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The Dock is a prominent feature of the graphical user interface of macOS. It is used to launch applications and to switch between running applications. The Dock is also a prominent feature of macOS's predecessor NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP operating systems. The earliest known implementations of a dock are found in operating systems such as RISC OS and…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock (macOS) | Developer | Apple Inc. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dock (macOS) | Operating system | macOS | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dock (macOS) | Release | 2000; 26 years ago (2000) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dock (macOS) | Service name | Dock.app | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dock (macOS) | Type | Taskbar | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dock (macOS) | Website | support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/open-apps-from-the-dock-mh35859/mac | 1.00 | infobox |
| RISC OS | instance of | The earliest known implementations of a dock are found in operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| NeXTSTEP. iOS has its own version of the Dock for the iPhone | instance of | The earliest known implementations of a dock are found in operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| iPod Touch | instance of | The earliest known implementations of a dock are found in operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| as does iPadOS for the iPad.Apple applied for a US patent for the design of the Dock in 1999 | instance of | The earliest known implementations of a dock are found in operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| was granted the patent in October 2008 | instance of | The earliest known implementations of a dock are found in operating systems | 0.80 | text |
| nearly a decade later | instance of | The earliest known implementations of a dock are found in operating systems | 0.80 | text |
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