AirDrop
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AirDrop is Apple's wireless file-sharing feature that lets users quickly and securely transfer photos, documents, and other data between nearby Apple devices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AirDrop canonical | 14 |
| Apple AirDrop | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321719 — 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: AirDrop Context triple: [macOS, supportsFeature, AirDrop]
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A.
Nearby Share
Nearby Share is Google's proximity-based file sharing feature that lets users quickly and wirelessly send files, links, and other content between nearby Android and ChromeOS devices.
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B.
AirPods
AirPods are Apple’s wireless Bluetooth earbuds known for their seamless integration with Apple devices, compact charging case, and touch or voice-controlled features.
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C.
iCloud
iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage and synchronization service that securely backs up and keeps users’ photos, files, and data up to date across their Apple devices.
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D.
AppleTalk
AppleTalk was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled file and printer sharing and other communication services between Macintosh computers and devices.
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E.
iOS
iOS is Apple’s mobile operating system that powers iPhones and iPads, known for its integrated ecosystem, security features, and curated App Store.
- 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: AirDrop Target entity description: AirDrop is Apple's wireless file-sharing feature that lets users quickly and securely transfer photos, documents, and other data between nearby Apple devices.
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A.
Nearby Share
Nearby Share is Google's proximity-based file sharing feature that lets users quickly and wirelessly send files, links, and other content between nearby Android and ChromeOS devices.
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B.
AirPods
AirPods are Apple’s wireless Bluetooth earbuds known for their seamless integration with Apple devices, compact charging case, and touch or voice-controlled features.
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C.
iCloud
iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage and synchronization service that securely backs up and keeps users’ photos, files, and data up to date across their Apple devices.
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D.
AppleTalk
AppleTalk was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled file and printer sharing and other communication services between Macintosh computers and devices.
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E.
iOS
iOS is Apple’s mobile operating system that powers iPhones and iPads, known for its integrated ecosystem, security features, and curated App Store.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple software feature
ⓘ
wireless file-sharing feature ⓘ |
| defaultSaveLocation |
Downloads folder on macOS
ⓘ
corresponding app on iOS and iPadOS ⓘ |
| designGoal |
quick local file sharing
ⓘ
secure local file sharing ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | Bluetooth-based proximity detection ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion |
Mac OS X Lion
ⓘ
linked to:
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
iOS 7 ⓘ
linked to:
iOS
|
| networkRequirement | doesNotRequireCommonWiFiNetwork ⓘ |
| platform |
iOS
ⓘ
iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ visionOS ⓘ watchOS ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | file transfer between nearby Apple devices ⓘ |
| privacySetting |
Contacts Only
ⓘ
Everyone for 10 Minutes ⓘ Receiving Off ⓘ |
| range | short-range wireless communication ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| requires |
Apple ID for Contacts Only mode
ⓘ
Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth enabled ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
encryption
ⓘ
mutual device discovery controls ⓘ |
| supports |
folder transfer
ⓘ
multi-file transfer ⓘ |
| supportsDataType |
app links
ⓘ
contacts ⓘ documents ⓘ map locations ⓘ photos ⓘ videos ⓘ website links ⓘ |
| supportsDeviceType |
Apple Vision Pro
ⓘ
linked to:
Vision Pro
Apple Watch ⓘ Mac ⓘ iPad ⓘ iPhone ⓘ iPod touch ⓘ
linked to:
iPod
|
| transferMethod | direct device-to-device connection ⓘ |
| userInterfaceLocation |
Finder sidebar on macOS
ⓘ
Share sheet on iOS and iPadOS ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
Bluetooth
ⓘ
Wi‑Fi ⓘ peer-to-peer Wi‑Fi ⓘ |
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: AirDrop Description of subject: AirDrop is Apple's wireless file-sharing feature that lets users quickly and securely transfer photos, documents, and other data between nearby Apple devices.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: AirDrop
subject linked to:
Control Center
subject linked to:
NameDrop in iOS 17
subject linked to:
NameDrop in iOS 17