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macintosh

1 American  
[mak-in-tosh] / ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ /

noun

  1. a variant of mackintosh.


Macintosh 2 American  
[mak-in-tosh] / ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ /

noun

  1. Charles, 1766–1843, Scottish chemist, inventor, and manufacturer.


macintosh British  
/ ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of mackintosh

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Prosecutor Michael Macintosh said the messages indicated cash amounting to several hundred thousand pounds was collected.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Apple marketed the Macintosh as the "computer for the rest of us," but it was the iPhone that fulfilled that promise, said David Pogue, author of the recently released "Apple: The First 50 Years."

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Raskin’s Macintosh team was working on building a much simpler and cheaper computer—but Jobs took over the project and kicked Raskin out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Some Macintosh and Linux users, who were immune to the CrowdStrike-induced upheaval, devoted a portion of their morning Friday to spiking the football on Windows, even though the problem wasn’t caused by Microsoft.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

By midnight, Artemis had successfully fed his findings into the Macintosh.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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