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Unix

Pronunciation: /ˈjuːnɪks/

Definition of Unix

noun

[mass noun] Computing, trademark
  • an operating system analogous to DOS and Windows, supporting multiple concurrent users: [as modifier]:software for Unix systems

Origin:

1970s: from uni- 'one' + a respelling of -ics, on the pattern of an earlier less compact system called Multics

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