macOS High Sierra
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macOS High Sierra is a version of Apple's Mac operating system that introduced the APFS file system, Metal 2 graphics, and various performance and stability improvements over macOS Sierra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| macOS High Sierra canonical | 4 |
| macOS 10.13 High Sierra | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5100798 — 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: macOS High Sierra Context triple: [Apple WWDC 2017, announcedSoftware, macOS High Sierra]
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A.
macOS Sierra
macOS Sierra is a version of Apple's Mac operating system that focused on tighter integration with iOS, including features like Siri support and cross-device continuity tools.
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B.
macOS Catalina
macOS Catalina is a version of Apple's Mac operating system that introduced features like Sidecar for using an iPad as a second display, enhanced security, and the replacement of iTunes with separate media apps.
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C.
macOS Big Sur
macOS Big Sur is a major version of Apple’s Mac operating system that introduced a redesigned user interface, enhanced privacy features, and tighter integration with Apple’s custom silicon.
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D.
OS X El Capitan
OS X El Capitan is the twelfth major release of Apple's Mac operating system, focused on performance improvements, stability, and refinements to the user experience introduced in OS X Yosemite.
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E.
macOS Monterey
macOS Monterey is a version of Apple's Mac operating system that introduced features like Universal Control, Focus modes, and enhancements to FaceTime and Safari.
- 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: macOS High Sierra Target entity description: macOS High Sierra is a version of Apple's Mac operating system that introduced the APFS file system, Metal 2 graphics, and various performance and stability improvements over macOS Sierra.
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A.
macOS Sierra
macOS Sierra is a version of Apple's Mac operating system that focused on tighter integration with iOS, including features like Siri support and cross-device continuity tools.
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B.
macOS Catalina
macOS Catalina is a version of Apple's Mac operating system that introduced features like Sidecar for using an iPad as a second display, enhanced security, and the replacement of iTunes with separate media apps.
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C.
macOS Big Sur
macOS Big Sur is a major version of Apple’s Mac operating system that introduced a redesigned user interface, enhanced privacy features, and tighter integration with Apple’s custom silicon.
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D.
OS X El Capitan
OS X El Capitan is the twelfth major release of Apple's Mac operating system, focused on performance improvements, stability, and refinements to the user experience introduced in OS X Yosemite.
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E.
macOS Monterey
macOS Monterey is a version of Apple's Mac operating system that introduced features like Universal Control, Focus modes, and enhancements to FaceTime and Safari.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desktop operating system
ⓘ
macOS release ⓘ |
| announcedAt |
WWDC 2017
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple WWDC 2017
|
| announcementDate | 2017-06-05 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Darwin operating system ⓘ |
| codename | High Sierra ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| fileSystem | APFS ⓘ |
| followedBy | macOS Mojave ⓘ |
| graphicsAPI | Metal 2 ⓘ |
| includesApplication |
Calendar
ⓘ
FaceTime ⓘ Mail ⓘ Messages ⓘ Notes ⓘ Photos ⓘ iTunes ⓘ |
| includesBrowser | Safari ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 2017-09-25 ⓘ |
| kernelName | XNU ⓘ |
| kernelType | hybrid kernel ⓘ |
| latestReleaseVersion | 10.13.6 ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| majorFeature |
APFS default for SSDs
ⓘ
Apple File System ⓘ
linked to:
APFS
HEIF image support ⓘ HEVC video support ⓘ Mail app improvements ⓘ Metal 2 graphics API ⓘ
linked to:
Metal graphics API
Notes app improvements ⓘ Photos app enhancements ⓘ Safari tracking prevention improvements ⓘ Siri improvements ⓘ iCloud file sharing enhancements ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sierra Nevada high country
ⓘ
linked to:
Sierra Nevada alpine zone
|
| operatingSystemFamily | macOS ⓘ |
| platform | x86-64 ⓘ |
| precededBy | macOS Sierra ⓘ |
| previousDefaultFileSystem |
HFS+
ⓘ
linked to:
HFS Plus
|
| sourceModel | closed source with open-source components ⓘ |
| supportedArchitecture | Intel 64-bit ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
Continuity
ⓘ
Handoff ⓘ Universal Clipboard ⓘ iCloud Keychain ⓘ |
| supportStatus | unsupported ⓘ |
| targetedDevice |
Mac desktop computers
ⓘ
Mac notebook computers ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Macintosh computers
|
| updateMethod |
Mac App Store
ⓘ
linked to:
App Store
|
| versionNumber | 10.13 ⓘ |
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: macOS High Sierra Description of subject: macOS High Sierra is a version of Apple's Mac operating system that introduced the APFS file system, Metal 2 graphics, and various performance and stability improvements over macOS Sierra.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: macOS High Sierra