Unix

See also: UNIX and unix

English

Alternative forms

• UNIX, unix

Etymology

A pun on Multics to sound like eunuchs, as Unix was considered to be an emasculated Multics (see multi- and uni-). Probably coined by Brian Kernighan in 1970.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːnɪks/
• Rhymes: -ɪks

Proper noun

Unix

1. (computing) An operating system that shares the original source code by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, currently owned by Novell.

   Hyponyms: BSD, A/UX, DG/UX, HP-UX

   Alternative form: UNIX

2. (computing) An operating system largely compatible with Unix that qualifies for use of the UNIX trademark, currently owned by The Open Group.

   Alternative form: UNIX

Noun

Unix (plural Unixes or Unices or Unixen)

1. (computing, informal) Any of the above plus Unix-like operating systems similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the UNIX trademark.

   Alternative form: unix

   Hyponyms: Linux, Minix, GNU Hurd

   GNU is not Unix.

   The Linux kernel operating system is one of the most popular Unixes.

Hypernyms

• *nix / UN*X
• OS / operating system

Coordinate terms

• DOS
• kernel
• userland
• X/Windows

Derived terms

• *nix
• UN*X
• Unix time
• Unix-like

Related terms

• POSIX
• Multics

Translations

operating system

• Arabic: يُونِكْس m (yūniks)
• Bulgarian: Ю́никс m (Júniks)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尤內克斯／尤内克斯 (yòunèikèsī), Unix

• Dutch: Unix (nl)
• Finnish: Unix
• French: Unix (fr)
• German: Unix (de)
• Hebrew: יוניקס
• Hindi: युनिक्स (yuniks)
• Japanese: Unix (Unix), ユニックス (yunikkusu)
• Korean: 유닉스 (yunikseu)
• Macedonian: Ју́никс m (Júniks)
• Persian: یونیکس (yuniks)
• Polish: Unix (pl) m
• Portuguese: Unix (pt) m
• Russian: Ю́никс m (Júniks)
• Spanish: Unix
• Thai: ยูนิกซ์ (yuniks)
• Turkish: Unix (tr) (yuniks)
• Urdu: یونکس (yūniks)
• Yiddish: יוניקס (yuniks)