Touch ID
E41454
Touch ID is Apple's fingerprint recognition technology used on devices like the MacBook Pro for secure authentication and payments.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Touch ID canonical | 15 |
| Touch ID APIs | 1 |
| Touch ID authentication | 1 |
| Touch ID on Mac | 1 |
| Touch ID on some iPhone models | 1 |
| Touch ID sensor key on MacBook Air | 1 |
| Touch ID sensor key on MacBook Pro | 1 |
| Touch ID-enabled MacBook Pro | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321795 — 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: Touch ID Context triple: [MacBook Pro, supportsFeature, Touch ID]
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A.
Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is a smartwatch line that integrates closely with the iPhone to provide fitness tracking, health monitoring, notifications, and app functionality on the wrist.
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B.
Apple Pay
Apple Pay is a mobile payment and digital wallet service by Apple that lets users make secure, contactless payments using their Apple devices.
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C.
Lockit
Lockit is the corrupt jailer and one of the main antagonists in John Gay's satirical ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera."
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D.
Surface Dial
Surface Dial is a Microsoft-designed radial input device that offers precise, context-aware control for creative and productivity tasks, especially when used with Surface computers and displays.
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E.
iPhone
The iPhone is Apple's flagship smartphone line that revolutionized mobile technology by combining a touchscreen interface, internet connectivity, and a robust app ecosystem into a single device.
- 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: Touch ID Target entity description: Touch ID is Apple's fingerprint recognition technology used on devices like the MacBook Pro for secure authentication and payments.
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A.
Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is a smartwatch line that integrates closely with the iPhone to provide fitness tracking, health monitoring, notifications, and app functionality on the wrist.
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B.
Apple Pay
Apple Pay is a mobile payment and digital wallet service by Apple that lets users make secure, contactless payments using their Apple devices.
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C.
Lockit
Lockit is the corrupt jailer and one of the main antagonists in John Gay's satirical ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera."
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D.
Surface Dial
Surface Dial is a Microsoft-designed radial input device that offers precise, context-aware control for creative and productivity tasks, especially when used with Surface computers and displays.
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E.
iPhone
The iPhone is Apple's flagship smartphone line that revolutionized mobile technology by combining a touchscreen interface, internet connectivity, and a robust app ecosystem into a single device.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biometric authentication technology
ⓘ
fingerprint recognition system ⓘ |
| authenticationMethod | biometric match against stored template ⓘ |
| availableOn |
MacBook Air
ⓘ
linked to:
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
MacBook Pro ⓘ Magic Keyboard with Touch ID ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Magic Keyboard
iPad ⓘ iPhone ⓘ |
| biometricType | fingerprint ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| doesNotStore | actual fingerprint images ⓘ |
| fallbackMethod |
passcode
ⓘ
password ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
capacitive touch sensor
ⓘ
sapphire crystal cover ⓘ stainless steel detection ring ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
Home button on older iPhone models
ⓘ
Home button on some iPad models ⓘ Touch ID sensor key on MacBook Air ⓘ
linked to:
Touch ID
Touch ID sensor key on MacBook Pro ⓘ
linked to:
Touch ID
power button on some iPad models ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| introducedInProduct |
iPhone 5s
ⓘ
linked to:
iPhone
|
| introductionYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| marketedAs | convenient security feature ⓘ |
| maxNumberOfFingerprints | up to 5 fingerprints ⓘ |
| owner | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| replacedInFlagshipPhonesBy | Face ID ⓘ |
| requires | enrollment of fingerprint ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
Secure Enclave integration
ⓘ
encrypted fingerprint templates ⓘ on-device fingerprint data storage ⓘ |
| stores | mathematical representation of fingerprint ⓘ |
| supports | multiple fingerprints ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
iOS
ⓘ
iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supportsService |
Apple Pay in apps
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Pay
Apple Pay in stores on iPhone ⓘ Apple Pay on the web ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Pay
|
| technologyType | fingerprint sensor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
App Store purchases authorization
ⓘ
Apple ID authentication ⓘ Apple Pay authorization ⓘ Mac login ⓘ
linked to:
Mac
device unlocking ⓘ iTunes Store purchases authorization ⓘ password autofill ⓘ user authentication ⓘ |
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: Touch ID Description of subject: Touch ID is Apple's fingerprint recognition technology used on devices like the MacBook Pro for secure authentication and payments.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Touch ID
linked to: Touch ID
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linked to: Touch ID
linked to: Touch ID
linked to: Touch ID