Adjective
(computing) Behaving similarly to Unix. Often used to describe systems which do not qualify for use of the Unix trademark.
NetBSD provides its users with a free Unix-like system.
(computing) Having design principles consistent with those of Unix.
This program is much more Unix-like: it operates on standard I/O instead of prompting the user for filenames.
unix-like (comparative more unix-like, superlative most unix-like)
rare spelling of Unix-like
Amanda runs on almost any Unix or Unix-like systems. Source: Internet
Carbon consists of many libraries and functions that offer a Mac-like API, but running on top of the underlying Unix-like OS, rather than a copy of the Mac OS running in emulation. Source: Internet
A new Unix-like operating system known as Mica would run applications natively, supporting VMS under emulation running at the same time. Source: Internet
Cygwin provides a Unix-like environment on Windows, and both Perl and CPAN are available as standard pre-compiled packages in the Cygwin setup program. Source: Internet
Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications, data, and other system resources with applications, software tools, and data of the Unix-like environment. Source: Internet
For example, the file to which the link /bin/ls points in a typical Unix-like system probably has a defined size that seldom changes. Source: Internet