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*nix

noun

*nix

noun

Etymology Apparently from the wildcard *, indicating any sequence of characters, and Unix and Linux.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Internet Unix and various other similar or compatible operating systems.

  • Linux, Mac OS X, AIX, Solaris, and DG/UX are examples of *nixes.
Synonyms
UN*X

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.