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classic
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Classic
(1) A moniker applied to the original version of a product, typically hardware. For example, the first iPod with the click wheel became known as the classic model after the iPod touch was released.

(2) A programming interface (API) in the PowerPC versions of the Mac OS X operating system that provided compatibility with earlier Mac OS 9 applications. Originally called the "Blue Box," Classic was dropped in the Intel versions of OS X and later for the PowerPC with the Version 10.5 (Leopard) of OS X. See Blue Box.

(3) A Mac or Mac operating system prior to Mac OS X. See Mac OS.

(4) A streamlined remake of the original "hi-rise" Macintosh. The Classic came out in 1990, six years after the first Macintosh was introduced. See Macintosh and Macintosh models - early.
classic
Horse racing
a. any of the five principal races for three-year-old horses in Britain, namely the One Thousand Guineas, Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, Oaks, and Saint Leger
b. a race equivalent to any of these in other countries

(jargon)classic - An adjective used before or after a noun to describe the original version of something, especially if the original is considered to be better.

Examples include "Star Trek Classic" - the original TV series as opposed to the films, ST The Next Generation or any of the other spin-offs and follow-ups; or "PC Classic" - IBM's ISA-bus computers as opposed to the PS/2 series.


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