Sherlocking definition
Sherlocking means that the operator of a platform/service/operating system adapts and integrates functions that make the installation of an existing (popular) third-party tool superfluous. The neologism goes back to the first prominent case of the Mac software "Watson", which offered information from the internet in a native search interface in Mac OS as a complement to Apple's own search interface "Sher- lock". The Watson application was very popular until Apple released Sherlock 3 with Mac OS X 10.2. In this version, Apple replicated almost all the features of the Watson software, effectively making Watson obsolete from the user's point of view.