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MacIntel

MacIntel noun: a Macintosh computer with an Intel CPU.

Noun (1)

MacIntel (plural MacIntels)

  1. (informal) A Macintosh computer with an Intel CPU.
    • There is no doubt that a MacIntel machine could supplant the Wintel platform. And most likely, the entire hungry Linux community could port all the x86 Linux code to the MacIntel OS within weeks, creating a huge flood of good products.2003 April 7, John C. Dvorak, “How the MacIntel Will Change the Market”, in PC Magazine
    • The ADC participants also received MacIntel computers for testing and development.2005 August 12, Mark Baard, “Mac Hacks Allow OS X on PCs”, in Wired

Noun (2) capitalized: Macintel

Macintel (plural Macintels)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of MacIntel

Forms of MacIntel

pluralMacIntels
alternative formMacintel
pluralMacintels

Origin of MacIntel

Blend of Macintosh + Intel.

Questions about MacIntel

What does MacIntel mean?
MacIntel means a Macintosh computer with an Intel CPU.
What part of speech is MacIntel?
MacIntel is a noun.
What is the plural of MacIntel?
The plural of MacIntel is MacIntels.

Words near MacIntel in the dictionary

  1. macilency
  2. macilent
  3. macin
  4. macing
  5. macins
  6. MacIntel
  7. MacIntels
  8. macintosh
  9. macintoshed
  10. Macintosher
  11. Macintoshers

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