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macintosh
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun macintosh has 2 senses
- macintosh(n = noun.artifact) mackintosh - a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric; Array is a kind of cloth, fabric, material, textile
- macintosh(n = noun.artifact) mac, mack, mackintosh - a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric; Array has particulars: oilskin, slicker
is a kind of raincoat, waterproof
CIDE DICTIONARY
macintosh, n.
- Same as Mackintosh. [1913 Webster]
- 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 theIBM-compatible orIntel-based series of computers. [PJC]
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