Unix
See also: UNIX
English
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Etymology
A pun on Multics to sound like eunuchs, as Unix was considered to be an emasculated Multics (see multi- and uni-). Probably coined by Brian Kernighan in 1970.
Pronunciation
Noun
Unix (plural Unixes or Unices)
- (computing) A computer operating system that shares the original source code by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, currently owned by Novell.
- (computing) An operating system largely compatible with Unix that qualifies for use of the UNIX trademark, currently owned by The Open Group.
- (computing, informal) The above plus Unix-like operating systems similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the UNIX trademark.
- GNU is not Unix.
- (computing) The group of Unix operating systems as a whole.
- The Linux kernel operating system is one of the most popular forms of Unix.
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operating system
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