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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "mac"}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/mæk/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mac.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{hmp|en|mack|Mack}}

===Etymology 1===
See {{m|sgi|macc}} for details.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|US|informal}} {{non-gloss|Used to address a man whose name is unknown.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=1998-05-24|author=Bearak, Barry|title=The Nation: Parallel Universe; Listen Up, Out There. Here's What Cabbies Think of You.|journal=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/weekinreview/nation-parallel-universe-listen-up-there-here-s-what-cabbies-think-you.html|section=4|page=1|text=TIME was, the stereotypical New York cabdriver was a gabby if slightly gruff man with a Brooklyn accent who knew every pothole in every street in every borough and greeted people with the world-weary query, "Where to, '''Mac'''?"}}
#: {{ux|en|Have you got a light, '''Mac'''?}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|person}} {{l|en|John}}

=====Translations=====
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* Portuguese:{{qualifier|Portugal, slang}}  {{t+|pt|Zé}}
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====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun|s}}

# {{given name|en|male|dim=Max}}.
# {{senseid|en|diminutive of surname}} {{lb|en|US|Canada}} {{ng|A {{l|en|diminutive}} for a person with a surname that starts with "Mac" or "Mc".}}
#: {{syn|en|[[Macca]] {{q|UK and Australia}}|}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|Mac Town}}

===Etymology 2===
Informal diminutive of {{m|en|Macintosh}}, later adopted by Apple as a trademark.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# A [[Macintosh]] computer (made by [[w:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]).
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1987|journal=InfoWorld|volume=9|issue=37|page=46
|passage=Although our '''Macs''' served us well, in those early, dark years Macintosh users were effectively excommunicated by the computer establishment.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1991|title=Breaking Communications Barriers|journal=Compute!|volume=13|number=9|pages=28–31
|passage=Built by Matthew Weed, a blind political science and history major, and Victor Grigorieff, a computer science and psychology major, the system is based on a Macintosh IIfx, although it can run on earlier models, since each '''Mac''' program has a similar interface.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1993|title=The New Microprocessors Powerchips|journal=Popular Science|volume=243|number=1|page=58
|passage=Apple, IBM, and Motorola have teamed up to produce this 32-bit chip that will be used in future Apple Macintoshes and IBM PCs. PowerPC systems will run '''Mac''' or Unix programs, and possibly Windows software in the future.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1993|title=The Newest Appliance|journal=U.S. News & World Report|volume=115|number=21|page=90
|passage=If you invest the time to learn one Windows or '''Mac''' program, you'll automatically have mastered the basic skills to use hundreds of others.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=2007|title=Uninspiring Vista|journal=Technology Review|volume=110|number=1|pages=72–4
|passage=As this shift accelerates, finding software that works with a particular operating system will be less of a concern. People will be able to base decisions about which OS to use strictly on merit, and on personal preference. For me, if the choice is between struggling to configure every feature and being able to boot up and get to work, at long last I choose the '''Mac'''.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=2008|author=Glenn Derene|title=Mac VS. PC|journal=Popular Mechanics|volume=185|issue=5|page=86
|passage=Oddly, the big difference didn't come in our user ratings, where we expected the famously friendly '''Mac''' interface to shine.<br>Apple's popular commercials have painted the picture in stark terms: There are two types of people, '''Mac''' people and PC people.}}

=====Coordinate terms=====
* {{l|en|PC}}, {{l|en|personal computer}}, {{l|en|home computer}}, {{l|en|desktop computer}}, {{l|en|personal workstation}}, {{l|en|graphic workstation}}, {{l|en|graphics workstation}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|Macified}}, {{l|en|Mac-ified}}
* {{l|en|Mac-like}}, {{l|en|Maclike}}
* {{l|en|Macolyte}}
* {{l|en|Macquarium}}

===Etymology 3===
A shortening. {{cln|en|eponyms}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-prop}}

# {{lb|en|informal}} {{w|McMaster University}}

===Etymology 4===

====Proper noun====
{{en-prop}}

# {{lb|en|Singapore|slang}} {{w|McDonald's}}
#: {{syn|en|Macs|q=Singapore}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=acm|ACM|AMC|C.M.A.|CAM|CMA|Cam|MCA|cam}}

{{C|en|Apple Inc.}}

==Irish==

===Etymology===
See {{m|ga|mac}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ga|/mˠak/}}

===Noun===
{{ga-noun|m|Mhic|-}}

# {{alt case|ga|mac|t=son}} {{n-g|used in surnames}}.

====Usage notes====
* Forms with the [[definite article]] are not found.
* The form ''Mac'' usually triggers no mutation, but some surnames show {{ga-mut-link|l}} of a following consonant.
* The form ''Mhic'' triggers {{ga-mut-link|l}} of a following consonant, although ''c'' and ''g'' are often unlenited here.

====Declension====
{{ga-decl-m1-nopl|M|ac|ic}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{l|ga|Nic}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|Mac-|Mc-}}

===Mutation===
{{ga-mut}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ga:Ó Dónaill}}

==Malay==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ms|en|March}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|[mat͡ʃ]}}
* {{rhymes|ms|at͡ʃ}}

===Proper noun===
{{ms-proper noun|j=مچ}}

# {{lb|ms|Malaysia|Brunei}} [[March]] {{gloss|third month of the Gregorian calendar}}
#: {{syn|ms|Maret<lb:Indonesia>}}

===See also===
* {{list:Gregorian calendar months/ms}}

==Swahili==

===Proper noun===
{{head|sw|proper noun}}

# {{abbreviation of|sw|Machi}}
#: {{cot|sw|Jan|Feb|Apr|Jun|Jul|Ago|Sep|Okt|Nov|Des}}