- binary file
File with contents that include arbitrary data, such as executable code, graphics, and application-specific text formatting.
- BinHex (Abbreviated term for binary hexadecimal)
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
A Finder feature in Mac OS X 10.4. It contains aliases that can be quickly burned to optical media.
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