Universal Clipboard
E41430
Universal Clipboard is an Apple ecosystem feature that lets users copy content on one Apple device and paste it seamlessly onto another nearby device using the same iCloud account.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Universal Clipboard canonical | 12 |
| Universal Clipboard with macOS Sierra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321717 — 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 Clipboard Context triple: [macOS, supportsFeature, Universal Clipboard]
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A.
Nearby Share
Nearby Share is Google's proximity-based file sharing feature that lets users quickly and wirelessly send files, links, and other content between nearby Android and ChromeOS devices.
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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.
Dropbox
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration company known for enabling users to easily sync and share files across devices.
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D.
USB4
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
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E.
Surface Hub
Surface Hub is Microsoft's large interactive whiteboard and collaboration device designed for meetings, presentations, and team productivity in business and educational environments.
- 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 Clipboard Target entity description: Universal Clipboard is an Apple ecosystem feature that lets users copy content on one Apple device and paste it seamlessly onto another nearby device using the same iCloud account.
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A.
Nearby Share
Nearby Share is Google's proximity-based file sharing feature that lets users quickly and wirelessly send files, links, and other content between nearby Android and ChromeOS devices.
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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.
Dropbox
Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and collaboration company known for enabling users to easily sync and share files across devices.
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D.
USB4
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
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E.
Surface Hub
Surface Hub is Microsoft's large interactive whiteboard and collaboration device designed for meetings, presentations, and team productivity in business and educational environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple software feature
ⓘ
continuity feature ⓘ |
| clipboardLifetime | about 2 minutes across devices ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| introducedWith |
iOS 10
ⓘ
linked to:
iOS
macOS Sierra ⓘ |
| limitation |
large files may not transfer reliably
ⓘ
requires relatively recent OS versions on all devices ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apple ecosystem
ⓘ
Continuity ⓘ |
| platform |
iOS
ⓘ
iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ visionOS ⓘ watchOS ⓘ |
| relatedFeature |
AirDrop
ⓘ
Handoff ⓘ iCloud Keychain ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| requiresAccount | iCloud account ⓘ |
| requiresCondition |
Bluetooth enabled on all devices
ⓘ
Handoff enabled on all devices ⓘ Wi‑Fi enabled on all devices ⓘ devices near each other ⓘ same Apple ID on all devices ⓘ |
| scope |
does not work with non‑Apple devices
ⓘ
works only between Apple devices ⓘ |
| securityProperty |
clipboard data is not stored permanently in iCloud
ⓘ
data transfer is encrypted ⓘ |
| supportsAction |
copy on one device
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paste on another device ⓘ |
| supportsContentType |
HTML snippets
ⓘ
contact cards ⓘ files ⓘ images ⓘ map locations ⓘ photos ⓘ rich text ⓘ text ⓘ videos (links or small clips) ⓘ |
| useCase |
copy image on iPad and paste on Mac
ⓘ
copy link on Mac and paste on iPhone ⓘ copy text on iPhone and paste on Mac ⓘ |
| userSettingLocation |
Settings > General > AirPlay & Handoff on iOS
ⓘ
System Settings > General > AirDrop & Handoff on macOS ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
Bluetooth Low Energy
ⓘ
linked to:
Bluetooth
iCloud ⓘ peer‑to‑peer Wi‑Fi ⓘ |
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 Clipboard Description of subject: Universal Clipboard is an Apple ecosystem feature that lets users copy content on one Apple device and paste it seamlessly onto another nearby device using the same iCloud account.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.