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AirDrop

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AirDrop

Summary

AirDrop is a utility software[1]. AirDrop has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • AirDrop's instance of is recorded as utility software[3].
  • AirDrop's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.[4].
  • AirDrop's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[5].
  • AirDrop's operating system is recorded as iOS[6].
  • AirDrop's operating system is recorded as iPadOS[7].
  • AirDrop's operating system is recorded as macOS[8].
  • AirDrop's Commons category is recorded as AirDrop[9].
  • AirDrop's platform is recorded as iPad mini[10].
  • AirDrop's platform is recorded as iPod touch 5[11].
  • AirDrop's platform is recorded as iPod touch 6[12].
  • AirDrop's platform is recorded as MacBook Pro[13].
  • AirDrop's platform is recorded as Q488192[14].
  • AirDrop's platform is recorded as MacBook[15].
  • AirDrop's platform is recorded as iMac[16].
  • AirDrop's platform is recorded as iMac Pro[17].
  • AirDrop's platform is recorded as Mac mini[18].
  • AirDrop's platform is recorded as Mac Pro[19].
  • July 20, 2011 marks the founding of AirDrop[20].
  • AirDrop's official website is recorded as https://support.apple.com/fr-fr/HT204144[21].
  • AirDrop's official website is recorded as https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203106[22].
  • AirDrop's described by source is recorded as Apple Inc.[23].
  • AirDrop's uses is recorded as Apple Wireless Direct Link[24].
  • AirDrop's uses is recorded as Private set intersection[25].
  • AirDrop's protocol is recorded as Apple Wireless Direct Link[26].
  • AirDrop's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[27].

Why It Matters

AirDrop has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Apple Inc. iMac iMac Pro iOS iPad mini iPadOS iPod touch 5 iPod touch 6 MacBook MacBook Pro Mac mini macOS Mac Pro

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . support.apple.com. support.apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . arxiv.org. arxiv.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . arstechnica.com. arstechnica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · ~2026-45114-40 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +2011-07-20T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → utility software
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q312466]]"
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