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UNIX

American  
[yoo-niks] / ˈyu nɪks /
Or Unix
Trademark.
  1. a multiuser, multitasking computer operating system.


UNIX British  
/ ˈjuːnɪks /

noun

  1. a multi-user multitasking operating system found on many types of computer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At the University of Michigan, I made gloves and lights and 3D displays on SGI or Unix workstations.

From The Verge • May 3, 2022

Mac can run Unix programs, and Windows cannot.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021

He chose not to talk about Unix at all; instead, he spoke about trust.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2018

He shouts commands at his dog in Unix, an early computer operating system, and is “fully post-meal,” subsisting on endless snacks like frozen dumplings.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2015

Netscape’s first commercial browser—which could work on an IBM PC, an Apple Macintosh, or a Unix computer—was released in December 1994, and within a year it completely dominated the market.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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