File with contents that include arbitrary data, such as executable code, graphics, and application-specific text formatting.
BinHex(Abbreviated term for binary hexadecimal)
Encoding format that converts 8-bit binary files into 7-bit flat files. BinHex format preserves file attributes as well as Macintosh resource forks.
Bluetooth
Short-range (less than 30 feet) wireless technology for file transfer and device communication and synchronization. Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate is the current version of the protocol, which allows data transfer up to 3 MB/s.
Bonjour
The Apple implementation of the Zeroconf protocol. Used for automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. Formerly known as Rendezvous.
BOOTP(Bootstrap Protocol)
A method for acquiring an IP address in which a particular address is assigned to a particular host machine each time the machine starts up. It is used primarily for computers that start from a network server rather than their own hard disk.
BootROM
Hardware that contains the first code to be activated at startup. Its two primary responsibilities are to initialize system hardware and select an operating system to boot.
BSD(Berkeley Software Distributions)
A version of the UNIX operating system developed at the University of California at Berkeley. Applications that run at the command line execute in the BSD application environment.
bundle
A folder in the file system that stores executable code and the software resources related to that code. Many applications are bundles. A bundle is a special type of package.
burn folder
A Finder feature in Mac OS X 10.4. It contains aliases that can be quickly burned to optical media.
