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macOS is Apple's desktop operating system for Mac computers, providing an integrated platform for apps, security features and hardware support. It includes kernel components, system frameworks, user interface and update infrastructure. macOS supports developers via Xcode, system APIs and distribution processes such as notarization and App Store publishing.
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macOS is Apple’s operating system for Mac computers, combining a graphical workspace with Unix-based services, security mechanisms, and development tools.
Apple evolved macOS from the NeXTSTEP line, combining its Unix foundation with the Mac interface and Apple hardware. Apple’s documentation traces this into the concrete distribution problem of signed and notarized software.
View macOS in layers: apps use frameworks and system services, which reach hardware through the kernel and drivers. Gatekeeper, code signing, and notarization form a trust chain before distributed software runs.
It gives apps standardized system capabilities.
A signature binds software to a verifiable publisher identity.
Apple checks submitted software for known malware before distribution.
macOS matters for Mac workstations and Apple development. Architecture, permissions, sandboxing, and signed distribution shape everyday work.
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