Apple terms

Updated: 11/12/2023 by Computer Hope

Apple terms with full definitions and information on each term. Explore this list of over 150 terms like Finder, App, Menu bar, and Terminal. Navigate quickly through the list by clicking one of the letters below; for example, click 'I' to find terms like 'iOS' in the 'I' section.

Top 10 Apple terms
Apple command key

Command key
Menu bar
Option key
Apple Touch Icon
App store
Applications
Terminal
App
Finder
Mount

Number

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A
Apple Watch

A4 processor
AAC
Activity Monitor
ADB
Adobe Fresco
AIM
AirDrop
AirPlay
AirPods
AirTag
Android File Transfer
Animoji
APIPA
App
Apple
Apple AirPods
Apple AirPort
Apple AirTag
Apple Desktop Bus
Apple DOS
Apple earbuds
Apple EarPods
Apple Event
Apple FaceTime
Apple HomePod
Apple I
Apple ID
Apple II
Apple key
Apple keyboard shortcuts
Apple Lisa
Apple Macintosh
Apple Menu
Apple Music
Apple Newton
Apple Pay
Apple Pencil
AppleScript
Apple silicon
AppleTalk
Apple Touch Icon
Apple TV
Apple TV+
Apple TV Software
Apple Watch
Apple Worldwide Developer conference
Application
App store
App switcher
Aqua
A Series

B

BOMB
Bonjour
Boot Camp

C

Caddy
CarPlay
Closed architecture
Command key
Control Center
Core duo
Custom silicon

D

Dashboard
DDP
Dirty ROM
Dock

E

EtherTalk
Extension
Eye Comfort Shield

F

Face ID
FaceTime
Final Cut Pro
Finder
Find My
Force touch
Frankenmac

G

GarageBand
Gatekeeper
Genius bar

H

Happy Mac
Home
Home button
HomePod
Hybrid

I
Apple iPhone

IAC
iBeacon
iBook
iCloud
iDVD
iLife
iMac
ImageWriter
iMessage
iMovie
In-app purchase
INIT
Interapplication communications
iOS
iOS App Store
iPad
iPadOS
iPhone
iPhoto
iPod
iPod mini
iPod photo
iPod shuffle
iPod Touch
iSight
iTools
iTouch
iTunes
iTV
iWeb
iWork

J

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K

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L

LaserWriter
Launchpad
Lightning
Lisa computer
Live Photo
LocalTalk
Logic Pro

M
MobileMe logo

M1 chip
.Mac
Mac
MacBook
Mac Mini
macOS
macOS App Store
macOS X
Mac Pro
MagSafe
Measure
Menu bar
MessagePad
Mission Control
MobileMe
Mount
M Series

N

Newton
Night mode
Night Shift

O

Option key

P

PowerBook
PowerPC
PRAM
Programmer's switch
Puck

Q

QuickTime

R

RAM cache
Retina Display

S
Swift logo

Sad Mac
Safari
SANE
Screen pinning
Screen Time
Secure Enclave
Shazam
Shortcuts
Smart Folder
Spotlight
SuperCard
SuperDrive
Swift
System
System 7

T

Terminal
Thunderbolt
Time Machine
Touch ID
Trash
tvOS

U

UDID

V

Volume serial number

W

WWDC

X

Xcode

Y

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Z

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