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Unixen

Unixen is the plural of Unix.

Meaning of Unix

Noun

Unix (plural Unixes or Unices or Unixen)

  1. (informal) Any of the above plus Unix-like operating systems similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the UNIX trademark.
    • GNU is not Unix.

See all 3 meanings of unix

Origin of Unixen

From Unix + -en. Humorous modern use of Middle English plural ending; compare VAXen, boxen.

Questions about Unixen

What is Unixen the plural of?
Unixen is the plural of Unix.

Words near Unixen in the dictionary

  1. Unix time
  2. UNIX times
  3. Unix weenie
  4. Unix weenies
  5. unix-like
  6. Unixen
  7. unixes
  8. Unixification
  9. Unixish
  10. Unixism
  11. Unixisms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Unixen (page history and authors); Unix (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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