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Symbols
> operator 1
< operator 1
| operator 1
Numerals
3D graphics 1
64-bit support 1
802.1x protocol 1
A
a2p tool 1
Abstract Windowing Toolkit package 1
Accelerate framework 1
Accelerate.framework 1 2
access control lists 1
Accessibility Inspector 1
Accessibility Verifier 1
accessibility
  support for 1+
  technologies 1
acid tool 1
ACLs. See access control lists
adaptability
  explained 1
  technologies for implementing 1
ADC. See Apple Developer Connection
Address Book 1+
Address Book action plug-ins 1
AddressBook.framework 1
AE.framework 1
agent applications 1+
AGL.framework 1
AGP 1 2
agvtool tool 1
AirPort 1
AirPort Extreme 1
amber tool 1
anti-aliasing 1
Apache HTTP server 1 2
AppKit.framework 1
AppKitScripting.framework 1
Apple Developer Connection (ADC) 1
Apple events 1+ 2
Apple Guide 1
Apple Information Access Toolkit 1
Apple Type Services 1 2
Apple Type Services for Unicode Imaging. See ATSUI
AppleScript application environment 1
AppleScript Studio 1 2
AppleScript
  overview 1+
  script language 1
  scripting additions 1
  web services 1
  when to use 1 2
AppleScriptKit.framework 1
AppleShareClient.framework 1
AppleShareClientCore.framework 1
Applet Launcher 1
AppleTalk 1
AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) 1
AppleTalk Manager 1
AppleTalk.framework 1
Application Kit 1
application plug-ins 1
application services 1
applications
  and interapplication communication 1
  bundling 1
  opening 1
ApplicationServices.framework 1 2
Aqua 1+ 2 3 4
architecture
  hardware 1
as tool 1
assistive devices 1
ATS. See Apple Type Services
ATS.framework 1
ATSUI 1
attractive appearance
  explained 1
  technologies for implementing 1
AU Lab 1
audio units 1
audio
  delivery 1
  file formats 1
AudioToolbox.framework 1
AudioUnit.framework 1
authentication 1 2
Authorization Services 1 2
Automator 1 2 3 4
Automator.framework 1
availability of APIs 1
awk tool 1
B
bash shell 1
Berkeley Software Distribution. See BSD
BigTop 1
bison tool 1
Bluetooth 1
Bluetooth Explorer 1
Bonjour 1 2+ 3
Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) 1
BSD
  application environment 1+
  command line interface 1
  information about 1
  notifications 1+
  operating system 1
  pipes 1+
  ports 1 2
  sockets 1 2
bsdmake tool 1
bugs, reporting 1
Build Applet 1
built-in commands 1
bundles 1 2
C
C development 1
C++ development 1
c2ph tool 1
CalendarStore.framework 1 2
Carbon application environment 1+
Carbon Event Manager 1
Carbon.framework 1 2
CarbonCore.framework 1
CarbonSound.framework 1
cascading style sheets 1 2
cat command 1
cd command 1
CD recording 1
CDSA 1 2
certificates
  and security 1
  storing in keychains 1
CFNetwork 1
CFNetwork.framework 1
CFRunLoop 1
CFSocket 1
CGI 1
ci tool 1
Classic environment
  overview 1
Clipboard Viewer 1
co tool 1
Cocoa.framework 1 2
Cocoa
  and web services 1
  application environment 1+
  Application Kit framework 1
  bindings 1
  Exception Handling framework 1
  Foundation framework 1
  text 1
code completion 1
Code Fragment Manager 1
code signing 1 2 3
Collaboration.framework 1 2
collection objects 1
color management module 1
Color Picker 1
ColorSync 1+
ColorSync.framework 1
command-line tools 1+
Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1
CommonPanels.framework 1
compileHelp tool 1
contextual menu plug-ins 1
Core Animation 1
Core Audio 1+ 2
Core Data 1
Core Foundation
  date support 1
  features 1
  networking interfaces 1
  when to use 1 2
Core Graphics 1
Core Image 1 2
Core Image Fun House 1
Core Text 1 2
Core Video 1
CoreAudio.framework 1
CoreAudioKit.framework 1
CoreData.framework 1 2
CoreFoundation.framework 1 2
CoreGraphics.framework 1
CoreMIDI.framework 1
CoreMIDIServer.framework 1
CoreServices.framework 1 2
CoreText.framework 1
CoreVideo.framework 1
cp command 1
CPlusTest.framework 1
CpMac tool 1 2
CrashReporterPrefs 1
cscope tool 1
csh shell 1
CSS. See cascading style sheets
ctags tool 1
CUPS 1
current directory 1
cvs tool 1
cvs-unwrap tool 1
cvs-wrap tool 1
D
daemons 1 2
Darwin 1 2+
Dashboard 1
Dashboard widgets 1
Dashcode 1
data corruption, and shared memory 1
data formatters 1
data model management 1
data synchronization 1
databases 1 2
date command 1
debug file formats 1
debugging 1
defaults tool 1
deprecated APIs, finding 1
DeRez tool 1
design principles
  adaptability 1
  attractive appearance 1
  ease of use 1
  interoperability 1
  mobility 1
  performance 1
  reliability 1
  technologies 1
  use of modern APIs 1
developer tools, downloading 1
developer tools, overview 1
device drivers 1 2 3+
DHCP. See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DictionaryServices.framework 1
diff tool 1
diff3 tool 1
diffpp tool 1
diffstat tool 1
digital paper 1
directory services 1
DirectoryService.framework 1
disc recording 1
DiscRecording.framework 1
DiscRecordingUI.framework 1
DiskArbitration.framework 1
Display Manager 1
distributed notifications 1+
distributed objects 1
DNS daemon 1
DNS protocol 1 2
Dock 1+
Document Object Model (DOM) 1 2
documentation
  installed location 1
  viewing 1
documents, opening 1
DOM. See Document Object Model
Domain Name Services. See DNS protocol
dprofpp tool 1
drag and drop 1
DrawSprocket.framework 1
DVComponentGlue.framework 1
DVDPlayback.framework 1
DVDs
  playing 1
  recording 1
DWARF debugging symbols 1
dyld 1
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) 1
E
ease of use
  and internationalization 1
  explained 1
  technologies for implementing 1
echo command 1
elegance, designing for 1+
endian issues 1
enhancements, requesting 1
environment variables 1
environment.plist file 1
error tool 1
Ethernet 1
Event Manager 1
ExceptionHandling.framework 1
extcheck tool 1
Extensible Markup Language. See XML
F
fast user switching 1
FAT file system 1
Fax support 1
FIFO (first-in, first-out) special file 1
file system events 1 2
file system journaling 1
file systems
  support 1+
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 1
FileMerge 1
filename extensions 1 2
files
  browsing 1
  long filenames 1
  nib 1
  opening 1
  property list 1
  quarantining 1
filters 1
find2perl tool 1
Finder application 1+
FireWire
  audio interfaces 1
  device drivers 1
fix and continue 1
flex tool 1
flow control 1
Font Manager 1
Font window 1
ForceFeedback.framework 1
formatter objects 1
Foundation.framework 1 2
fpr tool 1
frameworks 1+ 2+
FreeBSD 1 2 3
FSEvents API 1 2
fsplit tool 1
FTP. See File Transfer Protocol
FWAUserLib.framework 1
G
gatherheaderdoc tool 1
gcc tool 1
gdb tool 1
genstrings tool 1
gestures 1
GetFileInfo tool 1
GIMP. See GNU Image Manipulation Program
GLUT.framework 1
GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) 1
gnumake tool 1
gprof tool 1
graphics, overview 1
H
h2ph tool 1
h2xs tool 1
HALLab 1
handwriting recognition 1 2
hardware architectures 1
headerdoc2HTML tool 1
heap tool 1
Help documentation 1+
Help Indexer 1
Help Manager 1
Help.framework 1
HFS (Mac OS Standard format) 1
HFS+ (Mac OS Extended format) 1 2
HI Toolbox 1+ 2 3
HI Toolbox. See Human Interface Toolbox
HIObject 1
HIServices.framework 1
HIToolbox.framework 1
home directory 1
HotSpot Java virtual machine 1
HTML, editing 1
HTML
  development 1
  display 1
HTMLRendering.framework 1
HTMLView control 1
HTTP 1
HTTPS 1
Human Interface Toolbox. See HI Toolbox
Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) 1
I
I/O Kit 1
I/O Registry Explorer 1
ibtool tool 1
ICADevices.framework 1
ICC profiles 1
iChat presence 1
Icon Composer 1
icons 1
IDE. See integrated development environment
Identity Services 1 2
iDisk 1
idlj tool 1
ifnames tool 1
image effects 1
image units 1
ImageCapture.framework 1
ImageIO.framework 1
ImageKit.framework 1
images
  capturing 1
  supported formats 1
indent tool 1
Info.plist file 1
information property list files 1 2
Ink services 1+
Ink.framework 1
input method components 1
InputMethodKit.framework 1 2
install tool 1
install-info tool 1
installation packages 1
InstallerPlugins.framework 1
install_name_tool tool 1
InstantMessage.framework 1 2
Instruments 1
Instruments application 1
integrated development environment (IDE) 1
Interface Builder 1 2
Interface Builder plug-ins 1
InterfaceBuilderKit.framework 1
internationalization 1
Internet Config 1
Internet support 1
interoperability
  explained 1
  technologies for implementing 1
interprocess communication (IPC) 1+
ioalloccount tool 1
IOBluetooth.framework 1
IOBluetoothUI.framework 1
ioclasscount tool 1
IOKit.framework 1
ioreg tool 1
IP aliasing 1
IPSec protocol 1
IPv6 protocol 1
ISO 9660 format 1
iSync Plug-in Maker 1
J
jam tool 1
Jar Bundler 1 2
jar tool 1
jarsigner tool 1
Java Native Interface (JNI) 1
Java Platform, Standard Edition/Java SE 1
java tool 1
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) 1
java.awt package 1
Java
  and web sites 1
  application environment 1 2
javac tool 1
javadoc tool 1
JavaEmbedding.framework 1
JavaFrameEmbedding.framework 1 2
javah tool 1
JavaScript 1 2
JavaVM.framework 1
javax.swing package 1
JBoss 1
jdb tool 1
JIT (just-in-time) bytecode compiler 1
jumbo frame support 1
K
Kerberos 1
Kerberos.framework 1
kernel events 1
kernel extensions 1+
kernel queues 1
Kernel.framework 1
kevents 1
kextload tool 1
kextstat tool 1
kextunload tool 1
Keychain Services 1+ 2 3
kHTML rendering engine 1
KJS library 1
kqueues 1
L
LangAnalysis.framework 1
language analysis 1
LatentSemanticMapping.framework 1 2
launch items 1
Launch Services 1+
LaunchServices.framework 1 2
ld tool 1
LDAP. See Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDAP.framework 1
leaks tool 1
LEAP authentication protocol 1
less command 1
lex tool 1
libtool tool 1
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) 1 2
lipo tool 1
locale support 1
localization 1
lorder tool 1
ls command 1
M
Mac OS 9 migration 1+
Mac OS Extended format (HFS+) 1 2
Mac OS Standard format (HFS) 1
Mach 1+
Mach messages 1+
Mach-O file format 1
Macromedia Flash 1
make tool 1
MallocDebug 1
malloc_history tool 1
man pages 1
Mandatory Access Control (MAC) 1
MDS authentication protocol 1
MediaBrowser.framework 1
memory
  protected 1
  shared 1
  virtual 1
merge tool 1
MergePef tool 1
Message.framework 1
metadata importers 1
metadata technology 1
Microsoft Active Directory 1
MIDI
  frameworks 1
mkbom tool 1
mkdep tool 1
mkdir command 1
MLTE. See Multilingual Text Engine (MLTE)
mobility
  explained 1
  technologies for implementing 1
modern APIs, finding 1
more command 1
Mouse keys. See accessibility
MS-DOS 1
multihoming 1
Multilingual Text Engine (MLTE)
  overview 1
Multiple Document Interface 1
multitasking 1
mv command 1
MvMac tool 1
N
Name Binding Protocol (NBP) 1
named pipes 1
native2ascii tool 1
NavigationServices.framework 1
NBP. See Name Binding Protocol
NetBoot 1
NetBSD project 1
NetInfo 1
network diagnostics 1
network file protocols 1
Network File System (NFS) 1
Network Kernel Extensions (NKEs) 1
Network Lookup Panel 1
Network Time Protocol (NTP) 1
networking
  features 1+
  file protocols 1
  routing 1
  supported protocols 1
NFS. See Network File System
nib files 1
nm tool 1
nmedit tool 1
notifications 1+
NSOperation object 1
NSOperationQueue object 1
NT File System (NTFS) 1
NTFS 1
NTP. See Network Time Protocol
O
Objective-C 1 2
Objective-C 2.0 1
Objective-C++ 1
open command 1
Open Directory 1+
Open Panel 1
open tool 1
Open Transport 1 2 3
open-source development 1
OpenAL 1
OpenAL.framework 1 2
OpenBSD project 1
OpenDarwin project 1
opendiff tool 1
OpenGL 1 2 3
OpenGL Driver Monitor 1
OpenGL Profiler 1
OpenGL Shader Builder 1
OpenGL Utility Toolkit 1
OpenGL.framework 1
OpenScripting.framework 1
osacompile tool 1
OSAKit.framework 1
osascript tool 1
OSServices.framework 1
otool tool 1
P
PackageMaker 1
packages 1
PacketLogger 1
pagestuff tool 1
PAP. See Printer Access Protocol
parent directory 1
password management 1
passwords, protecting 1
Pasteboard 1
patch tool 1
path characters 1
PATH environment variable 1
pathnames 1
pbprojectdump tool 1
PCI 1 2
PCIe 1
PCSC.framework 1
PDF (Portable Document Format) 1 2
PDF Kit 1
PDFKit.framework 1
PDFView 1
PEAP authentication protocol 1
pen-based input 1 2
performance
  benefits of modern APIs 1
  choosing efficient technologies 1
  explained 1
  influencing factors 1
  technologies for implementing 1
  tools for measuring 1
Perl 1 2
perl tool 1
perlbug tool 1
perlcc tool 1
perldoc tool 1
Personal Web Sharing 1
PHP 1 2 3
pipes, BSD 1
Pixie 1
pl2pm tool 1
plug-ins 1 2+
plutil tool 1
PMC Index 1
pod2html tool 1
pod2latex tool 1
pod2man tool 1
pod2text tool 1
pod2usage tool 1
podchecker tool 1
podselect tool 1
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) 1
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) 1
pointers 1
porting
  from 32-bit architectures 1
  from Mac OS 9 1
  from Windows 1+
ports, BSD 1 2
POSIX 1 2 3
PostScript OpenType fonts 1
PostScript printing 1
PostScript Type 1 fonts 1
PowerPC G5 1
PPC Toolbox 1
PPP. See Point-to-Point Protocol
PPPoE. See Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
predictive compilation 1
preemptive multitasking 1
preference panes 1+
PreferencePanes.framework 1
preferences 1
Preferred Executable Format (PEF) 1 2
print preview 1
Print.framework 1
PrintCore.framework 1
Printer Access Protocol (PAP) 1
printf tool 1
Printing Manager 1
printing
  dialogs 1
  overview 1
  spooling 1
project management 1
Property List Editor 1 2
property list files 1
protected memory 1
pstruct tool 1
PubSub.framework 1 2
pwd command 1
Python 1
python tool 1
Python.framework 1
Q
QD.framework 1
QTKit.framework 1 2
Quartz 1+ 2
Quartz Composer 1
Quartz Composer Visualizer 1
Quartz Compositor 1
Quartz Debug 1 2
Quartz Extreme 1 2
Quartz Services 1 2 3
Quartz.framework 1
QuartzComposer.framework 1 2
QuartzCore.framework 1 2 3
Quick Look 1 2
QuickDraw 1 2 3
QuickDraw 3D 1
QuickDraw GX 1
QuickDraw Text 1
QuickLook.framework 1
QuickTime 1+
QuickTime Components 1 2
QuickTime formats 1
QuickTime Kit 1 2
QuickTime.framework 1
R
ranlib tool 1
raster printers 1
rcs tool 1
rcs-checkin tool 1
rcs2log tool 1
rcsclean tool 1
rcsdiff tool 1
rcsmerge tool 1
redo_prebinding tool 1
refactoring 1
reference library 1
Reggie SE 1
reliability
  explained 1
  technologies for implementing 1
  using existing technologies 1
Repeat After Me 1
Research Assistant 1
ResMerger tool 1
resolution independence 1
resolution independent UI 1
Resource Manager 1
Rez tool 1
RezWack tool 1
rm command 1
rmdir command 1
rmic tool 1
rmiregistry tool 1
Routing Information Protocol 1
RTP (Real-Time Transport Protocol) 1
RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) 1
Ruby 1
ruby tool 1
Ruby.framework 1
RubyCocoa.framework 1
run loop support 1
runtime environments 1
S
S/MIME. See Secure MIME
s2p tool 1
Safari plug-ins 1
sample code 1
sample tool 1
Saturn 1
Save Panel 1
scalar values, and 64-bit systems 1
schema 1
screen readers 1
screen savers 1+
ScreenSaver.framework 1
script languages 1+
Script Manager 1
scripting additions 1+
scripting support 1
Scripting.framework 1
ScriptingBridge.framework 1
sdiff tool 1
Search Kit 1+
SearchKit.framework 1
Secure MIME (S/MIME) 1 2
secure shell (SSH) protocol 1
secure transport 1
security 1
  dialogs 1
  Kerberos 1
  Keychain Services 1
  overview 1+
Security.framework 1
SecurityFoundation.framework 1
SecurityHI.framework 1
SecurityInterface.framework 1
sed tool 1
semaphores 1
Service Location Protocol 1
services 1+ 2
SetFile tool 1
SFTP protocol 1 2
sh shell 1
shared memory 1+
sharing accounts 1
Shark 1
Shark application 1
shells
  aborting programs 1
  and environment variables 1
  built-in commands 1
  commands 1
  current directory 1
  default 1
  defined 1
  frequently used commands 1
  home directory 1
  parent directory 1
  redirecting I/O 1
  running programs 1
  specifying paths 1
  startup scripts 1
  terminating programs 1
  valid path characters 1
Sherlock channels 1
Shockwave 1
simg4 tool 1
simg5 tool 1
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) 1 2 3
SLP. See Service Location Protocol
smart cards 1
SMB/CIFS 1
snapshots 1
SOAP. See Simple Object Access Protocol
sockets 1 2
Sound Manager interfaces 1
source code management 1
source-code management 1
Spaces 1
speech recognition 1 2
speech synthesis 1
SpeechRecognition.framework 1
SpeechSynthesis.framework 1
spelling checkers 1
Spin Control 1
SpindownHD 1
splain tool 1
SplitForks tool 1
spoken user interface 1
Spotlight importers 1 2
Spotlight technology 1
SQLite 1
SRLanguageModeler 1
SSH protocol 1 2
stabs debugging symbols 1
Standard File Package 1
startup items 1
stderr pipe 1
stdin pipe 1
stdout pipe 1
Sticky keys. See accessibility
streams 1 2
strings 1
strings tool 1
svn tool 1
svnadmin tool 1
svndumpfilter tool 1
svnlook tool 1
svnserve tool 1
svnversion tool 1
Swing package 1
Sync Services 1
Syncrospector 1
SyncServices.framework 1 2 3
syntax coloring 1
System Configuration framework 1 2
System.framework 1
SystemConfiguration.framework 1
T
Tcl 1
Tcl.framework 1
tclsh tool 1
TCP. See Transmission Control Protocol
tcsh shell 1
technologies, choosing 1
Terminal application 1
TextEdit 1
Thread Viewer 1
threads 1 2
Time Machine 1 2
time support 1
Tk.framework 1
TLS authentication protocol 1
Tomcat 1
tools, downloading 1
top tool 1
tops tool 1
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) 1
transparency 1
Trash icon 1
TrueType fonts 1
trust services 1
TTLS authentication protocol 1
TWAIN.framework 1
U
UDF (Universal Disk Format) 1
UDP. See User Datagram Protocol
UFS (UNIX File System) 1
Unicode 1
unifdef tool 1
UnRezWack tool 1
update_prebinding tool 1
URL Access Manager 1
URLs
  opening 1
  support for 1
USB Prober 1
User Datagram Protocol (UDP) 1
user experience 1+
user experience, overview 1
V
V-Twin engine 1
vecLib.framework 1 2
Velocity Engine 1
Vertical Retrace Manager 1
video effects 1
video formats 1
vImage.framework 1
Virtual File System (VFS) 1
virtual memory 1
visual development environments 1
visual effects 1
vmmap tool 1
vm_stat tool 1
VoiceOver 1
volumes 1
W
weak linking 1 2
Web Kit 1+ 2
web services 1+ 2+
web streaming formats 1
WebCore.framework 1
WebDAV 1
WebKit.framework 1
WebObjects 1+ 2
websites 1+
window layouts 1
window management 1
workflow, managing 1
WSDL 1
X
X11 environment 1 2+
Xcode 1
Xcode Tools, downloading 1
xcodebuild tool 1
XgridFoundation.framework 1
XHTML 1
XML-RPC 1 2
XML
  and websites 1
  parsing 1 2+
  when to use 1
Xserve 1
Y
yacc tool 1
Z
zero-configuration networking 1 2
ZoneMonitor 1
zooming. See accessibility
zsh shell 1


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