triple: [macOS, supportsAccessibilityFeature, Zoom]

A. Zoom Video Communications
Zoom Video Communications is a technology company best known for its widely used cloud-based video conferencing and online collaboration platform.
B. Webex
Webex is Cisco’s cloud-based suite of video conferencing, online meeting, and team collaboration tools used by businesses and organizations worldwide.
C. Skype
Skype is a widely used internet-based communication service that enables voice calls, video chats, and instant messaging across computers and mobile devices.
D. Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration and communication platform by Microsoft that provides chat, video conferencing, file sharing, and integration with other Microsoft 365 services for teams and organizations.
E. Surface Hub
Surface Hub is Microsoft's large interactive whiteboard and collaboration device designed for meetings, presentations, and team productivity in business and educational environments.
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: Zoom
Target entity description: Zoom is a built-in macOS accessibility feature that magnifies on-screen content to make it easier for users with low vision to see and interact with their display.

A. Zoom Video Communications
Zoom Video Communications is a technology company best known for its widely used cloud-based video conferencing and online collaboration platform.
B. Webex
Webex is Cisco’s cloud-based suite of video conferencing, online meeting, and team collaboration tools used by businesses and organizations worldwide.
C. Skype
Skype is a widely used internet-based communication service that enables voice calls, video chats, and instant messaging across computers and mobile devices.
D. Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration and communication platform by Microsoft that provides chat, video conferencing, file sharing, and integration with other Microsoft 365 services for teams and organizations.
E. Surface Hub
Surface Hub is Microsoft's large interactive whiteboard and collaboration device designed for meetings, presentations, and team productivity in business and educational environments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	accessibility feature ⓘ screen magnifier ⓘ software feature ⓘ
activationMethod	keyboard shortcuts ⓘ modifier key plus scroll ⓘ trackpad gestures ⓘ
appliesTo	entire display ⓘ selected region of the display ⓘ
availability	preinstalled on macOS ⓘ
category	Accessibility ⓘ Vision accessibility ⓘ
configurableParameter	follow keyboard focus behavior ⓘ maximum zoom level ⓘ minimum zoom level ⓘ screen image smoothing ⓘ zoom style ⓘ
configurableVia	Accessibility settings ⓘ macOS System Settings ⓘ surface form: System Settings
developedBy	Apple Inc. ⓘ
distinctFrom	Zoom self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Zoom (video conferencing software)
function	assists users with low vision ⓘ enables screen magnification ⓘ enlarges user interface elements ⓘ magnifies on-screen content ⓘ
goal	enhance accessibility for users with visual impairments ⓘ improve readability of on-screen content ⓘ
introducedBy	macOS ⓘ surface form: Apple macOS
isBuiltIn	true ⓘ
license	proprietary ⓘ
operatingSystem	macOS ⓘ
partOf	macOS Accessibility API ⓘ surface form: macOS Accessibility
platform	macOS ⓘ
runsOn	Mac computers ⓘ
supportsFeature	cursor follows focus ⓘ keyboard shortcuts for zooming ⓘ scroll gesture with modifier key to zoom ⓘ smooth image scaling ⓘ speak items under the pointer (when combined with VoiceOver settings) ⓘ text caret tracking ⓘ trackpad gestures for zooming ⓘ
supportsIntegrationWith	VoiceOver ⓘ other macOS accessibility tools ⓘ
supportsMode	full-screen zoom ⓘ picture-in-picture zoom ⓘ split-screen zoom ⓘ
targetUserGroup	users with low vision ⓘ visually impaired users ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

macOS → supportsAccessibilityFeature → Zoom ⓘ

FaceTime HD camera → supportsService → Zoom ⓘ

Zoom → distinctFrom → Zoom self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Zoom (macOS accessibility feature)

this entity surface form: Zoom (video conferencing software)

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Statements (47)

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Referenced by (3)

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