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Definition: Mach kernel


A Unix-like operating system developed at Carnegie-Mellon University in the period between 1985 and 1994. The Mach kernel was designed with a microkernel architecture that makes it easily portable to different platforms. Operating systems based on Mach include NextStep, OSF/1 and macOS. See microkernel, macOS and Open Group.