1. unix - Noun
2. Unix - Proper noun
(computing) An operating system that shares the original source code by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, currently owned by Novell.
Synonym: UNIX
Hyponyms: BSD, A/UX, DG/UX, HP-UX
(computing) An operating system largely compatible with Unix that qualifies for use of the UNIX trademark, currently owned by The Open Group.
Synonym: UNIX
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Unix (plural Unixes or Unices or Unixen)
(computing, informal) Any of the above plus Unix-like operating systems similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the UNIX trademark.
Synonym: unix
Hyponyms: Linux, Minix, GNU Hurd
GNU is not Unix.
The Linux kernel operating system is one of the most popular Unixes.
UNIX
(software) Alternative form of Unix
unix (plural unixes or unices)
(software) Alternative form of Unix
A beta test version of AIX 5L for IA-64 systems was released, but according to documents released in the SCO v. IBM lawsuit, less than forty licenses for the finished Monterey Unix were ever sold before the project was terminated in 2002. Source: Internet
A Commentary on the Unix Operating System starts with notes on Unix and other useful documentation (the Unix manual pages, DEC hardware manuals and so on), a section on the architecture of the PDP-11 and a chapter on how to read programs. Source: Internet
A curious design was A-natural, a "stream-oriented" assembler for 8080/ Z80 processors from Whitesmiths Ltd. (developers of the Unix -like Idris operating system, and what was reported to be the first commercial compiler ). Source: Internet
Although computer users today are used to a high degree of both hardware and software interoperability, in the 20th century the open systems concept could be promoted by Unix vendors as a significant differentiator. Source: Internet
Alternative Windows/Unix integration tools Several open-source and proprietary alternatives provide simultaneous access to both Windows and UNIX environments on the same hardware. Source: Internet
After Honeywell stopped supporting Multics, users migrated to other systems, including Unix. Source: Internet