Universal 2 binary format
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Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Universal 2 binary format canonical | 1 |
| Universal binary format | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1937220 — 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: Universal 2 binary format Context triple: [Universal App Quick Start Program, relatedTo, Universal 2 binary format]
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A.
UPX
UPX is an executable packer and compressor commonly used to reduce the size of binary programs.
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B.
The Universal Operating System
The Universal Operating System is the official motto of the Debian project, emphasizing its goal of providing a versatile, freely available operating system that runs on a wide range of hardware and use cases.
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C.
Bytecode Alliance
Bytecode Alliance is a nonprofit industry consortium focused on advancing secure, modular, and portable software through technologies built around WebAssembly.
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D.
GNU Binutils
GNU Binutils is a collection of binary tools, including assemblers, linkers, and related utilities, widely used in software development for compiling and manipulating executable programs and object files.
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E.
ISO 9660
ISO 9660 is an international standard file system format primarily used for optical disc media such as CD-ROMs to ensure cross-platform data compatibility.
- 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: Universal 2 binary format Target entity description: Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
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A.
UPX
UPX is an executable packer and compressor commonly used to reduce the size of binary programs.
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B.
The Universal Operating System
The Universal Operating System is the official motto of the Debian project, emphasizing its goal of providing a versatile, freely available operating system that runs on a wide range of hardware and use cases.
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C.
Bytecode Alliance
Bytecode Alliance is a nonprofit industry consortium focused on advancing secure, modular, and portable software through technologies built around WebAssembly.
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D.
GNU Binutils
GNU Binutils is a collection of binary tools, including assemblers, linkers, and related utilities, widely used in software development for compiling and manipulating executable programs and object files.
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E.
ISO 9660
ISO 9660 is an international standard file system format primarily used for optical disc media such as CD-ROMs to ensure cross-platform data compatibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
application binary format
ⓘ
macOS binary format ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Universal 2
ⓘ
Universal 2 app binary ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mach-O binary format ⓘ |
| buildConfiguration | multiple architecture slices in one executable file ⓘ |
| category |
executable file format
ⓘ
software distribution format ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | macOS Big Sur and later ⓘ |
| contains |
arm64 executable slice
ⓘ
x86_64 executable slice ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
Mac App Store
ⓘ
linked to:
App Store
direct download macOS applications ⓘ |
| documentationPublisher | Apple Developer Documentation ⓘ |
| enables |
distribution of one app that runs natively on both Intel and Apple silicon Macs
ⓘ
seamless cross-architecture support on macOS ⓘ |
| executionModel | system loader selects appropriate architecture slice at runtime ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| introducedInContextOf | transition from Intel processors to Apple silicon on Mac ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | macOS ⓘ |
| packagingModel | single app bundle containing multiple architecture slices ⓘ |
| partOf | Apple silicon transition technologies ⓘ |
| platform | Mac platform ⓘ |
| primaryUseCase | shipping macOS apps during and after the Apple silicon transition ⓘ |
| purpose | enable a single macOS app bundle to run on both Intel and Apple silicon Macs ⓘ |
| reducesNeedFor | separate installers for different CPU architectures ⓘ |
| relatedTechnology |
Rosetta 2
ⓘ
Universal binary ⓘ |
| requires | compiler support for multi-architecture builds ⓘ |
| successorOf |
Universal binary format
ⓘ
linked to:
Universal 2 binary format
|
| supports |
native performance on Apple silicon Macs
ⓘ
native performance on Intel Macs ⓘ |
| supportsArchitecture |
arm64
ⓘ
x86_64 ⓘ |
| supportsDeploymentTarget |
Apple silicon-based Mac computers
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple silicon
Intel-based Mac computers ⓘ |
| supportsProcessorFamily |
Apple silicon
ⓘ
Intel ⓘ
linked to:
Intel processors
|
| toolingSupport | Xcode ⓘ |
| usedIn | native macOS applications ⓘ |
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: Universal 2 binary format Description of subject: Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Universal 2 binary format