macOS and iOS
Apple Silicon
Apple Silicon is Apple's family of systems on a chip used in modern Macs and other devices. For Mac build infrastructure, the term usually refers to Arm-based processors that execute ARM64 software natively.
Also known as: M-series, Apple ARM
Why it matters
Mac hardware architecture affects native dependencies, test performance, and binary targets.
Practical example
Use an Apple Silicon runner to test the native architecture of a macOS application.
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