OS X
See also: osx
English
Etymology
Ellipsis of Mac OS X; from OS (“operating system”) + X (“ten”, Roman numeral), as a successor to Mac OS 9.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊˌɛsˈtɛn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˌɛsˈtɛn/
- (Received Pronunciation, nonstandard) IPA(key): /əʊˌɛsˈɛks/
- (General American, nonstandard) IPA(key): /oʊˌɛsˈɛks/
Proper noun
References
- “What is an operating system (OS)?”, in Apple Support[1], 14 November 2007, archived from the original on 26 February 2009: “The current version of Mac OS is Mac OS X (pronounced "Mac O-S ten").”