Unix-like

Unix-like

See also: unix-like and Unixlike

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?
Proto-Italic *moltos
Latin multi-
Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?
Latin -plex
Latin multiplexlbor.
English multiplexed
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Late Latin in-
Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?
Late Latin fōrma
Late Latin fōrmō
Late Latin īnfōrmō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Late Latin -tiō
Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder.
Middle English enformacioun
English information
Latin computō
Proto-Italic *-āzi
▲
Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Latin computārelbor.
French computerbor.
English computing
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?
Proto-Italic *serwos
Latin servus
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin -itia
Latin servitiumbor.
Old French servisebor.
Old English serfis
Middle English servise
English service
English Multiplexed Information and Computing Service
English Multics
▲
English eunuchinflu.
English Unix
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English Unix-like

    From Unix + -like.

    Adjective

    Unix-like (comparative more Unix-like, superlative most Unix-like)

    1. (computing) Behaving similarly to Unix. Often used to describe systems which do not qualify for use of the Unix trademark.
      NetBSD provides its users with a free Unix-like system.
    2. (computing) Having design principles consistent with those of Unix.
      This program is much more Unix-like: it operates on standard I/O instead of prompting the user for filenames.

    Usage notes

    • Unix-like is several times more common than Unixlike in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen with words ending in -like when the first element is a proper name.[2]

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    References

    1. ^ “(Unixlike*20),Unix-like”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.
    2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov

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