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UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does UNIX operating system mean?
• UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM (noun)
The noun UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. trademark for a powerful operating system
Familiarity information: UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trademark for a powerful operating system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
UNIX; UNIX operating system; UNIX system
Hypernyms ("UNIX operating system" is a kind of...):
operating system; OS ((computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services)
Instance hyponyms:
Linux (an open-source version of the UNIX operating system)
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