Name: application bundle

Synonyms: application bundle,bundle,application package

Type: glossary

Description:
On <OS X|OS X systems>, a special type of <folder> that is used to store <file|files> that make up an application. The names of application bundles end with the <extension> ".app". 
 
An application bundle is always presented to the user as a single <file>, and is a single <file> as far as the user's experience is concerned, but is internally treated by the operating system as a <folder>.

References: file (glossary), extension (glossary), OS X (glossary), folder (glossary)

Tags: file system
