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Computer operating system
Darwin is the core Unix-like operating system of macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, audioOS, visionOS, and bridgeOS. It previously existed as an independent
Darwin_(operating_system)
Operating systems based on GNU
operating system is the portion of the operating system that controls the system hardware and provides basic services to other parts of the operating
GNU_variants
Series of Macintosh operating systems
open source Darwin operating system, which is based on the XNU kernel and BSD. macOS is the basis for some of Apple's other operating systems, including
Mac_operating_systems
Mobile operating system by Apple
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple for its iPhone line of smartphones. It was unveiled in January 2007
IOS
Watch watchOS Apple TV tvOS Embedded operating systems bridgeOS Apple Vision Pro visionOS Embedded operating systems A/ROSE iPod software (unnamed embedded
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Operating system that operates a mobile device
A mobile operating system is an operating system used for smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, smartglasses, or other non-laptop personal mobile computing
Mobile_operating_system
Computer operating system kernel
open-source software portal Kernel (operating system) A/UX mkLinux OSF/1 Darwin (operating system) – open source operating system released by Apple, Inc., with
XNU
Topics referred to by the same term
Gumball Darwin (ADL), an architecture description language Darwin (operating system), the Unix base for Apple's iOS and macOS operating systems Darwin (programming
Darwin
Operating system by Apple
Copland is an operating system developed by Apple for Macintosh computers between 1994 and 1996 but never commercially released. It was intended to be
Copland_(operating_system)
There are a number of Unix-like operating systems under active development, descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) series of UNIX variants
List_of_BSD_operating_systems
Apple operating systems from 1984 to 2001
Mac OS (originally System Software; retronym: Classic Mac OS) is the series of operating systems developed for the Macintosh family of personal computers
Classic_Mac_OS
The following is a list of operating systems released by Apple Inc. As of 2025, there are six supported software platforms: iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS
List of Apple operating systems
List_of_Apple_operating_systems
Apple operating system
Rhapsody is an operating system that was developed by Apple Computer after its purchase of NeXT in the late 1990s. It is the fifth major release of the
Rhapsody_(operating_system)
Open source software license
the open-source and free software license under which Apple's Darwin operating system was released in 2000. A free and open-source software license was
Apple_Public_Source_License
Aspect of computing history
Computer operating systems (OSes) provide a set of functions needed and used by most application programs on a computer, and the links needed to control
History_of_operating_systems
Boot loader developed by Apple
rather than BootX. The program is freely available as part of the Darwin operating system under the open-source Apple Public Source License. Older Macintoshes
BootX_(Apple)
Core of a computer operating system
program at the core of a computer's operating system that always has complete control over everything in the system. The kernel is also responsible for
Kernel_(operating_system)
Family of computer operating systems
portable operating system: almost the entire operating system is written in the C programming language (in 1973), which allows Unix to operate on numerous
Unix
Relative market adoption of operating systems
The usage share of an operating system is the percentage of computers running that operating system (OS). These statistics are estimates as wide scale
Usage share of operating systems
Usage_share_of_operating_systems
Family of personal computers made by Apple
(codenamed Yellow Box). Apple open-sourced the core of Rhapsody as the Darwin operating system. After several developer previews, Apple also introduced the Carbon
Mac_(computer)
These tables compare free software / open-source operating systems. Where not all of the versions support a feature, the first version which supports
Comparison of open-source operating systems
Comparison_of_open-source_operating_systems
Topics referred to by the same term
and NeXT Rhapsody (operating system), the Apple Macintosh NeXTSTEP/classic Mac OS hybrid predecessor to macOS Darwin (operating system), the open source
Next_Step
Multitasking operating system written in Oberon
The Oberon System is a modular, single-user, single-process, multitasking operating system written in the programming language Oberon. It was originally
Oberon_(operating_system)
Operating system feature that integrates dynamic libraries into a program at runtime
process that has requested it. In the Apple Darwin operating system, and in the macOS and iOS operating systems built on top of it, the path of the dynamic
Dynamic_linker
Unix operating system
code, also formed the basis for Darwin; that, in turn, has been incorporated into Apple's proprietary operating systems, such as macOS and iOS. Windows
Berkeley Software Distribution
Berkeley_Software_Distribution
Computer program that runs as a background process
manager as such". October 4, 2024. inetd(8) – FreeBSD System Manager's Manual launchd.plist(5) – Darwin and macOS File Formats Manual "systemd.service". freedesktop
Daemon_(computing)
XDarwin is an obsolete X Window System (X11) display server for the Darwin operating system and early versions of Mac OS X. XDarwin allows one to use
XDarwin
Acronym for a common web hosting solution
involving other operating systems include DAMP, which uses the Darwin operating system. The web server or database management system also varies. LEMP
LAMP_(software_bundle)
Open-source API for computer security
Darwin operating system, which upon request, Apple relicensed under a BSD licence to allow for integration into FreeBSD and other systems. The Darwin
OpenBSM
This is a comparison of mobile operating systems. Only the latest versions are shown in the table below, even though older versions may still be marketed
Comparison of mobile operating systems
Comparison_of_mobile_operating_systems
Computer running Mac OS not produced by Apple
A Macintosh clone is a computer running the Classic Mac OS operating system that was not produced by Apple Inc. The earliest Mac clones were based on emulators
Macintosh_clone
particular operating systems. The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of widely used and currently available operating system
Comparison of operating system kernels
Comparison_of_operating_system_kernels
History of Apple's current Mac operating system
The history of macOS, Apple's current Mac operating system (formerly named Mac OS X until 2011 and then OS X until 2016), began with the company's project
MacOS_version_history
Unix-like operating system
portal List of BSD operating systems Comparison of BSD operating systems Darwin (operating system) DesktopBSD MidnightBSD NetBSD OpenBSD "GhostBSD 26.1-R15
GhostBSD
Linux kernel security module
made available via the TrustedBSD Project for the FreeBSD and Darwin operating systems. Security-Enhanced Linux implements the Flux Advanced Security
SELinux
There are a number of Unix-like operating systems based on or descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) series of Unix variant options.
Comparison of BSD operating systems
Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems
Free and open-source Unix-like operating system
incorporated into other operating systems, including Darwin (the basis for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and tvOS), TrueNAS, and the system software for the PlayStation
FreeBSD
Open source operating system from Sun Microsystems based on Solaris
səˈlɑːrɪs/) is a discontinued open-source computer operating system for SPARC and x86 based systems, created by Sun Microsystems and based on Solaris.
OpenSolaris
Mobile operating system for iPad tablets
operating system created and developed by Apple for its iPad line of tablet computers. It was given as a name distinct from iOS, the operating system
IPadOS
Operating system for Apple computers
operating system, derived from OPENSTEP for Mach and FreeBSD, which has been marketed and developed by Apple since 2001. It is the current operating system
MacOS
Public university in Berkeley, California
Intel CPUs and evolved into the BSD family of free operating systems and the Darwin operating system underlying Apple Mac OS X. Eric Allman (BS 1977, MS
University of California, Berkeley
University_of_California,_Berkeley
American global computer security software company
that organization produced portions of the Linux, FreeBSD, and Darwin operating systems, and developed portions of the BIND name server software and SNMP
McAfee
Type of operating system kernel
iOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems and released as free and open source software as part of the Darwin operating system. XNU is an acronym for X
Hybrid_kernel
File format for executables, object code, shared libraries, and core dumps
environment allowing macOS applications to run on Linux. See also Darwin operating system#Derived projects, which includes a few other efforts to achieve
Mach-O
Operating system from NeXT Computer
NeXTSTEP is a discontinued object-oriented, multitasking operating system based on the Mach kernel and the UNIX-derived BSD. It was developed by NeXT—founded
NeXTSTEP
Capital city of Northern Territory, Australia
Darwin (/ˈdɑːrwɪn/ DAR-win; Larrakia: Garramilla) is the capital and largest city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city had a population of 139
Darwin,_Northern_Territory
Combined executable file for multiple processor types or operating systems
Darwin operating system (2000) and Apple's Mac OS X (2001), and NeXT's Multi-Architecture Binaries continued to be supported by the operating system.
Fat_binary
Airport in Northern Territory, Australia
Darwin International Airport (IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN) is a domestic and international airport serving Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the
Darwin_International_Airport
Operating system that behaves similarly to Unix
A Unix-like operating system (sometimes referred to as a UN*X, *nix or *NIX) is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, although not necessarily
Unix-like
2011 operating system version
7) is the eighth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Mac computers. A preview of OS X 10.7 Lion was publicly shown at
OS_X_Lion
the ancestor of FreeBSD, which in turn is an ancestor of Apple's Darwin operating system William Jolitz, B.A. 1997 — co-author, with wife Lynne Greer Jolitz
List of University of California, Berkeley alumni in science and technology
List_of_University_of_California,_Berkeley_alumni_in_science_and_technology
2025 operating system version
Tahoe (version 26) is the twenty-second major release of Apple's macOS operating system. The successor to macOS Sequoia, it was announced at WWDC 2025 on June
MacOS_Tahoe
2001 operating system version
transition from the classic Mac OS to Darwin, a multi-user, Unix-like operating system derived from NeXTSTEP and BSD. Darwin incorporates the XNU kernel derived
Mac_OS_X_10.0
Package manager for Unix-like operating systems
management system for Unix-like operating systems. It was forked from the FreeBSD ports collection in 1997 as the primary package management system for NetBSD
Pkgsrc
Simplified netfilter interface
Original author Darwin Bautista Final release 0.3.2 / April 6, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-04-06) Written in Python, PyGTK Operating system Linux Platform
Uncomplicated_Firewall
family. Darwinism Social Darwinism Darwin, a unit of evolutionary change Darwin, an operating system Darwin (ESA) (a proposed satellite system) Darwin Awards
List of things named after Charles Darwin
List_of_things_named_after_Charles_Darwin
2002 operating system version
Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X 10.1 and preceded Mac OS X Panther. The operating system was released on August 23
Mac_OS_X_Jaguar
Group of pseudoscientific theories and societal practices
Social Darwinism, also known as social Spencerism, is a body of pseudoscientific theories and societal practices that claim to apply biological concepts
Social_Darwinism
First publicly available version of Mac OS
publicly available version of Apple Computer's Mac OS X (now named macOS) operating system to feature the Aqua user interface. It was released to the public on
Mac_OS_X_Public_Beta
2001 operating system version
Puma) is the second major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X 10.0 and preceded Mac OS X Jaguar. Mac OS X
Mac_OS_X_10.1
Command line utility on Apple computers
utility to manipulate power management settings under the Darwin and macOS operating systems. It can assign sleep settings, schedule sleep and wake times
Pmset
listed as two different operating systems, z/OS and z/OS V2R1. Both are Unix 95. AOS (IBM PC RT) Amoeba BSD Coherent Darwin DEMOS DNIX Domain/OS DYNIX
List_of_Unix_systems
UNIX system component
computer operating systems, init (short for initialization) is the first user-space process started during booting of the operating system. Init is a
Init
Mac file manager and user interface shell
default file manager and graphical user interface shell used on all Mac operating systems. Described in its "About" window as "The Macintosh Desktop Experience"
Finder_(software)
2005 operating system version
10.4) is the 5th major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Mac computers. Tiger was released to the public on April 29, 2005
Mac_OS_X_Tiger
Instant messaging interface
in Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, Windows and macOS/Darwin Operating Systems. Its heyday was in the first half-decade of the 2000s, with reviews
Centericq
Second major release of GNOME
System requirements Requirement Minimum Recommended Unix-like Operating system BSD, Darwin, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris CPU Pentium, 166 MHz Pentium, 400 MHz
GNOME_2
Temporarily interrupting a computer task
Windows, Linux (including Android), and Darwin (including macOS and iOS). An early microcomputer operating system providing preemptive multitasking was
Preemption_(computing)
2021 operating system version
(version 12) is the eighteenth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. The successor to macOS Big Sur, it was announced
MacOS_Monterey
Standard UNIX utility that prints name and other details about the machine
operating systems that prints the name, version and other details about the current machine and the operating system running on it. The uname system call
Uname
Computer networking technology
multicast Domain Name System (mDNS) service records. The software comes built-in with Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. Bonjour can also be installed
Bonjour_(software)
Server operating system developed by Apple
Mac OS X Server 1.0 is an operating system developed by Apple Computer. Released on March 16, 1999, it was Apple's first commercially-released product
Mac_OS_X_Server_1.0
Comparison of user features of operating systems refers to a comparison of the general user features of major operating systems in a narrative format. It does
Comparison of user features of operating systems
Comparison_of_user_features_of_operating_systems
Computer operating system
Tru64 UNIX is a discontinued 64-bit UNIX operating system for the Alpha instruction set architecture (ISA), currently owned by Hewlett-Packard (HP). Previously
Tru64_UNIX
2009 operating system version
is the seventh major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Snow Leopard was publicly unveiled on June
Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard
Image and PDF viewer software by Apple
Preview is the built-in image and PDF viewer of the iOS, iPadOS & macOS operating system. In addition to viewing, and printing digital images and Portable Document
Preview_(Apple)
default programs found on macOS have counterparts on Apple's other operating systems, most often on iOS and iPadOS. Apple has also included versions of
List_of_built-in_macOS_apps
2007 operating system version
5) is the sixth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Leopard was released on October 26, 2007,
Mac_OS_X_Leopard
Software application for Apple platforms
provided on the company's iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, watchOS, and macOS operating systems, the latter starting with OS X Mountain Lion. It functions as a service
Notes_(Apple)
Fixed-length contiguous block of virtual memory
instruction set architecture, processor type, and operating (addressing) mode. The operating system selects one or more sizes from the sizes supported
Page_(computer_memory)
2015 operating system version
X at the time of El Capitan's release), Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh. It focuses mainly on performance, stability, and security
OS_X_El_Capitan
2020 operating system version
Sur (version 11) is the seventeenth major release of macOS, Apple's operating system for Macintosh computers. It was announced at Apple's Worldwide Developers
MacOS_Big_Sur
2018 operating system version
version 10.14) is the fifteenth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. macOS Mojave was announced at Apple's Worldwide
MacOS_Mojave
2019 operating system version
(version 10.15) is the sixteenth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. It is the successor to macOS Mojave and was
MacOS_Catalina
Hospital in Tiwi, Northern Territory, Australia
The Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) is a 360-bed Australian teaching hospital located in Tiwi, a northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory. It is part
Royal_Darwin_Hospital
2022 tablet operating system by Apple
iPadOS 16 is the fourth major release of the iPadOS operating system developed by Apple for its iPad line of tablet computers. The successor to iPadOS
IPadOS_16
2013 operating system version
9) is the 10th major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. OS X Mavericks was announced on June 10, 2013
OS_X_Mavericks
Cross-platform package management system
of layered applications, including GlassFish, across a variety of operating system platforms. IPS is currently written in the Python programming language
Image_Packaging_System
Original Unix operating system from Bell Labs
Research Unix refers to the early versions of the Unix operating system for DEC PDP-7, PDP-11, VAX, and Interdata 7/32 and 8/32 computers, developed in
Research_Unix
Power station in the Northern Territory of Australia
Middle Arm of Darwin Harbour, supplying electricity to the Darwin-Katherine Interconnected System. It is currently owned and operated by Territory Generation
Channel_Island_Power_Station
2012 operating system version
8) is the ninth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. OS X Mountain Lion was released on July 25
OS_X_Mountain_Lion
2016 operating system version
desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. The name "macOS" stems from the intention to unify the operating system's name with that of
MacOS_Sierra
Class of patrol boats built for the Royal Australian Navy
2008. The Armidale-class ships were operated by the Australian Patrol Boat Group, and based in Cairns and Darwin. They were primarily tasked with border
Armidale-class_patrol_boat
2022 operating system version
Ventura (version 13) is the nineteenth major release of macOS, Apple's operating system for Macintosh computers. The successor to macOS Monterey, it was announced
MacOS_Ventura
MacOS application
has added new preference panes when major features are added to the operating system and occasionally merges multiple panes into one. When Exposé was introduced
System_Settings
2023 operating system version
Sonoma (version 14) is the twentieth major release of macOS, Apple's operating system for Mac computers. The successor to macOS Ventura, it was announced
MacOS_Sonoma
2024 operating system version
Sequoia (version 15) is the twenty-first major release of Apple's macOS operating system, the successor to macOS Sonoma. It was announced at WWDC 2024 on June
MacOS_Sequoia
Design language developed by Apple
unified visual theme for the graphical user interfaces for its suite of operating systems. It was announced on June 9, 2025, at the Worldwide Developers Conference
Liquid_Glass
2003 operating system version
3) is the fourth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It followed Mac OS X Jaguar and preceded Mac OS X Tiger. It was released
Mac_OS_X_Panther
Proprietary file sharing between Apple devices
file-sharing service in Apple's iOS, macOS, iPadOS and visionOS operating systems that operates over a wireless ad hoc network. AirDrop was introduced in Mac
AirDrop
DARWIN OPERATING-SYSTEM
DARWIN OPERATING-SYSTEM
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English
Dear Friend
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, probably of Norman French origin, DARDEN means "from Ardern."
Female
English
Irish Gaelic unisex name CARLIN means "little champion."
Boy/Male
English Anglo Saxon
Good friend.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, English, Irish
Great; Form of Darren; Wealthy
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Daren, DARIN means "from Araines."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Dēorwine, composed of the elements dēor ‘dear’ + wine ‘friend’. This name is attested in the 10th century, but it was not common; nevertheless it may have survived long enough to become a Middle English personal name and so given rise to the surname.English : habitational name from Darwen in Lancashire, named from the Darwin river (earlier Derwent) on which it stands. This seems to be a British name derived from a word meaning ‘oak’.
Boy/Male
English
Friend; good friend.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Possibly a habitational name from a locality in Northumberland called Darden.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : from the Old French personal name Harduin, composed of the Germanic elements hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’ + win ‘friend’.
Male
English
Probably a variant spelling of English Darwin, DERWIN means "dear friend."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Darcy, DARCIE means "from Arcy."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Daren, DARRIN means "from Araines."
Boy/Male
Welsh
White river.
Boy/Male
English American
Dear friend. Nineteenth-century naturalist Charles Darwin was the first major exponent of human...
Boy/Male
Teutonic English
Mariner.
Boy/Male
English Gaelic American Greek
Great.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Lover of the Sea; Form of Marvin; Sea Lover; Eminent; Great; Marrow
Boy/Male
English
Friend with a spear.
Boy/Male
American, British, Danish, English
Blend of Daryl and Marvin
DARWIN OPERATING-SYSTEM
DARWIN OPERATING-SYSTEM
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Krishna, Who does not have any end, Without beginning
Girl/Female
Biblical
A singing or calling out.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American French
Gift from God.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Writter/Author
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Kent)
English (chiefly Kent) : from Middle English heved ‘head’, applied as a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or at the head of a stream or valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful Girl
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful butterfly
Girl/Female
Danish, German, Greek
Soft
Girl/Female
Biblical
Generation, habitation.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Following Desires
DARWIN OPERATING-SYSTEM
DARWIN OPERATING-SYSTEM
DARWIN OPERATING-SYSTEM
DARWIN OPERATING-SYSTEM
DARWIN OPERATING-SYSTEM
n.
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
a.
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.
a.
Drawn in air; imaginary.
a.
Last; as, darrein continuance, the last continuance.
n.
A place mended by darning.
v. i.
To drain.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Darn
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Operate
a.
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.
n.
The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
n.
Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
a.
Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.
v. t.
To enter in the margin of a page.
n.
The act of cooperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor.
n.
A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.
a.
Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.
n.
The act of operating or working; operation.
v. t.
To furnish with a margin.
n.
That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.