*nix

All versions of Unix and Linux. The asterisk is a wild card symbol that means "all letters" in the name. Synonymous with "Xnix." See wild cards, Unix and Linux.

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CUPS
GNU
Mars
Monsters
nickel
Nix Olympica
nix or nixie
Nocturna
Olympus Mons
OSU
UFS
Unix to Unix Copy
USG
USL
USO
uucp
Xnix

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