Unix en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈjuː.nɪks/
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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- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō 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 ▲ English eunuchinflu. English Unix A pun on Multics to sound like eunuchs, as Unix was considered to be an emasculated Multics (see multi- and uni-). Likely coined by Canadian computer scientist Brian Kernighan in 1970.
Meanings
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(informal) Any of the above plus Unix-like operating systems similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the UNIX trademark.
GNU is not Unix.
The Linux kernel operating system is one of the most popular Unixes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unixen | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| UNIX | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Unices | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| unix | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Unixes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
X/Windows · userland · kernel · DOS
Deriveds
Unix-like · Unixy · Tux · UN*X · *nix · Unixoid · Unixism · Unixish · Unix time · Lunix
Hypernyms
OS · operating system · UN*X · *nix
Relateds
Translations (25)
nl Unix (operating system) · th ยูนิกซ์ (operating system) · es Unix (operating system) · he יוניקס (operating system) · de Unix (operating system) · pl Unix (operating system) · uk Ю́нікс (operating system) · tr Unix (operating system) · hi युनिक्स (operating system) · pt Unix (operating system) · eo Unikso (operating system) · fr Unix (operating system) · fi Unix (operating system) · ru Ю́никс (operating system) · mk Ју́никс (operating system) · cmn 尤內克斯 /尤内克斯 (operating system) · yi יוניקס (operating system) · fa یونیکس (operating system) · ko 유닉스 (operating system) · ja ユニックス (operating system) · ar يُونِكْس (operating system) · ur یونکس (operating system) · cmn Unix (operating system) · ja Unix (operating system) · bg Ю́никс (operating system)