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macOS

operating system for Apple computers
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macOS

Summary

macOS is a proprietary operating system[1]. macOS draws 15,172 Wikipedia views per month (proprietary_operating_system category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • macOS's instance of is recorded as proprietary operating system[3].
  • macOS's instance of is recorded as model series[4].
  • macOS's instance of is recorded as Q11368[5].
  • macOS's instance of is recorded as Mac OS operating systems[6].
  • macOS's instance of is recorded as UNIX 03[7].
  • macOS's instance of is recorded as computing platform[8].
  • macOS's founder is recorded as Steve Jobs[9].
  • McIntosh is named after macOS[10].
  • macOS's based on is recorded as Darwin[11].
  • macOS's based on is recorded as FreeBSD[12].
  • macOS's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.[13].
  • macOS's part of the series is recorded as XNU[14].
  • macOS's part of the series is recorded as FreeBSD[15].
  • macOS's part of the series is recorded as Q11368[16].
  • macOS's part of the series is recorded as Darwin[17].
  • macOS's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[18].
  • macOS's copyright license is recorded as Apple Public Source License[19].
  • macOS's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[20].
  • macOS's programmed in is recorded as Objective-C[21].
  • macOS's programmed in is recorded as Q17118377[22].
  • macOS's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[23].
  • macOS is a type of Mac OS operating systems[24].
  • macOS is a type of Q11368[25].
  • macOS's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0 (Cheetah)[26].
  • macOS's software version identifier is recorded as 10.1 (Puma)[27].

Why It Matters

macOS draws 15,172 Wikipedia views per month (proprietary_operating_system category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] macOS has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] macOS is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

macOS has been cited as an influence by Avant Window Navigator[30], a free software[31].

FAQs

Who did macOS influence?

macOS has been cited as an influence by Avant Window Navigator[30].

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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] ↑ . opengroup.org. opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . lextrait.com. Retrieved . lextrait.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . lextrait.com. Retrieved . lextrait.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . apple.com. apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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