fat binary
An executable file containing code for more
than one {CPU}. The correct code is selected automatically at
run time. This is convenient for distributing {software} and
sharing it between multiple {platforms}.
{NEXTSTEP} supports fat binaries, e.g. for {Motorola 68000},
{Intel 80486} and {SPARC} ("triple fat"). {Mac OS} supports
fat binaries for both {680x0} and {PowerPC} native code.
[Other OSes?]
(1995-09-23)