Unix-like
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Unix-like (comparative more Unix-like, superlative most Unix-like)
- (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.
- (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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ (Unixlike*20),Unix-like at Google Ngram Viewer
- ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov