< operating system > An executable file containing code for more than one CPU . The correct code is selected automatically at run time. This is convenient for distributing software and sharing it between multiple platforms .
NEXTSTEP supports fat binaries, e.g. for Motorola 68000 , Intel 80486 and SPARC ("triple fat"). Mac OS supports fat binaries for both 680x0 and PowerPC native code.
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(1995-09-23)