Unix

---

see also: UNIX

---

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈjuːnɪks/

Noun

Unix (plural Unixes or Unices)

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

   Hypernyms: :*nix

   hypo en

2. (computing) An operating system largely compatible with Unix that qualifies for use of the UNIX trademark, currently owned by The Open Group.
3. (computing, informal) The above plus Unix-like operating systems similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the UNIX trademark.

   GNU is not Unix.

4. (computing) The group of Unix operating systems as a whole.

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

Related terms

• Linux
• GNU Hurd
• Minix

Translations

• French: Unix
• German: Unix
• Portuguese: Unix
• Russian: Ю́никс
• Spanish: Unix

---

UNIX

---

Proper noun

1. Alternative letter-case form of Unix

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002