Multi-Touch trackpad
E41453
A Multi-Touch trackpad is a touch-sensitive pointing device that recognizes multiple simultaneous finger gestures for precise cursor control and intuitive navigation.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apple Magic Trackpad | 2 |
| Apple Magic Trackpad 2 | 1 |
| Magic Trackpad | 1 |
| Magic Trackpad 2 | 1 |
| Multi-Touch trackpad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321789 — 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: Multi-Touch trackpad Context triple: [MacBook Pro, hasPointingDevice, Multi-Touch trackpad]
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A.
iPad
The iPad is Apple's line of touchscreen tablet computers that popularized modern tablet computing with its sleek design, intuitive interface, and integration into the broader Apple ecosystem.
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B.
iBook
The iBook was Apple’s line of consumer-oriented, portable Macintosh laptops designed for education and everyday use in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
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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D.
Mac Studio
Mac Studio is a high-performance desktop computer from Apple designed for professional workflows, featuring powerful Apple silicon chips in a compact form factor.
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E.
Mac mini
The Mac mini is a compact desktop computer designed by Apple that offers full macOS functionality in a small, versatile form factor suitable for both consumer and professional use.
- 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: Multi-Touch trackpad Target entity description: A Multi-Touch trackpad is a touch-sensitive pointing device that recognizes multiple simultaneous finger gestures for precise cursor control and intuitive navigation.
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A.
iPad
The iPad is Apple's line of touchscreen tablet computers that popularized modern tablet computing with its sleek design, intuitive interface, and integration into the broader Apple ecosystem.
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B.
iBook
The iBook was Apple’s line of consumer-oriented, portable Macintosh laptops designed for education and everyday use in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
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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D.
Mac Studio
Mac Studio is a high-performance desktop computer from Apple designed for professional workflows, featuring powerful Apple silicon chips in a compact form factor.
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E.
Mac mini
The Mac mini is a compact desktop computer designed by Apple that offers full macOS functionality in a small, versatile form factor suitable for both consumer and professional use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware
ⓘ
human–computer interaction device ⓘ pointing device ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
computer mouse
ⓘ
pointing stick ⓘ trackball ⓘ |
| basedOn | capacitive sensing technology ⓘ |
| componentOf |
desktop keyboard accessories
ⓘ
laptop computer ⓘ notebook computer ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Bluetooth
ⓘ
USB ⓘ |
| enables |
gesture-based user interface control
ⓘ
multi-finger shortcuts ⓘ precise cursor positioning ⓘ |
| hasProperty | touch-sensitive ⓘ |
| improves |
efficiency of navigation tasks
ⓘ
ergonomic interaction with computers ⓘ |
| inputMethod |
finger movement
ⓘ
finger pressure ⓘ |
| locatedOn | palm rest area of laptops ⓘ |
| recognizes |
four-finger gestures
ⓘ
pinch gestures ⓘ spread gestures ⓘ swipe gestures ⓘ tap gestures ⓘ three-finger gestures ⓘ two-finger scroll gestures ⓘ |
| requires |
gesture recognition software
ⓘ
touch-sensitive surface ⓘ |
| supports |
multi-touch input
ⓘ
multiple simultaneous finger gestures ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
configurable gestures
ⓘ
multi-finger tapping ⓘ palm rejection ⓘ pointer acceleration ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| usedFor |
clicking
ⓘ
cursor control ⓘ dragging ⓘ graphical user interface navigation ⓘ rotating content ⓘ scrolling ⓘ zooming ⓘ |
| usedIn |
all-in-one desktop systems
ⓘ
laptop design ⓘ ultrabook design ⓘ |
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: Multi-Touch trackpad Description of subject: A Multi-Touch trackpad is a touch-sensitive pointing device that recognizes multiple simultaneous finger gestures for precise cursor control and intuitive navigation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Apple Magic Trackpad
this entity surface form:
Apple Magic Trackpad
this entity surface form:
Magic Trackpad
this entity surface form:
Apple Magic Trackpad 2
this entity surface form:
Magic Trackpad 2