M

M.2 form factor

laptops, 990–991

solid-state drives, 277–279

M1 chips, 704

MAC (media access control) addresses

filters, 837, 850–851, 1176

NICs, 740–741

searches, 742

machine language commands, 73

macOS operating system

AirDrop, 501

Apple ID, 500–501

autostarting software, 558–559

backups, 585–586

CLI access, 600–602

CLI commands, 629–638

display settings, 713–715

drive changes, 612

file structures and paths, 56

file systems, 330

FileVault, 502

Keychain, 501–502

maintenance scheduling, 555–556

patch management, 553–554

permissions, 527–529

preferences and features, 493–502

preferences overview, 493–494

running programs, 616–617

software installation, 565–567

software removal, 570–571

Spotlight, 501

System Preferences, 494–499

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