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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 compliant to |
'''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 compliant to some degree with the [[POSIX]] standard ([https://www.iso.org/standard/50516.html ISO/IEC 9945]) and/or [[wp:Single UNIX Specification|the Single UNIX Specification ("SuS")]]. 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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[[POSIX]], [[The Single Unix Specification]] ("SuS") and [[ISO/IEC 9945]]. |
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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 Unix-compliant to be considered Unix-like. <br> |
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The reverse is also true: a system can be Unix-compliant without being Unix-like. <br> |
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Wikipedia has a brief discussion of [[wp:Unix|Unix]] vs [[wp:Unix-like|Unix-like]]. |
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Note that an OS doesn't need to be fully Unix-compliant to be considered Unix-like. The reverse is also true: a system can be Unix-compliant without being Unix-like. Wikipedia has a brief discussion of Unix vs Unix-like [[wp:Unix-like|here]]. |
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