OS X

Proper noun

Meaning

OS X

(computing, trademark) Former name of macOS; itself formerly known as Mac OS X.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Mac OS X Tiger will come out long before Longhorn. Steve Jobs

I think Leopard is a much better system [than Windows Vista] but OS X in some ways is actually worse than Windows to program for. Their file system is complete and utter crap, which is scary. Linus Torvalds

OS X is sweet: it's simple and intuitive, and I think GNOME shares a lot of values with it. Nat Friedman

I find if you're targeting Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X right from the start, your code will probably work anywhere else that you might try it later... Writing code that is cross-platform from the start requires more discipline, but I find it is worth the effort. Ryan C. Gordon

Close letter words and terms

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