Macos Glossary
Browse 5 macos terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
5 Macos Terms
- Homebrew
- A package manager commonly used on macOS and also available on Linux for installing command-line tools and software packages. In developer culture, Homebrew is...
- Homebrew Cask
- The Homebrew mechanism for installing larger macOS applications and binaries beyond standard command-line formula packages. In developer setups, Homebrew Cask...
- Homebrew Formula
- A package definition used by Homebrew to describe how software should be fetched, built, and installed. In package-management culture, formulas are the basic...
- Run Loop
- An event-processing loop (particularly Apple's CFRunLoop/NSRunLoop) that waits for and dispatches input sources, timers, and observers on a thread. The main...
- XPC
- A low-level inter-process communication mechanism on Apple platforms that allows apps to communicate with helper processes and system services through...
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- Ipc (1 terms in common)