OS X
English edit
Etymology edit
Ellipsis of Mac OS X; from OS (“operating system”) + X (“ten”, Roman numeral), as a successor to Mac OS 9.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊˌɛsˈtɛn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˌɛsˈtɛn/
- (Received Pronunciation, non-standard) IPA(key): /əʊˌɛsˈɛks/
- (General American, non-standard) IPA(key): /oʊˌɛsˈɛks/
Proper noun edit
References edit
- “What is an operating system (OS)?”, in Apple Support[1], 2007 November 14, archived from the original on 2009-02-26: “The current version of Mac OS is Mac OS X (pronounced "Mac O-S ten").”