replace "Mac OS X" and "OS X" with "macOS"

as it is the official name since 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_operating_systems#Desktop

exception are parts refering to older versions of macOS like

"GUI support for Mac OS X 10.6 - 10.12. Note that Emacs 23 and later [...]"

62 files changed, 82 insertions, 82 deletions

diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.md
index 68894994392b8..930bd2616156f 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.md
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ the work to be licensed" under the terms of the LGPL (including for free).
 
 The LGPL licensing for GMP is a problem for the overall licensing of binary
 programs compiled with GHC because most distributions (and builds) of GHC use
-static libraries. (Dynamic libraries are currently distributed only for OS X.)
+static libraries. (Dynamic libraries are currently distributed only for macOS.)
 The LGPL licensing situation may be worse: even though
 [The Glasgow Haskell Compiler License](https://www.haskell.org/ghc/license)
 is essentially a "free software" license (BSD3), according to
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml
index 4a74e406b14ce..b97f989d902ca 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ a USB stick. You can use the <command>dd</command> utility to write the image:
 <command>dd if=<replaceable>path-to-image</replaceable>
 of=<replaceable>/dev/sdb</replaceable></command>. Be careful about specifying the
 correct drive; you can use the <command>lsblk</command> command to get a list of
-block devices. If you're on OS X you can run <command>diskutil list</command>
+block devices. If you're on macOS you can run <command>diskutil list</command>
 to see the list of devices; the device you'll use for the USB must be ejected
 before writing the image.</para>
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/editors/emacs.xml b/nixos/modules/services/editors/emacs.xml
index 9d6395ebd74cb..dd66bac442c68 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/editors/emacs.xml
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/editors/emacs.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <para>
     Emacs runs within a graphical desktop environment using the X
     Window System, but works equally well on a text terminal. Under
-    <productname>OS X</productname>, a "Mac port" edition is
+    <productname>macOS</productname>, a "Mac port" edition is
     available, which uses Apple's native GUI frameworks.
   </para>
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             <listitem>
               <para>
                 Emacs 25 with the "Mac port" patches, providing a more
-                native look and feel under OS X.
+                native look and feel under macOS.
               </para>
             </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/freewheeling/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/freewheeling/default.nix
index 4633718b40c6f..f37b44f92317b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/freewheeling/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/freewheeling/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         improv. We leave mice and menus, and dive into our own process
         of making sound.
 
-        Freewheeling runs under Mac OS X and Linux, and is open source
+        Freewheeling runs under macOS and Linux, and is open source
         software, released under the GNU GPL license.
     '' ;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/jetbrains/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/jetbrains/default.nix
index 186f9d2c23beb..6416184f2e246 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/jetbrains/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/jetbrains/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let
         inherit description license;
         longDescription = ''
           Enhancing productivity for every C and C++
-          developer on Linux, OS X and Windows.
+          developer on Linux, macOS and Windows.
         '';
         maintainers = with maintainers; [ edwtjo mic92 ];
         platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix
index 97e430fded635..0f81b0bdd6400 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ composableDerivation {
           NIX_LDFLAGS = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin
             "/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation";
         };
-      } #Disable Darwin (Mac OS X) support.
+      } #Disable Darwin (macOS) support.
       // edf { name = "xsmp"; } #Disable XSMP session management
       // edf { name = "xsmp_interact"; } #Disable XSMP interaction
       // edf { name = "mzscheme"; feat = "mzschemeinterp";} #Include MzScheme interpreter.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/macvim.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/macvim.nix
index a688170b8ad44..bb265e90b7700 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/macvim.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/macvim.nix
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Vim - the text editor - for Mac OS X";
+    description = "Vim - the text editor - for macOS";
     homepage    = https://github.com/b4winckler/macvim;
     license = licenses.vim;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ cstrahan ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/qvim.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/qvim.nix
index 5e98b3c9a7856..c23bf360daf3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/qvim.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/qvim.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ composableDerivation {
           '';
         };
       }
-      // edf { name = "darwin"; } #Disable Darwin (Mac OS X) support.
+      // edf { name = "darwin"; } #Disable Darwin (macOS) support.
       // edf { name = "xsmp"; } #Disable XSMP session management
       // edf { name = "xsmp_interact"; } #Disable XSMP interaction
       // edf { name = "mzscheme"; } #Include MzScheme interpreter.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix
index 18eb1803fd628..45a734216cf35 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ in
     meta = with stdenv.lib; {
       description = ''
         Open source source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows,
-        Linux and OS X
+        Linux and macOS
       '';
       longDescription = ''
         Open source source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows,
-        Linux and OS X. It includes support for debugging, embedded Git
+        Linux and macOS. It includes support for debugging, embedded Git
         control, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets,
         and code refactoring. It is also customizable, so users can change the
         editor's theme, keyboard shortcuts, and preferences
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix
index c2830b2df3d1d..e7a05c522ca2e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "3D parametric model compiler";
     longDescription = ''
       OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free
-      software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and Mac OS X.
+      software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and macOS.
 
       Unlike most free software for creating 3D models (such as the famous
       application Blender) it does not focus on the artistic aspects of 3D
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gqrx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gqrx/default.nix
index 3fda4d8881aff..5ad03c88c64f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gqrx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gqrx/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # Some of the code comes from the Cutesdr project, with a BSD license, but
     # it's currently unknown which version of the BSD license that is.
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;  # should work on Darwin / OS X too
+    platforms = platforms.linux;  # should work on Darwin / macOS too
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ bjornfor the-kenny fpletz ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/qsyncthingtray/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/qsyncthingtray/default.nix
index e8ab85121dace..f283c250b5bd2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/qsyncthingtray/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/qsyncthingtray/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A Traybar Application for Syncthing written in C++";
     longDescription = ''
         A cross-platform status bar for Syncthing.
-        Currently supports OS X, Windows and Linux.
+        Currently supports macOS, Windows and Linux.
         Written in C++ with Qt.
     '';
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/sequelpro/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/sequelpro/default.nix
index 4908769bef6e2..fc63745ebb848 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/sequelpro/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/sequelpro/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "MySQL database management for Mac OS X";
+    description = "MySQL database management for macOS";
     homepage = http://www.sequelpro.com/;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/truecrypt/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/truecrypt/default.nix
index bc15b084cd9f6..2b66dd41a2a83 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/truecrypt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/truecrypt/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 /*
-Requirements for Building TrueCrypt for Linux and Mac OS X:
+Requirements for Building TrueCrypt for Linux and macOS:
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 - GNU Make
 - GNU C++ Compiler 4.0 or compatible
-- Apple XCode (Mac OS X only)
+- Apple XCode (macOS only)
 - pkg-config
 - wxWidgets 2.8 library source code (available at http://www.wxwidgets.org)
 - FUSE library (available at http://fuse.sourceforge.net and
   http://code.google.com/p/macfuse)
 
 
-Instructions for Building TrueCrypt for Linux and Mac OS X:
+Instructions for Building TrueCrypt for Linux and macOS:
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 1) Change the current directory to the root of the TrueCrypt source code.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ftp/filezilla/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ftp/filezilla/default.nix
index dcd143a515609..e64561bc4c901 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ftp/filezilla/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ftp/filezilla/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     longDescription = ''
       FileZilla Client is a free, open source FTP client. It supports
       FTP, SFTP, and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS). The client is available
-      under many platforms, binaries for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X are
+      under many platforms, binaries for Windows, Linux and macOS are
       provided.
     '';
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/messenger-for-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/messenger-for-desktop/default.nix
index f12a14c5c9264..37a3746669b10 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/messenger-for-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/messenger-for-desktop/default.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     description = "Bring messenger.com to your Linux desktop.";
     longDescription = ''
       A simple & beautiful desktop client for Facebook Messenger. Chat without
-      distractions on OS X, Windows and Linux. Not affiliated with Facebook.
+      distractions on macOS, Windows and Linux. Not affiliated with Facebook.
       This is NOT an official product.
     '';
     homepage = https://messengerfordesktop.org;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/wireshark/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/wireshark/default.nix
index 326529d1e0fff..aa59e035f1f69 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/wireshark/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/wireshark/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     longDescription = ''
       Wireshark (formerly known as "Ethereal") is a powerful network
       protocol analyzer developed by an international team of networking
-      experts. It runs on UNIX, OS X and Windows.
+      experts. It runs on UNIX, macOS and Windows.
     '';
 
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/gnucash/2.6.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/gnucash/2.6.nix
index 50daf38978a12..3421abc557fc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/gnucash/2.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/gnucash/2.6.nix
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     longDescription = ''
       GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software,
       freely licensed under the GNU GPL and available for GNU/Linux, BSD,
-      Solaris, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.
+      Solaris, macOS and Microsoft Windows.
 
       Designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible, GnuCash allows
       you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses.  As quick and
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/gnucash/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/gnucash/default.nix
index 1eedf1f313b72..4ed1508131276 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/gnucash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/gnucash/default.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     longDescription = ''
       GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software,
       freely licensed under the GNU GPL and available for GNU/Linux, BSD,
-      Solaris, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.
+      Solaris, macOS and Microsoft Windows.
 
       Designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible, GnuCash allows
       you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses.  As quick and
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/gravit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/gravit/default.nix
index 02723530ba101..5903edd337df4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/gravit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/gravit/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     longDescription = ''
       Gravit is a gravity simulator which runs under Linux, Windows and
-      Mac OS X. It uses Newtonian physics using the Barnes-Hut N-body
+      macOS. It uses Newtonian physics using the Barnes-Hut N-body
       algorithm. Although the main goal of Gravit is to be as accurate
       as possible, it also creates beautiful looking gravity patterns.
       It records the history of each particle so it can animate and
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/plugins.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/plugins.nix
index 6897f9df1a1f6..c5ad331987b87 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/plugins.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ rec {
       description = "A program launcher for Kodi";
       longDescription = ''
         Advanced Launcher allows you to start any Linux, Windows and
-        OS X external applications (with command line support or not)
+        macOS external applications (with command line support or not)
         directly from the Kodi GUI. Advanced Launcher also give you
         the possibility to edit, download (from Internet resources)
         and manage all the meta-data (informations and images) related
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mediathekview/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mediathekview/default.nix
index be4363c8314de..93a8d2070542c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mediathekview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mediathekview/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = http://zdfmediathk.sourceforge.net/;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.chaoflow ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;  #  also OS X and cygwin, but not investigated, yet
+    platforms = platforms.linux;  #  also macOS and cygwin, but not investigated, yet
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/xhyve/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/xhyve/default.nix
index 0e45b836b018d..2a685c590fa84 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/xhyve/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/xhyve/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Lightweight Virtualization on OS X Based on bhyve";
+    description = "Lightweight Virtualization on macOS Based on bhyve";
     homepage = https://github.com/mist64/xhyve;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.lnl7 ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-dylib-names.sh b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-dylib-names.sh
index 8fe6610267740..1b36f5f555da5 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-dylib-names.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-dylib-names.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# On Mac OS X, binaries refer to dynamic library dependencies using
+# On macOS, binaries refer to dynamic library dependencies using
 # either relative paths (e.g. "libicudata.dylib", searched relative to
 # $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH) or absolute paths
 # (e.g. "/nix/store/.../lib/libicudata.dylib").  In Nix, the latter is
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-frameworks.sh b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-frameworks.sh
index e3a08b2598d96..cf8416c0838dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-frameworks.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-frameworks.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# On Mac OS X, frameworks are linked to the system CoreFoundation but
+# On macOS, frameworks are linked to the system CoreFoundation but
 # dynamic libraries built with nix use a pure version of CF this
 # causes segfaults for binaries that depend on it at runtime.  This
 # can be solved in two ways.
diff --git a/pkgs/data/documentation/zeal/default.nix b/pkgs/data/documentation/zeal/default.nix
index cd3fe3e2dd2b8..cf138abee88f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/documentation/zeal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/documentation/zeal/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     description = "A simple offline API documentation browser";
     longDescription = ''
-      Zeal is a simple offline API documentation browser inspired by Dash (OS X
+      Zeal is a simple offline API documentation browser inspired by Dash (macOS
       app), available for Linux and Windows.
     '';
     homepage = http://zealdocs.org/;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/default.nix
index 24d583ed8862f..792ecc739a504 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/default.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       CHICKEN is a compiler for the Scheme programming language.
       CHICKEN produces portable and efficient C, supports almost all
       of the R5RS Scheme language standard, and includes many
-      enhancements and extensions. CHICKEN runs on Linux, MacOS X,
+      enhancements and extensions. CHICKEN runs on Linux, macOS,
       Windows, and many Unix flavours.
     '';
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/3.8/llvm.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/3.8/llvm.nix
index ee0a50c939784..a3f652d783be3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/3.8/llvm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/3.8/llvm.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = [ ./D17533-1.patch ] ++
     stdenv.lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [./fix-llvm-config.patch];
 
-  # hacky fix: New LLVM releases require a newer OS X SDK than
+  # hacky fix: New LLVM releases require a newer macOS SDK than
   # 10.9. This is a temporary measure until nixpkgs darwin support is
   # updated.
   postPatch = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/configure-3.08.0 b/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/configure-3.08.0
index c62da78ab9fdd..9c8705855120b 100755
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/configure-3.08.0
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/configure-3.08.0
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ gcc_warnings="-Wall"
 unset LANG
 unset LC_ALL LC_CTYPE LC_COLLATE LC_MESSAGES LC_MONETARY LC_NUMERIC LC_TIME 
 
-# Turn off some MacOS X debugging stuff, same reason
+# Turn off some macOS debugging stuff, same reason
 unset RC_TRACE_ARCHIVES RC_TRACE_DYLIBS RC_TRACE_PREBINDING_DISABLED
 
 # Parse command-line arguments
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
index 7e99300a41e1c..9c1e75232d7df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
       fi
     done
   '' + (optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-    # Work around a limit in the Mac OS X Sierra linker on the number of paths
+    # Work around a limit in the macOS Sierra linker on the number of paths
     # referenced by any one dynamic library:
     #
-    # Create a local directory with symlinks of the *.dylib (Mac OS X shared
+    # Create a local directory with symlinks of the *.dylib (macOS shared
     # libraries) from all the dependencies.
     local dynamicLinksDir="$out/lib/links"
     mkdir -p $dynamicLinksDir
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix
index 3b2d9594d9807..b8ae7c4016ee3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix
@@ -83327,7 +83327,7 @@ self: {
        libraryHaskellDepends = [ array base containers glib gtk mtl ];
        libraryPkgconfigDepends = [ gtk-mac-integration-gtk2 ];
        homepage = "http://www.haskell.org/gtk2hs/";
-       description = "Bindings for the Gtk/OS X integration library";
+       description = "Bindings for the Gtk/macOS integration library";
        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21;
        hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.none;
      }) {gtk-mac-integration-gtk2 = null;};
@@ -83591,7 +83591,7 @@ self: {
        libraryHaskellDepends = [ array base containers glib gtk3 mtl ];
        libraryPkgconfigDepends = [ gtk-mac-integration-gtk3 ];
        homepage = "http://www.haskell.org/gtk2hs/";
-       description = "Bindings for the Gtk/OS X integration library";
+       description = "Bindings for the Gtk/macOS integration library";
        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21;
        hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.none;
      }) {gtk-mac-integration-gtk3 = null;};
@@ -95058,7 +95058,7 @@ self: {
        librarySystemDepends = [ Cocoa ];
        libraryToolDepends = [ CoreServices ];
        homepage = "http://github.com/luite/hfsevents";
-       description = "File/folder watching for OS X";
+       description = "File/folder watching for macOS";
        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
        platforms = [ "x86_64-darwin" ];
        hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.none;
@@ -108820,7 +108820,7 @@ self: {
        libraryPkgconfigDepends = [ ige-mac-integration ];
        libraryToolDepends = [ gtk2hs-buildtools ];
        homepage = "http://www.haskell.org/gtk2hs/";
-       description = "Bindings for the Gtk/OS X integration library";
+       description = "Bindings for the Gtk/macOS integration library";
        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21;
        hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.none;
      }) {ige-mac-integration = null;};
@@ -130347,7 +130347,7 @@ self: {
        isLibrary = false;
        isExecutable = true;
        executableHaskellDepends = [ base GLUT haskell98 unix ];
-       description = "Shows how to run grabber on Mac OS X";
+       description = "Shows how to run grabber on macOS";
        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
        hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.none;
      }) {};
@@ -130745,7 +130745,7 @@ self: {
        isExecutable = true;
        enableSeparateDataOutput = true;
        executableHaskellDepends = [ base directory filepath haskell98 ];
-       description = "Makes an OS X .app bundle from a binary.";
+       description = "Makes an macOS .app bundle from a binary.";
        license = "GPL";
        hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.none;
      }) {};
@@ -142686,7 +142686,7 @@ self: {
        sha256 = "1d2lna7gvygiq062p2y1zy182wv3vkr0lda49y502ad6jf483xdn";
        enableSeparateDataOutput = true;
        libraryHaskellDepends = [ base binary bytestring containers ];
-       description = "Parser for OS X static archive format";
+       description = "Parser for macOS static archive format";
        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
      }) {};
 
@@ -149409,7 +149409,7 @@ self: {
        sha256 = "0xsx1pvlnqyidpvswisir9p9054r7fczi81nccflazijn3pr9rgb";
        enableSeparateDataOutput = true;
        libraryHaskellDepends = [ base base64-bytestring bytestring hxt ];
-       description = "Generate and parse Mac OS X property list format";
+       description = "Generate and parse macOS property list format";
        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
      }) {};
 
@@ -178266,7 +178266,7 @@ self: {
          test-framework-hunit test-framework-quickcheck2 time unix
        ];
        homepage = "https://bitbucket.org/ssaasen/spy";
-       description = "A compact file system watcher for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows";
+       description = "A compact file system watcher for macOS, Linux and Windows";
        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
      }) {};
 
@@ -197119,7 +197119,7 @@ self: {
        sha256 = "1gnrq6s7pipjqfyispkxib3xfzii1ss6a9iwv07mvb5a93hc45cw";
        enableSeparateDataOutput = true;
        libraryHaskellDepends = [ base binary bytestring ];
-       description = "Parser for OS X Universal Binary format";
+       description = "Parser for macOS Universal Binary format";
        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
      }) {};
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix
index 147a021ff5346..ec7d961581a42 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ symlinkJoin {
       fi
     done
   '' + (lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-    # Work around a linker limit in Mac OS X Sierra (see generic-builder.nix):
+    # Work around a linker limit in macOS Sierra (see generic-builder.nix):
     local packageConfDir="$out/lib/${ghc.name}/package.conf.d";
     local dynamicLinksDir="$out/lib/links"
     mkdir -p $dynamicLinksDir
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
index 136f18b06143a..c77c3b3640b70 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Drivers and libraries for the Xbox Kinect device on Windows, Linux, and OS X";
+    description = "Drivers and libraries for the Xbox Kinect device on Windows, Linux, and macOS";
     inherit version;
     homepage = http://openkinect.org;
     license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ gpl2 asl20 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
index 952050f0e8f73..dfb45aa598d78 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     longDescription = ''
       Hunspell is the spell checker of LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla
       Firefox 3 & Thunderbird, Google Chrome, and it is also used by
-      proprietary software packages, like Mac OS X, InDesign, memoQ, Opera and
+      proprietary software packages, like macOS, InDesign, memoQ, Opera and
       SDL Trados.
 
       Main features:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       * C++ library under GPL/LGPL/MPL tri-license.
       * Interfaces and ports:
         * Enchant (Generic spelling library from the Abiword project),
-        * XSpell (Mac OS X port, but Hunspell is part of the OS X from version 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and
+        * XSpell (macOS port, but Hunspell is part of the macOS from version 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and
             now it is enough to place Hunspell dictionary files into
             ~/Library/Spelling or /Library/Spelling for spell checking),
         * Delphi, Java (JNA, JNI), Perl, .NET, Python, Ruby ([1], [2]), UNO.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix
index a0e3bb52dfe29..086ba8f32d213 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmemcached/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # Fix linking against libpthread (patch from Fedora)
   # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1037707
   # https://bugs.launchpad.net/libmemcached/+bug/1281907
-  # Fix building on OS X (patch from Homebrew)
+  # Fix building on macOS (patch from Homebrew)
   # https://bugs.launchpad.net/libmemcached/+bug/1245562
   patches = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux ./libmemcached-fix-linking-with-libpthread.patch
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin (fetchpatch {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libserialport/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libserialport/default.nix
index e7ee188c29f04..ab10e34e23011 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libserialport/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libserialport/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Cross-platform shared library for serial port access";
     homepage = http://sigrok.org/;
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    # Mac OS X, Windows and Android is also supported (according to upstream).
+    # macOS, Windows and Android is also supported (according to upstream).
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsndfile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsndfile/default.nix
index bd5d0fd733c70..180d217ddf109 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsndfile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsndfile/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       code format under the GNU Lesser General Public License.
 
       The library was written to compile and run on a Linux system but
-      should compile and run on just about any Unix (including MacOS X).
+      should compile and run on just about any Unix (including macOS).
       There are also pre-compiled binaries available for 32 and 64 bit
       windows.
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/3.x.nix
index 0443d00a258d2..29d0a1a3a4cd6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/3.x.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ let
     sha256 = "1lynpbxz1jay3ya5y45zac5v8c6ifgk4ssn8d1chfdk3spi691jj";
   };
 
-  # This fixes the build on OS X.
+  # This fixes the build on macOS.
   # See: https://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib/pull/926
   contribOSXFix = fetchpatch {
     url = "https://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib/commit/abf44fcccfe2f281b7442dac243e37b7f436d961.patch";
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     (lib.optionalString enableContrib ''
       cp --no-preserve=mode -r "${contribSrc}/modules" "$NIX_BUILD_TOP/opencv_contrib"
 
-      # This fixes the build on OS X.
+      # This fixes the build on macOS.
       patch -d "$NIX_BUILD_TOP/opencv_contrib" -p2 < "${contribOSXFix}"
 
       for name in vgg_generated_48.i \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/2.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/2.8/default.nix
index d9e84008b31d3..9ce8e95d9e94c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/2.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/2.8/default.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.wxWindows;
     homepage = https://www.wxwidgets.org/;
-    description = "a C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other platforms with a single code base";
+    description = "a C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, macOS, Linux and other platforms with a single code base";
     longDescription = "wxWidgets gives you a single, easy-to-use API for writing GUI applications on multiple platforms that still utilize the native platform's controls and utilities. Link with the appropriate library for your platform and compiler, and your application will adopt the look and feel appropriate to that platform. On top of great GUI functionality, wxWidgets gives you: online help, network programming, streams, clipboard and drag and drop, multithreading, image loading and saving in a variety of popular formats, database support, HTML viewing and printing, and much more.";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/2.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/2.9/default.nix
index a42189331d007..56080841ca3d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/2.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/2.9/default.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     platforms = with platforms; darwin ++ linux;
     license = licenses.wxWindows;
     homepage = https://www.wxwidgets.org/;
-    description = "a C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other platforms with a single code base";
+    description = "a C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, macOS, Linux and other platforms with a single code base";
     longDescription = "wxWidgets gives you a single, easy-to-use API for writing GUI applications on multiple platforms that still utilize the native platform's controls and utilities. Link with the appropriate library for your platform and compiler, and your application will adopt the look and feel appropriate to that platform. On top of great GUI functionality, wxWidgets gives you: online help, network programming, streams, clipboard and drag and drop, multithreading, image loading and saving in a variety of popular formats, database support, HTML viewing and printing, and much more.";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/default.nix
index 6e33f5580cd6d..35300ed9419af 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/default.nix
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     platforms = with platforms; darwin ++ linux;
     license = licenses.wxWindows;
     homepage = https://www.wxwidgets.org/;
-    description = "a C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other platforms with a single code base";
+    description = "a C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, macOS, Linux and other platforms with a single code base";
     longDescription = "wxWidgets gives you a single, easy-to-use API for writing GUI applications on multiple platforms that still utilize the native platform's controls and utilities. Link with the appropriate library for your platform and compiler, and your application will adopt the look and feel appropriate to that platform. On top of great GUI functionality, wxWidgets gives you: online help, network programming, streams, clipboard and drag and drop, multithreading, image loading and saving in a variety of popular formats, database support, HTML viewing and printing, and much more.";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/mac.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/mac.nix
index 0e24682943978..9c307b2d15aef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/mac.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wxwidgets/3.0/mac.nix
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.wxWindows;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.lnl7 ];
     homepage = https://www.wxwidgets.org/;
-    description = "a C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other platforms with a single code base";
+    description = "a C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, macOS, Linux and other platforms with a single code base";
     longDescription = "wxWidgets gives you a single, easy-to-use API for writing GUI applications on multiple platforms that still utilize the native platform's controls and utilities. Link with the appropriate library for your platform and compiler, and your application will adopt the look and feel appropriate to that platform. On top of great GUI functionality, wxWidgets gives you: online help, network programming, streams, clipboard and drag and drop, multithreading, image loading and saving in a variety of popular formats, database support, HTML viewing and printing, and much more.";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/titaniumenv/build-app.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/titaniumenv/build-app.nix
index cf699c34e2be5..0c9c3e3f42caf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/titaniumenv/build-app.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/titaniumenv/build-app.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let
     security delete-keychain $keychainName
   '';
   
-  # On Mac OS X, the java executable shows an -unoffical postfix in the version
+  # On macOS, the java executable shows an -unoffical postfix in the version
   # number. This confuses the build script's version detector.
   # We fix this by creating a wrapper that strips it out of the output.
   
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ${if target == "android" then
         ''
           ${stdenv.lib.optionalString (stdenv.system == "x86_64-darwin") ''
-            # Hack to make version detection work with OpenJDK on Mac OS X
+            # Hack to make version detection work with OpenJDK on macOS
             export PATH=${javaVersionFixWrapper}/bin:$PATH
             export JAVA_HOME=${javaVersionFixWrapper}
             javac -version
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlnat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlnat/default.nix
index 29ee65356244c..9c4c2e21edddc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlnat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ocamlnat/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       but up to 100 times faster. It is based on the optimizing native code
       compiler, the native runtime and an earlier prototype by Alain
       Frisch. It is build upon Just-In-Time techniques and currently
-      supports Unix-like systems (i.e. Linux, BSD or Mac OS X) running on
+      supports Unix-like systems (i.e. Linux, BSD or macOS) running on
       x86 or x86-64 processors. Support for additional architectures and
       operating systems is planned, but not yet available.
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/pharo/vm/build-vm.nix b/pkgs/development/pharo/vm/build-vm.nix
index 1f9e82f866ee5..c855919f80276 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/pharo/vm/build-vm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/pharo/vm/build-vm.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://pharo.org;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ ];
-    # Pharo VM sources are packaged separately for darwin (OS X)
+    # Pharo VM sources are packaged separately for darwin (macOS)
     platforms = with stdenv.lib;
                   intersectLists
                     platforms.mesaPlatforms
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/4.x.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/4.x.nix
index a5ae0aaa137d7..cf1e17d3141b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyqt/4.x.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ in buildPythonPackage {
 
     export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$out/lib/${python.libPrefix}/site-packages
     ${stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-      export QMAKESPEC="unsupported/macx-clang-libc++" # OS X target after bootstrapping phase \
+      export QMAKESPEC="unsupported/macx-clang-libc++" # macOS target after bootstrapping phase \
     ''}
 
     substituteInPlace configure.py \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/gtk-mac-bundler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/gtk-mac-bundler/default.nix
index 6a16a0372c1e9..833b41ae985b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/gtk-mac-bundler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/gtk-mac-bundler/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "a helper script that creates application bundles form GTK+ executables for Mac OS X";
+    description = "a helper script that creates application bundles form GTK+ executables for macOS";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.matthewbauer ];
     platforms = platforms.darwin;
     homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GTK+/OSX/Bundling;
diff --git a/pkgs/games/tintin/default.nix b/pkgs/games/tintin/default.nix
index deb283c57c40e..4514735bb7094 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/tintin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/tintin/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "A free MUD client for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows";
+    description = "A free MUD client for macOS, Linux and Windows";
     homepage    = http://tintin.sourceforge.net;
     license     = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix b/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix
index 9ba3a442eb737..af50759fd2fe7 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/unvanquished/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     longDescription = ''
       Unvanquished is a free, open-source first-person shooter
       combining real-time strategy elements with a futuristic, sci-fi
-      setting. It is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
+      setting. It is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
 
       Features:
 
diff --git a/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix b/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix
index ef0e4640c393e..f83c5ac360a46 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/warsow/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       Set in a futuristic cartoon-like world where rocketlauncher-wielding
       pigs and lasergun-carrying cyberpunks roam the streets, Warsow is a
       completely free fast-paced first-person shooter (FPS) for Windows, Linux
-      and Mac OS X.
+      and macOS.
     '';
     homepage = http://www.warsow.net;
     # Engine is under GPLv2, everything else is under
diff --git a/pkgs/games/xonotic/default.nix b/pkgs/games/xonotic/default.nix
index b6009ee72fd0d..531560fd309e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/xonotic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/xonotic/default.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A free fast-paced first-person shooter";
     longDescription = ''
       Xonotic is a free, fast-paced first-person shooter that works on
-      Windows, OS X and Linux. The project is geared towards providing
+      Windows, macOS and Linux. The project is geared towards providing
       addictive arena shooter gameplay which is all spawned and driven
       by the community itself. Xonotic is a direct successor of the
       Nexuiz project with years of development between them, and it
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/cctools/port.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/cctools/port.nix
index df318cd4f4f96..515471007527e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/cctools/port.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/cctools/port.nix
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ let
 
     meta = {
       homepage = http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/cctools/;
-      description = "Mac OS X Compiler Tools (cross-platform port)";
+      description = "MacOS Compiler Tools (cross-platform port)";
       license = stdenv.lib.licenses.apsl20;
     };
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/opencflite/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/opencflite/default.nix
index 7759d119d50ac..4b32697c6ae2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/opencflite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/opencflite/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Cross platform port of the OS X CoreFoundation";
+    description = "Cross platform port of the macOS CoreFoundation";
     homepage = http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencflite/;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.apsl20;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/security-tool/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/security-tool/default.nix
index 6944d2b8b4372..5a89940c9dae2 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/security-tool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/security-tool/default.nix
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Command line interface to Mac OS X keychains and Security framework";
+    description = "Command line interface to macOS keychains and Security framework";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [
       copumpkin
       joelteon
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/usr-include/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/usr-include/default.nix
index c5f7e3acce7ea..f0af0f6ba5531 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/usr-include/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/usr-include/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This is needed to build GCC on Darwin.
  *
  * These are the collection of headers that would normally be available under
- * /usr/include in OS X machines with command line tools installed. They need
+ * /usr/include in macOS machines with command line tools installed. They need
  * to be in one folder for gcc to use them correctly.
  */
 
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/cloud-print-connector/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/cloud-print-connector/default.nix
index 3a28368cc81cf..3db3d9327031f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/cloud-print-connector/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/cloud-print-connector/default.nix
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
   buildInputs = [ avahi cups ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Share printers from your Windows, Linux, FreeBSD or OS X computer with ChromeOS and Android devices, using the Cloud Print Connector";
+    description = "Share printers from your Windows, Linux, FreeBSD or macOS computer with ChromeOS and Android devices, using the Cloud Print Connector";
     homepage = https://github.com/google/cloud-print-connector;
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hodapp ];
-    # TODO: Fix broken build on OS X.  The GitHub presently lists the
+    # TODO: Fix broken build on macOS.  The GitHub presently lists the
     # FreeBSD build as broken too, but this may change in the future.
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/darling-dmg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/darling-dmg/default.nix
index 7931df2cc57d6..9e640b18a924c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/darling-dmg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/darling-dmg/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.darlinghq.org/;
-    description = "Darling lets you open OS X dmgs on Linux";
+    description = "Darling lets you open macOS dmgs on Linux";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/diffoscope/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/diffoscope/default.nix
index 9c0d51c4a857e..6472f1ea09c8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/diffoscope/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/diffoscope/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sed -i setup.py -e "/'rpm-python',/d"
   '';
 
-  # Still missing these tools: enjarify, otool & lipo (maybe OS X only), showttf
+  # Still missing these tools: enjarify, otool & lipo (maybe macOS only), showttf
   # Also these libraries: python3-guestfs
   # FIXME: move xxd into a separate package so we don't have to pull in all of vim.
   pythonPath = with python3.pkgs;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/umlet/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/umlet/default.nix
index 918ff2f31799d..b7f08f9083615 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/umlet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/umlet/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       draw UML diagrams fast, produce sequence and activity diagrams from
       plain text, export diagrams to eps, pdf, jpg, svg, and clipboard,
       share diagrams using Eclipse, and create new, custom UML elements.
-      UMLet runs stand-alone or as Eclipse plug-in on Windows, OS X and
+      UMLet runs stand-alone or as Eclipse plug-in on Windows, macOS and
       Linux.
     '';
     homepage = http://www.umlet.com;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/gnugrep/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/gnugrep/default.nix
index 0db140c7891c2..089f3094b5409 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/gnugrep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/gnugrep/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   #doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin && !stdenv.isSunOS && !stdenv.isCygwin && !stdenv.isFreeBSD;
   doCheck = false;
 
-  # On Mac OS X, force use of mkdir -p, since Grep's fallback
+  # On macOS, force use of mkdir -p, since Grep's fallback
   # (./install-sh) is broken.
   preConfigure = ''
     export MKDIR_P="mkdir -p"
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/popfile/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/popfile/default.nix
index 4048093a3958b..bda38297d66d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/popfile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/popfile/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://getpopfile.org;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
 
-    # Should work on OS X, but havent tested it.
+    # Should work on macOS, but havent tested it.
     # Windows support is more complicated.
     # http://getpopfile.org/docs/faq:systemrequirements
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index bb5aef27f135e..4520a00c88d2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ in {
     };
 
     meta = {
-      description = "Disable App Nap on OS X";
+      description = "Disable App Nap on macOS";
       homepage    = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/appnope;
       platforms   = platforms.darwin;
       license     = licenses.bsd3;
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ in {
       sha256 = "136f2ec0f94ec77ff2990830feee965d608cab1e8922370e3abdded383d52001";
     };
 
-    # Mac OS X needs clang for testing
+    # macOS needs clang for testing
     buildInputs = with self; [ pytest hypothesis zope_interface
     pympler coverage ]
      ++ optionals (stdenv.isDarwin) [ pkgs.clang ];
@@ -28416,7 +28416,7 @@ EOF
     doCheck = false;
 
     meta = {
-      description = "Send file to trash natively under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux";
+      description = "Send file to trash natively under macOS, Windows and Linux";
       homepage = https://github.com/hsoft/send2trash;
       license = licenses.bsd3;
     };