Sonata
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Sonata is the internal codename used by Apple for the Mac OS 9 operating system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sonata canonical | 1 |
| Sonata quasi una fantasia No. 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1931529 — 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: Sonata Context triple: [Mac OS 9, codename, Sonata]
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A.
Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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B.
Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto is a modern orchestral work for solo piano and ensemble by American composer John Harbison, reflecting his distinctive contemporary classical style.
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C.
Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto is a jazz-influenced orchestral work by American composer Aaron Copland, known for its bold harmonies, rhythmic vitality, and innovative fusion of classical and jazz idioms.
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D.
Lotus Symphony
Lotus Symphony is an office productivity software suite originally developed by Lotus Development Corporation, known for integrating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools.
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E.
L'estro armonico
L'estro armonico is a groundbreaking collection of 12 violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1711, that greatly influenced the development of the Baroque concerto.
- 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: Sonata Target entity description: Sonata is the internal codename used by Apple for the Mac OS 9 operating system.
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A.
Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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B.
Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto is a modern orchestral work for solo piano and ensemble by American composer John Harbison, reflecting his distinctive contemporary classical style.
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C.
Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto is a jazz-influenced orchestral work by American composer Aaron Copland, known for its bold harmonies, rhythmic vitality, and innovative fusion of classical and jazz idioms.
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D.
Lotus Symphony
Lotus Symphony is an office productivity software suite originally developed by Lotus Development Corporation, known for integrating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools.
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E.
L'estro armonico
L'estro armonico is a groundbreaking collection of 12 violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1711, that greatly influenced the development of the Baroque concerto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple internal codename
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operating system codename ⓘ |
| associatedWithFeature |
AppleScript improvements
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Keychain ⓘ Multiple Users ⓘ Sherlock 2 ⓘ TCP/IP networking enhancements ⓘ |
| codenameFor |
Mac OS 9
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Mac OS 9.0 ⓘ
linked to:
Mac OS 9
classic Mac OS ⓘ
linked to:
Classic Mac OS
|
| companyInternal | true ⓘ |
| confersFeatureSet | Mac OS 9 feature set ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| follows |
Mac OS 8.6
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linked to:
Mac OS 8
|
| namingScheme | musical term ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily |
Mac OS
ⓘ
linked to:
macOS
|
| platform |
Macintosh
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Macintosh computers
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| precedes |
Mac OS X
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linked to:
macOS
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| releaseYearOfTargetOS | 1999 ⓘ |
| targetOSArchitecture | PowerPC ⓘ |
| targetOSDistributionMedium | CD-ROM ⓘ |
| targetOSKernelType | classic Mac OS kernel ⓘ |
| targetOSStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| targetOSUserInterface |
Mac OS Platinum interface
ⓘ
linked to:
Mac OS Platinum
|
| targetOSVersionNumber | 9.0 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Mac OS 9 development ⓘ |
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: Sonata Description of subject: Sonata is the internal codename used by Apple for the Mac OS 9 operating system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
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alternativeName
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Sonata quasi una fantasia No. 2
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linked to: Sonata