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by jagged-chisel 1391 days ago
Additional info for macOS:

Not only apps, but many other types as well. And the organization technique is nothing magical, they’re just directories with an extension in the name, and usually some standardized structure. They’re officially referred to as “bundles.”

Apps are bundles, various plugins are bundles (audio units, pref panes for System Preferences), and if Finder didn’t treat them specially, you’d never think they were. In a shell, they’re just like any other directory.