Macintel

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Macintosh computer with an Intel CPU. informal

    "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."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of MacIntel alt-of, alternative

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"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."

Etymology

Blend of Macintosh + Intel.

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