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Appendix:Variations of "mac" English Pronunciation en /mæk/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mac.wav Southern England en mack Mack Etymology 1 See sgi macc for details. Noun en US informal Used to address a man whose name is unknown. en Have you got a light, Mac? en 1998-05-24 Bearak, Barry The Nation: Parallel Universe; Listen Up, Out There. Here's What Cabbies Think of You. The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/weekinreview/nation-parallel-universe-listen-up-there-here-s-what-cabbies-think-you.html 4 1 TIME was, the stereotypical New York cabdriver was a gabby if slightly gruff man with a Brooklyn accent who knew every pothole in every street in every borough and greeted people with the world-weary query, "Where to, Mac?" https://web.archive.org/web/20150527084159/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/weekinreview/nation-parallel-universe-listen-up-there-here-s-what-cabbies-think-you.html 27 May 2015 Synonyms person en John Translations Portuguese: Portugal, slang pt Zé Proper noun s en male Max. en diminutive of surname en US Canada A en diminutive for a person with a surname that starts with "Mac" or "Mc". en Macca UK and Australia Derived terms en Mac Town Etymology 2 en :from Macintosh Apple 1 Informal diminutive of en Macintosh, later adopted by Apple as a trademark. Noun A Macintosh computer (made by Apple Inc.). en 1987 InfoWorld 9 37 46 Although our Macs served us well, in those early, dark years Macintosh users were effectively excommunicated by the computer establishment. en 1991 Breaking Communications Barriers Compute! 13 9 28–31 Built by Matthew Weed, a blind political science and history major, and Victor Grigorieff, a computer science and psychology major, the system is based on a Macintosh IIfx, although it can run on earlier models, since each Mac program has a similar interface. en 1993 The New Microprocessors Powerchips Popular Science 243 1 58 Apple, IBM, and Motorola have teamed up to produce this 32-bit chip that will be used in future Apple Macintoshes and IBM PCs. PowerPC systems will run Mac or Unix programs, and possibly Windows software in the future. en 1993 The Newest Appliance U.S. News & World Report 115 21 90 If you invest the time to learn one Windows or Mac program, you'll automatically have mastered the basic skills to use hundreds of others. en 2007 Uninspiring Vista Technology Review 110 1 72–4 As this shift accelerates, finding software that works with a particular operating system will be less of a concern. People will be able to base decisions about which OS to use strictly on merit, and on personal preference. For me, if the choice is between struggling to configure every feature and being able to boot up and get to work, at long last I choose the Mac. en 2008 Glenn Derene Mac VS. PC Popular Mechanics 185 5 86 Oddly, the big difference didn't come in our user ratings, where we expected the famously friendly Mac interface to shine.Apple's popular commercials have painted the picture in stark terms: There are two types of people, Mac people and PC people. Coordinate terms en PC, en personal computer, en home computer, en desktop computer, en personal workstation, en graphic workstation, en graphics workstation Derived terms en eMac Machead Mactard Mactel en Macified, en Mac-ified en Mac-like, en Maclike Macolyte Macquarium Power Mac Etymology 3 A shortening. en eponyms Proper noun en informal McMaster University Etymology 4 Proper noun en Singapore slang McDonald's en Macs Singapore Anagrams en acm ACM AMC C.M.A. CAM CMA Cam MCA cam en Apple Inc. Irish Etymology See ga mac. Pronunciation ga /mˠak/ Noun m Mhic - ga mac son used in surnames. Usage notes Forms with the definite article are not found. The form Mac usually triggers no mutation, but some surnames show l of a following consonant. The form Mhic triggers l of a following consonant, although c and g are often unlenited here. Declension M ac ic Coordinate terms ga Nic Derived terms ga Mac Adaim Mac an Bhreitheamhan Mac Artúir Mac Cába Mac Carthaigh Mac Daibhéid Mac Gabhann Mac Géibheannaigh Mac Giolla Fhaoláin Mac Giolla Ruaidh Descendants en Mac- Mc- Mutation Further reading Malay Alternative forms id Maret Indonesian Etymology Formerly used in the form ms مرچ march,en A Malay-English dictionary Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 1901 Kelly & Walsh Ltd https://archive.org/details/aeg2034.0001.001.umich.edu/page/n653/mode/2up?q=March 11 February 2025 644 ms en March 1, from ms enm March, enm Marche, from ms xno marche, from ms fro marz, from ms la mensis Mārtius the Martian month, from earlier la Mavors. Pronunciation ms [mat͡ʃ] ms at͡ʃ 1 Proper noun مچ March third month of the Gregorian calendar See also References Further reading ms Gregorian calendar months Swahili Proper noun sw proper noun sw Machi March sw Jan Feb Apr Mei Jun Jul Ago Sep Okt Nov Des