UNIX


Meaning of UNIX in English

™ / ˈjuːnɪks; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( computing ) an operating system which can be used by many people at the same time

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WORD ORIGIN

1970s: from uni- one + a respelling of -ics , on the pattern of an earlier less compact system called Multics .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.