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Unix-like

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See also: unix-like and Unixlike

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Unix ‎ -like.

Adjective

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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

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  • 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

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

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