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Unixlike

Unixlike is the alternative form of Unix-like.

Meaning of Unix-like

Adjective

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

  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.

Forms of Unixlike

comparativemore Unixlike
superlativemost Unixlike

Questions about Unixlike

What is Unixlike the alternative form of?
Unixlike is the alternative form of Unix-like.

Words near Unixlike in the dictionary

  1. unixes
  2. Unixification
  3. Unixish
  4. Unixism
  5. Unixisms
  6. Unixlike
  7. Unixoid
  8. Unixoids
  9. Unixy
  10. unjabbed
  11. unjack

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Unixlike (page history and authors); Unix-like (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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