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XNU

XNU ("X is Not Unix") is the computer operating system (OS) kernel developed at Apple Inc. since December 1996 for use in the Mac OS X (now macOS) operating system and released as free and open-source software as part of the Darwin OS, which, in addition to being the basis for macOS, is also the basis for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS.

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Developer
Apple Inc.
Initial release
December 1996; 29 years ago (1996-12)
Kernel type
Hybrid
License
Apple Public Source License 2.0
Official website
github.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu
OS family
Unix-like, Unix

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XNU

Nodes87
Edges86
Triples95
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022989
Components1

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XNU

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related to BSD · 22
XNU → Although, APFS, API, Apple, Apple File System, BSD, FreeBSD, FreeBSD Project, HFS, HFS Plus, Hierarchical File System, IPC, Mach, Network File System, NFS, Portable Operating System Interface, POSIX, The, The Berkeley Software Distribution, The BSD
related to K32/K64 · 16
XNU → Cache, Can, Darwin, DMA, GB RAM, GPUs, I/O, K32, K64, Mac OS, Mac Pro, Performance, Server, Snow Leopard, What, Xserve
related to Kernel design · 12
XNU → ARM, ARM64, As, Golden Gate, IA-32, July, Lion, Mac OS, PowerPC, Snow Leopard, Support, Tahoe
related to Mach · 12
XNU → BSD, Carnegie Mellon University Mach, I/O, Input/output, Inter-process, IPC, Mach, Open Software Foundation Mach, OSF MK, The, University, Utah Mach
related to External links · 9
XNU → Amit Singh, December, GitHub, June, Kernel, Mac OS, The Kernel, This, Wayback Machine
see also · 5
XNU → A/UXmkLinuxOSF/1Darwin, Apple, Free, Inc, Kernel
Developer · 1
XNU → Apple Inc.
Initial release · 1
XNU → December 1996; 29 years ago (1996-12)
Kernel type · 1
XNU → Hybrid
License · 1
XNU → Apple Public Source License 2.0

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kernel apple os mach macos unix system mac operating 64-bit run osf bsd code 32-bit mk hybrid nextstep mode software

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
XNUDeveloperApple Inc.1.00infobox
XNUInitial releaseDecember 1996; 29 years ago (1996-12)1.00infobox
XNUKernel typeHybrid1.00infobox
XNULicenseApple Public Source License 2.01.00infobox
XNUOfficial websitegithub.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu1.00infobox
XNUOS familyUnix-like, Unix1.00infobox
XNUPreceded byMach, Nukernel, NeXTSTEP kernel1.00infobox
XNURepositorygithub.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu1.00infobox
XNUSource modelOpen-source1.00infobox
XNUSupported platformsCurrent: 64-bit ARM, x86-64 Historical: PowerPC (32-bit and 64-bit), IA-32, 32-bit ARM (32-bit ARM support is closed-source)1.00infobox
XNUWorking stateCurrent1.00infobox
XNUWritten inC, C++, assembly language1.00infobox

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