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they mean "mandatory access controls (MAC)" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_access_control

through what exactly people mean with it is often vague

Like e.g. both seLinux and AppAmore are technically MAC but people tend to only mention seLinux when speaking about how cumbersome it is and treat AppAmore as something different as it's not so cumbersome.



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