Vibration API
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The Vibration API is a web standard that allows websites and web applications to programmatically trigger and control device vibration, primarily on mobile devices, to provide haptic feedback to users.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vibration API canonical | 2 |
| W3C Recommendation (Vibration API Level 1) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10329259 — 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: Vibration API Context triple: [Open Web Platform, hasComponent, Vibration API]
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A.
Vibration
"Vibration" is a notable track by the artist Blue Electric Light, likely featuring an energetic, rhythm-driven electronic sound.
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B.
Raise Vibration
Raise Vibration is a 2018 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that blends funk, soul, and socially conscious themes.
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C.
Vibrations
Vibrations is a 1976 jazz-funk and soul album by vibraphonist Roy Ayers, showcasing his signature blend of groove-oriented rhythms and smooth, melodic arrangements.
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D.
Vibrations Part 1 & 2
"Vibrations Part 1 & 2" is a track from the Black Eyed Peas’ concept album *Masters of the Sun Vol. 1*, blending hip-hop with futuristic, socially conscious themes.
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E.
Sounds & Haptics
Sounds & Haptics is the iOS settings section where users adjust ringtones, alert sounds, vibration patterns, and system haptic feedback.
- 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: Vibration API Target entity description: The Vibration API is a web standard that allows websites and web applications to programmatically trigger and control device vibration, primarily on mobile devices, to provide haptic feedback to users.
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A.
Vibration
"Vibration" is a notable track by the artist Blue Electric Light, likely featuring an energetic, rhythm-driven electronic sound.
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B.
Raise Vibration
Raise Vibration is a 2018 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that blends funk, soul, and socially conscious themes.
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C.
Vibrations
Vibrations is a 1976 jazz-funk and soul album by vibraphonist Roy Ayers, showcasing his signature blend of groove-oriented rhythms and smooth, melodic arrangements.
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D.
Vibrations Part 1 & 2
"Vibrations Part 1 & 2" is a track from the Black Eyed Peas’ concept album *Masters of the Sun Vol. 1*, blending hip-hop with futuristic, socially conscious themes.
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E.
Sounds & Haptics
Sounds & Haptics is the iOS settings section where users adjust ringtones, alert sounds, vibration patterns, and system haptic feedback.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
W3C specification
ⓘ
Web API ⓘ browser feature ⓘ |
| acceptsParameterType |
array of numbers
ⓘ
number ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | JavaScript ⓘ |
| booleanReturnMeaning |
false if vibration request is rejected
ⓘ
true if vibration request is accepted ⓘ |
| canBeDisabledBy |
user agent settings
ⓘ
user preferences ⓘ |
| category | Client-side web technology ⓘ |
| definedOnInterface | Navigator interface ⓘ |
| disableCall |
navigator.vibrate(0)
ⓘ
navigator.vibrate([]) ⓘ |
| documentationAvailableAt |
MDN Web Docs
ⓘ
W3C specification site ⓘ
linked to:
W3C Technical Reports
|
| editor | W3C Device APIs Working Group ⓘ |
| exampleCall |
navigator.vibrate(200)
ⓘ
navigator.vibrate([200, 100, 200]) ⓘ |
| exposedVia | Navigator.vibrate ⓘ |
| initialPublicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| limitedSupportOn | desktop browsers ⓘ |
| mayBeIgnoredBy | user agent ⓘ |
| methodName | vibrate ⓘ |
| notEffectiveOn | devices without vibration hardware ⓘ |
| parameterUnit | milliseconds ⓘ |
| partOf | Web platform ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
provide haptic feedback
ⓘ
trigger device vibration ⓘ |
| reasonForIgnoring |
hardware limitations
ⓘ
power saving mode ⓘ user settings ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Device APIs
ⓘ
Haptic feedback ⓘ |
| requires | secure context in some browsers ⓘ |
| returnType | boolean ⓘ |
| securityConsideration |
may be blocked in background tabs
ⓘ
may be blocked to prevent abuse ⓘ may be restricted in cross-origin iframes ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
W3C
ⓘ
linked to:
World Wide Web Consortium
|
| status |
W3C Recommendation (Vibration API Level 1)
ⓘ
linked to:
Vibration API
|
| subjectTo | permission or security policies ⓘ |
| supportedOn | Android browsers (varies by vendor and version) ⓘ |
| supports |
single vibration pattern
ⓘ
vibration pattern sequence ⓘ |
| typicalEnvironment | mobile devices ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
games
ⓘ
haptic feedback for UI interactions ⓘ notifications ⓘ |
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: Vibration API Description of subject: The Vibration API is a web standard that allows websites and web applications to programmatically trigger and control device vibration, primarily on mobile devices, to provide haptic feedback to users.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vibration API