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- binary file
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File with contents that include arbitrary data,
such as executable code, graphics, and application-specific text
formatting.
- BinHex (Abbreviated term for binary
hexadecimal)
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Encoding format that converts 8-bit binary files
into 7-bit flat files. BinHex format preserves file attributes as
well as Macintosh resource forks.
- Bluetooth
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Short-range (less than 30 feet) wireless
technology for file transfer and device communication and
synchronization. Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate is the current
version of the protocol, which allows data transfer up to 3
MB/s.
- Bonjour
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The Apple implementation of the Zeroconf
protocol. Used for automatic discovery of computers, devices, and
services on IP networks. Formerly known as Rendezvous.
- BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol)
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A method for acquiring an IP address in which a
particular address is assigned to a particular host machine each
time the machine starts up. It is used primarily for computers that
start from a network server rather than their own hard disk.
- BootROM
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Hardware that contains the first code to be
activated at startup. Its two primary responsibilities are to
initialize system hardware and select an operating system to
boot.
- BSD (Berkeley Software Distributions)
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A version of the UNIX operating system developed
at the University of California at Berkeley. Applications that run
at the command line execute in the BSD application environment.
- bundle
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A folder in the file system that stores
executable code and the software resources related to that code.
Many applications are bundles. A bundle is a special type of
package.
- burn folder
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A Finder feature in Mac OS X 10.4. It contains
aliases that can be quickly burned to optical media.
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