Unix-like

Behaving similarly to Unix. Often used to describe systems which do not qualify for use of the Unix trademark.

Adjective

  1. 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. 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.

Origin

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 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...

Forms

more Unix-like most Unix-like unix-like Unixlike

Synonyms

Unixish Unixoid Unixy

Hypernyms

like