kextとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Abbreviation of kernel extension.

発音

• enPR: kĕkst
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA: /kɛkst/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /kekst/
• (India) IPA: /kɛksʈ/
• 韻: -ɛkst
• ハイフネーション: kext

名詞

kext (plural kexts)

1. (computing) A loadable extension to the kernel of the macOS operating system.

   Near-synonym: LKM

   • 2020, Drew Smith, Apple macOS and iOS System Administration, page 76:

     Starting with macOS High Sierra, Apple introduced a new security feature that requires users to approve kexts the first time they need to load.