COSE
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COSE
Common Open Software Environment. An initiative by
Hewlett-Packard, Sun, IBM, Novell, Univel and SCO to move
toward consistency and interoperability between Unix
suppliers.
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COSE
(Common Open Software Environment) Pronounced "cozy." An alliance of major Unix vendors dedicated to standardizing open systems. In 1993, its first specification was the CDE (Common Desktop Environment), a user interface based on Motif. COSE has since disbanded, and CDE is now governed by X/Open.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.