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I wish there were a dictionary terms use regularly in Mac which a novice cannot understand so readily. After all, these are tech terms. Is there any such things as a Mac Terms Dictonary??

Need a dictionary of regularly used technical terms and words to explain areas of expertise for new Mac users.


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 29, 2020 7:21 PM

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Sep 29, 2020 9:48 PM in response to nimia3

This isn't really what you want, but it may help with some things.

Unfortunately, it is not common terms, but pretty much all terms.

https://help.apple.com/applestyleguide/


While it is primarily for "how" to use terms, it does have a short explanation on most of them.

There is likely something better, somewhere, but I don't know where it is.


Certainly not a dictionary, but have you gone through this: New to Mac - Official Apple Support

Sep 30, 2020 5:09 PM in response to jeffreythefrog

i apologize. i haven't used the dictionary to search for apple terms before. while there are some things, it appears that it's not very thorough. i tried searching a few things and mostly came up with "no entries found"


edit, i can search stuff like "ethernet" in the regular dictionary tab, then switch to the apple tab for something like "iPad" or "magic mouse".



Sep 30, 2020 8:13 AM in response to nimia3

Please provide some examples. We may be able to guide you in the right direction. It sounds like you are only interested in "Mac Terms" not computer related terms in general. Terms like HD, SSD, GB, RAM, CPU, GPU, port, HDMI, Ethernet, WiFi, etc. all all terms used and standardized across the information technology domain. So it would help us to help you if you provided some "Mac Terms" that you are having problems with.

I wish there were a dictionary terms use regularly in Mac which a novice cannot understand so readily. After all, these are tech terms. Is there any such things as a Mac Terms Dictonary??

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