Spaces
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Spaces is a virtual desktop feature in macOS that lets users organize and switch between multiple workspaces to manage open applications and windows more efficiently.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spaces canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8859934 — 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: Spaces Context triple: [Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, includedFeature, Spaces]
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A.
Space
Space is JetBrains’ integrated team collaboration and development platform that combines source code hosting, project management, communication tools, and CI/CD in a single environment.
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B.
Space
"Space" is a 1982 epic historical novel by James A. Michener that explores the development of the U.S. space program and the people involved in it.
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C.
PlanetSpace
PlanetSpace was a private aerospace company that competed for NASA commercial spaceflight contracts in the 2000s, focusing on developing launch and orbital transportation services.
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D.
t/Space
t/Space (Transformational Space Corporation) was a private aerospace company that developed innovative commercial spacecraft concepts aimed at providing low-cost cargo and crew transportation to low Earth orbit.
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E.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
- 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: Spaces Target entity description: Spaces is a virtual desktop feature in macOS that lets users organize and switch between multiple workspaces to manage open applications and windows more efficiently.
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A.
Space
Space is JetBrains’ integrated team collaboration and development platform that combines source code hosting, project management, communication tools, and CI/CD in a single environment.
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B.
Space
"Space" is a 1982 epic historical novel by James A. Michener that explores the development of the U.S. space program and the people involved in it.
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C.
PlanetSpace
PlanetSpace was a private aerospace company that competed for NASA commercial spaceflight contracts in the 2000s, focusing on developing launch and orbital transportation services.
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D.
t/Space
t/Space (Transformational Space Corporation) was a private aerospace company that developed innovative commercial spacecraft concepts aimed at providing low-cost cargo and crew transportation to low Earth orbit.
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E.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
macOS feature
ⓘ
virtual desktop feature ⓘ |
| accessedBy | Mission Control key or gesture ⓘ |
| allows |
assign windows to specific desktops
ⓘ
create multiple virtual desktops ⓘ switch between workspaces ⓘ |
| availableOn |
Apple silicon Macs
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple silicon
Intel-based Macs ⓘ
linked to:
Intel-based Mac
|
| benefit |
enhances productivity
ⓘ
reduces desktop clutter ⓘ separates work contexts ⓘ |
| category |
graphical user interface feature
ⓘ
macOS window management feature ⓘ |
| configuration |
System Preferences → Mission Control (older macOS)
ⓘ
System Settings → Desktop & Dock (recent macOS) ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Mission Control preferences ⓘ |
| defaultShortcut | Control+Arrow keys ⓘ |
| developedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| featureType |
desktop organization
ⓘ
window management ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Mission Control ⓘ |
| integratedSince | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | macOS ⓘ |
| platform | Mac ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve multitasking efficiency
ⓘ
manage open applications ⓘ manage open windows ⓘ organize multiple workspaces ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | virtual desktop ⓘ |
| relatedFeature |
Exposé
ⓘ
Full-screen apps ⓘ Mission Control ⓘ |
| requires | macOS 10.5 or later ⓘ |
| status | active feature in current macOS versions ⓘ |
| supports |
automatic rearrangement of Spaces based on recent use
ⓘ
drag and drop of windows between spaces ⓘ grouping apps by desktop ⓘ keyboard shortcuts for switching desktops ⓘ multiple displays ⓘ renaming via wallpaper or context ⓘ reordering of spaces ⓘ separate Spaces for each display ⓘ trackpad gestures for switching desktops ⓘ |
| userInterfaceElement |
Mission Control bar
ⓘ
desktop thumbnails ⓘ full-screen app spaces ⓘ |
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: Spaces Description of subject: Spaces is a virtual desktop feature in macOS that lets users organize and switch between multiple workspaces to manage open applications and windows more efficiently.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.