iOS 4.2
E745341
iOS 4.2 is a major update to Apple's mobile operating system that unified iOS across iPhone and iPad while adding features like wireless printing support and improved multitasking.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| iOS 4.2 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8611309 — 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 4.2 Context triple: [AirPrint, introducedIn, iOS 4.2]
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A.
iPhone OS 2.0
iPhone OS 2.0 is the second major release of Apple's mobile operating system that first enabled third-party apps via the App Store and significantly expanded the iPhone’s software capabilities.
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B.
Ios
Ios is a Greek island in the Cyclades known for its picturesque whitewashed villages, sandy beaches, and vibrant nightlife.
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C.
iPhone 6
The iPhone 6 is a 2014 Apple smartphone that introduced a larger 4.7‑inch display, a thinner design, improved performance, and support for Apple Pay, marking a major redesign from its predecessors.
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D.
iPhone 7
The iPhone 7 is a smartphone by Apple that introduced water resistance, a solid-state home button, improved cameras, and removed the traditional headphone jack.
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E.
iPhone
The iPhone is Apple's flagship smartphone line that revolutionized mobile technology by combining a touchscreen interface, internet connectivity, and a robust app ecosystem into a single device.
- 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 4.2 Target entity description: iOS 4.2 is a major update to Apple's mobile operating system that unified iOS across iPhone and iPad while adding features like wireless printing support and improved multitasking.
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A.
iPhone OS 2.0
iPhone OS 2.0 is the second major release of Apple's mobile operating system that first enabled third-party apps via the App Store and significantly expanded the iPhone’s software capabilities.
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B.
Ios
Ios is a Greek island in the Cyclades known for its picturesque whitewashed villages, sandy beaches, and vibrant nightlife.
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C.
iPhone 6
The iPhone 6 is a 2014 Apple smartphone that introduced a larger 4.7‑inch display, a thinner design, improved performance, and support for Apple Pay, marking a major redesign from its predecessors.
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D.
iPhone 7
The iPhone 7 is a smartphone by Apple that introduced water resistance, a solid-state home button, improved cameras, and removed the traditional headphone jack.
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E.
iPhone
The iPhone is Apple's flagship smartphone line that revolutionized mobile technology by combining a touchscreen interface, internet connectivity, and a robust app ecosystem into a single device.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple operating system release
ⓘ
mobile operating system version ⓘ |
| basedOnKernel | XNU ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| includedApplication |
Calendar
ⓘ
Mail ⓘ Maps ⓘ Messages ⓘ Notes ⓘ Photos ⓘ Safari ⓘ YouTube app ⓘ iPod app on iPhone and iPod touch ⓘ |
| includedService |
App Store
ⓘ
iBooks ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Books
iTunes Store ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
AirPlay
ⓘ
AirPrint ⓘ Find My iPhone as free service ⓘ
linked to:
Find My iPhone
Game Center support on iPad ⓘ bug fixes and performance improvements ⓘ enhanced Safari performance ⓘ enhanced VPN capabilities ⓘ enhanced accessibility features ⓘ enhanced enterprise features ⓘ enhanced parental controls ⓘ enhanced security features ⓘ improved Exchange support ⓘ improved Mail features ⓘ improved multitasking ⓘ keyboard and dictionary enhancements ⓘ multitasking on iPad ⓘ new text tones for iPhone ⓘ remote device management improvements ⓘ unified inbox improvements ⓘ wireless printing support ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | iOS ⓘ |
| predecessor | iOS 4.1 ⓘ |
| releaseType | major update ⓘ |
| successor | iOS 4.3 ⓘ |
| supportedDevice |
iPad (1st generation)
ⓘ
linked to:
iPad Wi-Fi (1st generation)
iPhone 3G ⓘ
linked to:
Apple iPhone 3G
iPhone 3GS ⓘ iPhone 4 ⓘ iPod touch (2nd generation) ⓘ
linked to:
iPod touch
iPod touch (3rd generation) ⓘ
linked to:
iPod touch
iPod touch (4th generation) ⓘ
linked to:
iPod touch
|
| targetPlatform | ARM architecture ⓘ |
| unifiedPlatformFor |
iPad
ⓘ
iPhone ⓘ iPod touch ⓘ |
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 4.2 Description of subject: iOS 4.2 is a major update to Apple's mobile operating system that unified iOS across iPhone and iPad while adding features like wireless printing support and improved multitasking.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.