What does UNIX mean in General Computing?
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Uniplexed Information and Computing Service
The name Unics (Uniplexed Information and Computing Service, pronounced as "eunuchs"), a pun on Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computer Services), was initially suggested for the Unix project in 1970. Brian Kernighan claims the coining for himself, and adds that "no one can remember" who came up with the final spelling Unix.
Submitted by csgaylord on February 6, 2010
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What does UNIX mean?
- UNIX, UNIX system, UNIX operating system(noun)
- trademark for a powerful operating system
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