Mac stands for and its origin

  

 

1. mac

   mak/

   noun

   Britishinformal

   noun: mac; plural noun: macs; noun: mack; plural noun: macks

   1. a mackintosh.

   Origin

   early 20th century: abbreviation.

   Mac¹

   mak/

   noun

   trademark

   noun: Mac; plural noun: Macs

   1. a type of personal computer.

   Origin

   

   1980s: from Macintosh, the brand name of a range of computers manufactured by Apple Inc.; the range was named after a variety of dessert apple (see McIntosh).

   Mac²

   mak/

   noun

   North Americaninformal

   noun: Mac

   1. a form of address for a man whose name is unknown to the speaker.

      "haven't seen you for a while, Mac"

   Origin

   

   early 17th century (originally a form of address to a Scotsman): from Mac-, a patronymic prefix in many Scots and Irish surnames.

   Use over time for: mac