Definitions for macintosh
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mackintosh, macintoshnoun

   a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric

2. macintosh, mackintosh, mac, macknoun

   a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

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1. Macintoshnoun

   A brand of personal computer featuring an integrated system in which the hardware and system-operating software were designed by or under the control of a single company, the Apple Computer Corporation; among personal computers, distinguished from the IBM-compatible or Intel-based series of computers.

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1. macintoshnoun

   A raincoat.

2. Macintoshnoun

   A brand of personal computer manufactured by Apple Inc.

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1. Macintosh

   The Macintosh (mainly Mac since 1998) is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. (originally as Apple Computer, Inc.) since January 1984. The original Macintosh is the first successful mass-market all-in-one desktop personal computer to have featured a graphical user interface, built-in screen, and mouse. Apple sold the Macintosh alongside its popular Apple II, Apple IIGS, Apple III, and Apple Lisa families of computers until the other models were discontinued in the 1990s. Early Macintosh models were relatively expensive, hindering competitiveness in a market dominated by the much cheaper Commodore 64 for consumers, as well as the IBM Personal Computer and its accompanying clone market for businesses, although they were less expensive than the Xerox Alto and other computers with graphical user interfaces that predated the Mac, except Atari ST. Macintosh systems were successful in education and desktop publishing, making Apple the second-largest PC manufacturer for the next decade. In the early 1990s, Apple introduced the Macintosh LC II and Color Classic which were price-competitive with Wintel machines at the time. However, the introduction of Windows 3.1 and Intel's Pentium processor, which beat the Motorola 68040 used in then-current Macintoshes in most benchmarks, gradually took market share from Apple, and by the end of 1994 Apple was relegated to third place as Compaq became the top PC manufacturer. Even after the transition to the superior PowerPC-based Power Macintosh line in the mid-1990s, the falling prices of commodity PC components, poor inventory management with the Macintosh Performa, and the release of Windows 95 contributed to continued decline of the Macintosh user base. Upon his return to the company, Steve Jobs led Apple to consolidate the complex line of nearly twenty Macintosh models in mid-1997 (including models made for specific regions) down to four in mid-1999: the Power Macintosh G3, iMac G3, 14.1" PowerBook G3, and 12" iBook. All four products were critically and commercially successful due to their high performance, competitive prices, and aesthetic designs, and helped return Apple to profitability. Around this time, Apple phased out the Macintosh name in favor of "Mac", a nickname that had been in common use since the development of the first model. After their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup was Intel-based. This changed in 2020 when the M1 chip was introduced to the MacBook Air, entry level MacBook Pro and Mac Mini. Its current lineup includes four desktops (the all-in-one iMac and the desktop Mac Mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro), and two notebooks (the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro). Its Xserve server was discontinued in 2011 in favor of the Mac Mini and Mac Pro. Apple has developed a series of Macintosh operating systems. The first versions initially had no name but came to be known as the "Macintosh System Software" in 1988, "Mac OS" in 1997 with the release of Mac OS 7.6, and retrospectively called "Classic Mac OS". Apple produced a Unix-based operating system for the Macintosh called A/UX from 1988 to 1995, which closely resembled contemporary versions of the Macintosh system software. Apple does not license macOS for use on non-Apple computers, however, System 7 was licensed to various companies through Apple's Macintosh clone program from 1995 to 1997. Only one company, UMAX Technologies, was legally licensed to ship clones running Mac OS 8.In 2001, Apple released Mac OS X, a modern Unix-based operating system which was later rebranded to simply OS X in 2012, and then macOS in 2016. Its final version was macOS Catalina, as Apple went on to release macOS Big Sur in 2020. The current version is macOS Monterey, first released on June 7, 2021. Intel-based Macs can run native third party operating systems such as Linux, FreeBSD, and Microsoft Windows with the aid of Boot Camp or third-party software. (The same feat has been accomplished on ARM-based Apple silicon, but it requires an operating system built for it.) Volunteer communities have customized Intel-based macOS to run illicitly on non-Apple computers. The Macintosh family of computers has used a variety of different CPU architectures since its introduction. Originally they used the Motorola 68000 series of microprocessors. In the mid-1990s they transitioned to PowerPC processors, and again in the mid-2000s they began to use 32- and 64-bit Intel x86 processors. Apple began transitioning CPU architectures to its own ARM based Apple silicon for use in the Macintosh beginning in 2020.

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1. macintosh

   A Macintosh, often known as a Mac, is a series of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The original Macintosh was introduced on January 24, 1984; it was the first mass-market personal computer featuring a graphical user interface, built-in screen, and mouse. The product line now includes a wide variety of models designed for both professional and personal use. Macintosh can also refer to the Mac OS, the proprietary operating system that runs on Mac computers. In another context, a Macintosh can also refer to a type of waterproof raincoat made from rubberized fabric, originally invented by Charles Macintosh in the 19th century.

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1. Macintoshnoun

   same as Mackintosh

2. Etymology: [Trademark.]

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1. Macintosh

   The Macintosh, marketed as Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It is targeted mainly at the home, education, and creative professional markets. The line includes the descendants of the first commercially successful personal computer that was sold without a programming language package and instead introduced a desktop publishing package, a mouse and a graphical user interface, all three novelties at the time. It also includes descendants of the entry-level Mac mini desktop model, the Mac Pro tower graphics workstation, and the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops. Its Xserve server was discontinued on January 31, 2011. Apple Inc.'s then-chairman Steve Jobs introduced the first Macintosh on January 24, 1984. It became The Macintosh product line saw success through the end of the decade, though popularity dropped in the 1990s as the personal computer market shifted toward the "Wintel" platform: IBM PC compatible machines running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows with an Intel processor. In 1998, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac, which proved to be a sales success and saw the brand revitalized.

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1. MACINTOSH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Macintosh is ranked #13010 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Macintosh surname appeared 2,359 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Macintosh.
   
   85.7% or 2,023 total occurrences were White.
   7.5% or 177 total occurrences were Black.
   3.5% or 84 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 36 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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How to pronounce macintosh?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say macintosh in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of macintosh in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of macintosh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of macintosh in a Sentence

1. Steve Jobs:

   If I were running Apple, I would milk the Macintosh for all it's worth -- and get busy on the next great thing. The PC wars are over. Done. Microsoft won a long time ago.

2. Dave Barry:

   And, of course, you have the commercials where savvy businesspeople Get Ahead by using their MacIntosh computers to create the ultimate American business product: a really sharp-looking report.

3. Marcus Dolengo:

   The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8msecsec.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=macintosh
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=macintosh
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Macintosh
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macintosh
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=macintosh
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html