Does Mac Stand for Macintosh?

The Macintosh (mainly Mac since 1998) is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. (originally as Apple Computer, Inc.) since January 1984.

Is Mac short for Macintosh?

Around this time, Apple phased out the Macintosh name in favor of "Mac", a nickname that had been in common use since the development of the first model. ... Its Xserve server was discontinued in 2011 in favor of the Mac Mini and Mac Pro. Apple has developed a series of Macintosh operating systems.

Is Mac and Macintosh the same?

The  Menu says "About this Mac", but the default name for the primary drive installed in the machine is "Macintosh HD" (even on machines with SSDs), so Apple hasn't completely done away with the term "Macintosh". Mac or Macintosh are the same thing.