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# NSApplication.ActivationPolicy.accessory

The application doesn’t appear in the Dock and doesn’t have a menu bar, but it may be activated programmatically or by clicking on one of its windows.

```
case accessory
```

## Discussion

This corresponds to value of the `LSUIElement` key in the application’s `Info.plist` being `1`.

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