MacIntel

English

Alternative forms

• Macintel

Etymology

Blend of Macintosh +‎ Intel

Noun

MacIntel (plural MacIntels)

1. (computing, informal) A Macintosh computer with an Intel CPU.
   • 2003 April 7, John C. Dvorak, “How the MacIntel Will Change the Market”, in PC Magazine‎^[1]:

     There is no doubt that a MacIntel machine could supplant the Wintel platform. And most likely, the entire hungry Linux community could port all the x86 Linux code to the MacIntel OS within weeks, creating a huge flood of good products.

   • 2005 August 12, Mark Baard, “Mac Hacks Allow OS X on PCs”, in Wired‎^[2]:

     The ADC participants also received MacIntel computers for testing and development.

Anagrams

• macilent, malectin