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Classic

(1) A programming interface in the PowerPC versions of the Mac OS X operating system that supported earlier, non-Unix 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 Mac OS X.

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

(3) A modernized remake of the original "hi-rise" Macintosh. The Classic came out in 1990. See Macintosh models - early.

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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

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(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.