Etymology

Minix

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Today it means: A Unix-like operating system for teaching the principles of operating systems. Full definition →

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Coined by Andrew S. Tanenbaum as a contraction of mini-Unix.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.