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⚫ | '''Unix''' (frequently typed as "UNIX"), today, is a catch-all name that may be used to describe any of a number of operating systems which are [[POSIX]]-compliant. While the original UNIX was developed at [[Bell Labs]], the name today is applied to many of its direct descendants, as well as several operating systems and kernels which were inspired by it. |
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⚫ | '''Unix''' (frequently typed as "UNIX"), today, is a catch-all name that may be used to describe any of a number of [[:Category:Operating Systems|operating systems]] which are [[POSIX]]-compliant to some degree. While the original UNIX was developed at [[Bell Labs]], the name today is applied to many of its direct descendants, as well as several operating systems and kernels which were inspired by it. |
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Note that an OS doesn't need to be fully POSIX-compliant to be considered Unix-like. The reverse is also true: a system can be POSIX-compliant without being Unix-like. Wikipedia has a brief discussion of Unix vs Unix-like [[wp:Unix-like#The term "Unix-like" and the UNIX trademark|here]]. |