diff --git a/internals.tsv b/internals.tsv index 0fc7c06..309ebd5 100644 --- a/internals.tsv +++ b/internals.tsv @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ AA Apple Archive, see also Apple Encrypted Archive; command line tools: aa, aea, AAC Automatic Assessment Configuration; AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration.framework; puts device in a locked mode for exam-style test applications AAT Apple Advanced Typography; font format and rendering engine Accounts launchd service: com.apple.accountsd; /System/Library/Accounts +ACDC Apple Chips in Data Centers; see PCC ACDE Apple Connect Device External? ACDEClient.framework, old two-step verification, derived from a company-internal AppleConnect system? ACFS Apple Clustered File System; deprecated file system for Xsan; acfs.framework Acoustic ID song recognition and matching with Apple catalog, playback on HomePod; /System/Library/Components/AudioDSP.component @@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ Activation cryptographic check-in with iCloud to lock devices reported by the us Activity jobs, coarse-grained work units of applications; tracked by the system across XPC, bears a QoS class for scheduling; low-level mechanism not to be confused with User Activity AE Apple Events; messaging system to invoke application functionality; CoreServices.framework/AE.framework; launchd services: com.apple.coreservices.appleevents, com.apple.AEServer (AE over network) Aegir astronomy watch face and lock screen; /System/Library/CoreServices/AegirProxyApp.app -AFM Apple Foundation Model; pre-trained transformer and diffusion models for Greymatter, optimized for on-device use by quantization (with accuracy-recovery adapters) and palletization +AFM Apple Foundation Model; pre-trained transformer and diffusion models for Greymatter, optimized for on-device use by quantization (with accuracy-recovery adapters) and palletization; command line tool: modelcatalogdump AGC Apple Graphics Control, management of multiple displays and display port connections; launchd service: com.apple.displaypolicyd AHAP Apple Haptic Audio Pattern; file format for simultaneous audio and haptic data; CoreHaptics.framework AIR Apple Intermediate Representation; synthetic bytecode architecture target for GPU binary toolchain @@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ Cache Delete cleanup for various caches; /System/Library/CacheDelete; launchd se CAML Core Animation Markup Language; XML file format for layers, shapes and animations Carousel derivative of SpringBoard for Watch home screen, watch face, and notification center CBOR Concise Binary Object Representation; JSON-inspired compact binary data serialization; CBORLibrary.framework +CDHash Code Directory Hash; a hash of hashes over the parts of a code bundle; command line tool: codesign CDM Continuous Dialog Manager; natural dialog with Siri, MARRS for multi-modality; ContinuousDialogManagerService.framework CEC Consumer Electronics Control; remote control for HDMI-connected devices; CoreRC.framework, IOCEC.framework Celestial media streaming used by ReplayKit for in-app screen broadcasts; Celestial.framework; launchd service: com.apple.replayd @@ -145,9 +147,9 @@ FUD Firmware Update Daemon; see TSS, UARP; launchd service: com.apple.accessoryu Game Mode auto-activates when games are shown full screen, throttles background work, lowers audio and input latency; launchd service: com.apple.gamepolicyd GID group ID key, shared across all devices of the same SoC generation, derived keys are used to prove device type over the network, only accessible by SEP Gizmo Apple Watch; watch settings managed by Companion iPhone; /Applications/Bridge.app, /System/Library/BridgeManifests -Greymatter Apple Intelligence; on-device language and diffusion models, larger server-based models in PCC; AFM refined for specific tasks (queries, summarization, categorization) by adapters (parameter for inserted network modules); grounded with context from Biome and intelligence stores; ~/Library/IntelligencePlatform; launchd service: com.apple.modelmanagerd (model residency management); /System/Library/ModelManager/Policy.plist; command line tool: csfdiagnose (cloud subscription features) +Greymatter Apple Intelligence; on-device language and diffusion models, larger server-based models in PCC; AFM refined for specific tasks (queries, summarization, categorization) by adapters (parameter for inserted network modules); grounded with context from Biome and intelligence stores; ~/Library/IntelligencePlatform; launchd service: com.apple.modelmanagerd (model residency management); /System/Library/ModelManager/Policy.plist; /Applications/Tamale.app (Camera Control integration); command line tool: csfdiagnose (cloud subscription features), modelmanagerdump Group Activities SharePlay; sharing of media content and programmatic state over FaceTime calls; GroupActivities.framework, CopresenceCore.framework; launchd service: com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd -GroupKit groups of IDS users with shared CloudKit (PCS) access; GroupKit.framework; launchd service: com.apple.groupkitd +GroupKit groups of IDS users with shared CloudKit (PCS) access; GroupKit.framework GSS Generic Security Service; part of Kerberos; GSS.framework; launchd service: com.apple.gssd (invoked by kernel through host special port 19); command line tool: gsstool GXF Guarded Execution Feature/Fault, additional exception levels on Apple Silicon, lateral to the usual exception levels; page tables remain the same, but interpretation of permission bits changes by way of FPR, genter and gexit instructions; implements lightweight intra-address-space protection contexts HAP Home Automation Protocol; CoreHAP.framework