iOS
E8266
iOS is Apple’s mobile operating system that powers iPhones and iPads, known for its integrated ecosystem, security features, and curated App Store.
All labels observed (28)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| iOS canonical | 1,301 |
| iOS 8 | 8 |
| Apple iOS | 3 |
| iOS 5 | 3 |
| iOS 7 | 3 |
| iOS 9 | 3 |
| iPhone OS | 3 |
| iOS 13 | 2 |
| iOS 4 | 2 |
| Apollo iOS | 1 |
| App Store | 1 |
| iOS (for iPod touch) | 1 |
| iOS (for recording and playback on supported devices) | 1 |
| iOS (removed from App Store) | 1 |
| iOS (via FireMonkey) | 1 |
| iOS (via mobile app for viewing) | 1 |
| iOS 10 | 1 |
| iOS 10.3 | 1 |
| iOS 11 | 1 |
| iOS 12 | 1 |
| iOS 12.1 | 1 |
| iOS 14 | 1 |
| iOS 16 | 1 |
| iOS 3 and later | 1 |
| iOS 8.0 | 1 |
| iOS Home Screen | 1 |
| iOS for iPad | 1 |
| iPhone OS 2.0 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78921 — 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: iOS Context triple: [Facebook, hasMobileApp, iOS]
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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.
USBOS
USBOS is the UN/LOCODE identifier assigned to the Port of Boston in the United States for international shipping and logistics.
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C.
Apple silicon
Apple silicon is Apple’s custom family of ARM-based system-on-a-chip processors that power modern Macs and other Apple devices, offering high performance with improved energy efficiency.
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D.
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company best known for designing and selling consumer electronics like the iPhone, Mac, and iPad, along with software and digital services.
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E.
Android
Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, widely used on smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices around the world.
- 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: iOS Target entity description: iOS is Apple’s mobile operating system that powers iPhones and iPads, known for its integrated ecosystem, security features, and curated App Store.
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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.
-
B.
USBOS
USBOS is the UN/LOCODE identifier assigned to the Port of Boston in the United States for international shipping and logistics.
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C.
Apple silicon
Apple silicon is Apple’s custom family of ARM-based system-on-a-chip processors that power modern Macs and other Apple devices, offering high performance with improved energy efficiency.
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D.
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company best known for designing and selling consumer electronics like the iPhone, Mac, and iPad, along with software and digital services.
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E.
Android
Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, widely used on smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mobile operating system ⓘ |
| basedOn | Darwin ⓘ |
| defaultAssistant | Siri ⓘ |
| defaultEmailClient | Mail ⓘ |
| defaultMapsApp | Apple Maps ⓘ |
| defaultMediaPlayer | Apple Music ⓘ |
| defaultWebBrowser |
Apple Safari
ⓘ
surface form:
Safari
|
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| feature |
ARKit framework
ⓘ
App Store ⓘ
surface form:
App Store ecosystem
Apple Pay support ⓘ CarPlay support ⓘ Control Center ⓘ Family Sharing ⓘ Handoff ⓘ
surface form:
Handoff and Continuity
HealthKit framework ⓘ HomeKit framework ⓘ Notification Center ⓘ Screen Time ⓘ Widgets ⓘ iCloud integration ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 2007-06-29 ⓘ |
| kernel | XNU ⓘ |
| kernelType | hybrid kernel ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| market | consumer mobile devices ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
curated application review process
ⓘ
regular long-term software updates for supported devices ⓘ tight integration with Apple hardware and services ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily |
Apple operating systems
ⓘ
Unix-like ⓘ |
| originalName |
iOS
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
iPhone OS
|
| packageManager | App Store ⓘ |
| primaryUserInterface |
graphical user interface
ⓘ
multi-touch ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ Objective-C ⓘ Swift ⓘ |
| renameDate | 2010-06-07 ⓘ |
| renamedTo | iOS self-link ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
Activation Lock
ⓘ
Face ID support ⓘ Find My iPhone ⓘ Secure Enclave integration ⓘ Touch ID support ⓘ code signing ⓘ hardware-backed encryption ⓘ sandboxing ⓘ |
| sourceModel | closed source with open-source components ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
iPadOS
ⓘ
surface form:
iPadOS (for iPad)
|
| supportsArchitecture | ARM ⓘ |
| supportsDevice |
iPhone
ⓘ
iPod ⓘ
surface form:
iPod Touch
some iPad models (historically) ⓘ |
| updateModel | firmware over-the-air ⓘ |
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: iOS Description of subject: iOS is Apple’s mobile operating system that powers iPhones and iPads, known for its integrated ecosystem, security features, and curated App Store.
Referenced by (1,347)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
iOS 9
this entity surface form:
iOS Home Screen
this entity surface form:
Apple iOS
subject surface form:
Quartz (Apple graphics)