WebDAV
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WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is an extension of the HTTP protocol that enables collaborative editing and file management on remote web servers.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WebDAV canonical | 19 |
| Apache HTTP Server mod_dav | 1 |
| Class 1 WebDAV | 1 |
| Class 2 WebDAV | 1 |
| Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning | 1 |
| WebDAV (via mod_dav) | 1 |
| Windows WebDAV redirector | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1635902 — 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: WebDAV Context triple: [Lotus Domino, supportsProtocol, WebDAV]
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A.
CalDAV
CalDAV is an open standard protocol that allows clients to access, manage, and synchronize calendar data on a remote server over WebDAV.
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B.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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C.
SharePoint
SharePoint is a Microsoft web-based collaboration and document management platform used for creating intranet sites, managing content, and enabling team collaboration within organizations.
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D.
SMB
SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol widely used in Windows environments to enable shared access to files, printers, and other network resources.
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E.
Dropbox
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration company known for enabling users to easily sync and share files across devices.
- 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: WebDAV Target entity description: WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is an extension of the HTTP protocol that enables collaborative editing and file management on remote web servers.
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A.
CalDAV
CalDAV is an open standard protocol that allows clients to access, manage, and synchronize calendar data on a remote server over WebDAV.
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B.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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C.
SharePoint
SharePoint is a Microsoft web-based collaboration and document management platform used for creating intranet sites, managing content, and enabling team collaboration within organizations.
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D.
SMB
SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol widely used in Windows environments to enable shared access to files, printers, and other network resources.
-
E.
Dropbox
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration company known for enabling users to easily sync and share files across devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
HTTP extension
ⓘ
network protocol ⓘ |
| basedOnProtocol | HTTP ⓘ |
| canUseOver |
HTTP
ⓘ
HTTPS ⓘ |
| category | application layer protocol ⓘ |
| clientSupport |
GNOME GVfs WebDAV backend
ⓘ
Windows WebDAV redirector ⓘ
linked to:
WebDAV
macOS Finder WebDAV client ⓘ |
| defaultPort |
443
ⓘ
80 ⓘ |
| definedInRFC | RFC 4918 ⓘ |
| extendsSpecification | HTTP/1.1 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning
ⓘ
linked to:
WebDAV
|
| implementedIn |
Apache HTTP Server mod_dav
ⓘ
linked to:
WebDAV
Microsoft IIS WebDAV module ⓘ
linked to:
IIS
Nginx WebDAV modules ⓘ
linked to:
nginx
|
| obsoletesRFC | RFC 2518 ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
CalDAV
ⓘ
CardDAV ⓘ Class 1 WebDAV ⓘ
linked to:
WebDAV
Class 2 WebDAV ⓘ
linked to:
WebDAV
DeltaV ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
|
| supportsAuthentication |
HTTP Basic authentication
ⓘ
HTTP Digest authentication ⓘ other HTTP authentication schemes ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
collaborative authoring
ⓘ
collections (web folders) ⓘ locking ⓘ metadata properties on resources ⓘ namespace management ⓘ remote file management ⓘ versioning (via extensions) ⓘ |
| supportsLockType |
exclusive lock
ⓘ
shared lock ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
COPY
ⓘ
LOCK ⓘ MKCOL ⓘ MOVE ⓘ OPTIONS ⓘ PROPFIND ⓘ PROPPATCH ⓘ UNLOCK ⓘ |
| supportsResourceType |
collection
ⓘ
non-collection resource ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
document management systems
ⓘ
groupware applications ⓘ web-based file storage ⓘ |
| usesTransportProtocol |
TCP
ⓘ
linked to:
Transmission Control Protocol
|
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: WebDAV Description of subject: WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is an extension of the HTTP protocol that enables collaborative editing and file management on remote web servers.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: WebDAV
linked to: WebDAV
linked to: WebDAV
linked to: WebDAV
subject linked to:
Apache HTTP Server (via mod_spdy and later modules)
linked to: WebDAV