Airportd Process

airportd is the AirPort daemon; a process running the macOS software used to access Wi-Fi networks for macOS.

The older name that Apple used for wireless networking products is ”AirPort”, and that name was used for Wi-Fi and Wireless networking hardware embedded within Macs, and also used for Wi-Fi routers and related products.

Hi there jodine211,

Thanks for joining us in Apple Support Communities! We understand you're asking about a specific process on your Mac. We're glad you're here, and we can help.

"Processes are programs running on your Mac. Processes can be apps, system apps used by macOS, or invisible background processes.

Use Activity Monitor to get information about these processes, including how much memory and CPU time the processes are using." Learn how here:

View information about Mac processes in Activity Monitor

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