fat binaryAn 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)