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    Cdev

    Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:37 pm
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    Short for control panel device, and pronounced see-dev, a cdev is a special type of Macintosh utility that enables you to adjust basic system parameters. On newer Macs (System 7 and later) cdevs are called control panels.

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