Mach-O binary format
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The Mach-O binary format is the native executable and object file format used by macOS and iOS systems for programs, libraries, and related binary code.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mach-O | 4 |
| Mach-O binary format canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9028136 — 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: Mach-O binary format Context triple: [Universal 2 binary format, basedOn, Mach-O binary format]
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A.
Universal 2 binary format
Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
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B.
dyld
dyld is the dynamic linker for macOS and other Darwin-based systems, responsible for loading and linking shared libraries at program startup and runtime.
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C.
Mach microkernel
Mach microkernel is a pioneering microkernel-based operating system kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University, known for its message-passing architecture and influence on systems like NeXTSTEP and early versions of macOS.
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D.
XNU
XNU is the hybrid operating system kernel developed by Apple that powers macOS and other Apple platforms, combining components from Mach and BSD.
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E.
Dalvik Executable format
The Dalvik Executable format is a compact bytecode format used by Android to package and run compiled application code in its runtime 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: Mach-O binary format Target entity description: The Mach-O binary format is the native executable and object file format used by macOS and iOS systems for programs, libraries, and related binary code.
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A.
Universal 2 binary format
Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
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B.
dyld
dyld is the dynamic linker for macOS and other Darwin-based systems, responsible for loading and linking shared libraries at program startup and runtime.
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C.
Mach microkernel
Mach microkernel is a pioneering microkernel-based operating system kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University, known for its message-passing architecture and influence on systems like NeXTSTEP and early versions of macOS.
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D.
XNU
XNU is the hybrid operating system kernel developed by Apple that powers macOS and other Apple platforms, combining components from Mach and BSD.
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E.
Dalvik Executable format
The Dalvik Executable format is a compact bytecode format used by Android to package and run compiled application code in its runtime environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
binary file format
ⓘ
executable and object file format ⓘ |
| definedIn | Apple developer documentation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatFileAlsoCalled | universal binary ⓘ |
| fatFilePurpose | store multiple architectures in one file ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Mach header
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
code signature blob ⓘ dylinker information ⓘ load commands ⓘ relocation entries ⓘ sections ⓘ segments ⓘ string table ⓘ symbol table ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
fat Mach-O file
ⓘ
thin Mach-O file ⓘ |
| introducedBy | NeXTSTEP operating system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedFormat | a.out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
32-bit architectures
ⓘ
64-bit architectures ⓘ |
| supportsArchitecture |
ARM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ARM64 ⓘ PowerPC NERFINISHED ⓘ x86 ⓘ x86_64 ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
code signing
ⓘ
debug information ⓘ dynamic linking ⓘ position-independent code ⓘ symbol tables ⓘ |
| usedByKernel | XNU kernel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByOperatingSystem |
iOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
iPadOS NERFINISHED ⓘ macOS NERFINISHED ⓘ tvOS NERFINISHED ⓘ watchOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByTool |
dyld dynamic linker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lldb NERFINISHED ⓘ nm ⓘ otool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByToolchain |
Clang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LLVM linker (ld64, lld-macho) NERFINISHED ⓘ Xcode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
core dumps
ⓘ
dynamic libraries ⓘ executables ⓘ kernel extensions ⓘ object files ⓘ shared libraries ⓘ |
| usesEndianness | little-endian ⓘ |
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: Mach-O binary format Description of subject: The Mach-O binary format is the native executable and object file format used by macOS and iOS systems for programs, libraries, and related binary code.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mach-O
subject surface form:
LLD
this entity surface form:
Mach-O
this entity surface form:
Mach-O
this entity surface form:
Mach-O