Multics

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multi-

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?

Latin -plex

Latin multiplexlbor.

English multiplexed

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Late Latin in-

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?

Late Latin fōrma

Late Latin fōrmō

Late Latin īnfōrmō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Late Latin -tiō

Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder.

Middle English enformacioun

English information

Latin computārelbor.

French computerbor.

English computing

Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?

Proto-Italic *serwos

Latin servus

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin -itia

Latin servitiumbor.

Old French servisebor.

Old English serfis

Middle English servise

English service

English Multiplexed Information and Computing Service

English Multics

Acronym of Multiplexed Information and Computing Service.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌltɪks/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Proper noun

Multics

1. (computing) An influential early time-sharing operating system.

Derived terms

• Multician
• Unix

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