POSIX

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UK/ˈpɒz.ɪks/US/ˈpɑz.ɪks/US/ˈpoʊ̯.sɪks/UK/ˈpəʊ̯.sɪks/

Acronym of Portable Operating System Interface, a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between Unix variants.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationacronymcomputingAcronym of Portable Operating System Interface, a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between Unix variants.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 可移植操作系統接口 /可移植操作系统接口
  • 可移植操作系統接口 /可移植操作系统接口 (kěyízhí cāozuò xìtǒng jiēkǒu)computing: set of standards providing application portability between Unix variants
Finnish POSIX
  • POSIXcomputing: set of standards providing application portability between Unix variants
German POSIX
  • POSIXcomputing: set of standards providing application portability between Unix variants
Icelandic POSIX-staðall
  • POSIX-staðallcomputing: set of standards providing application portability between Unix variants
Turkish POSIX
  • POSIXcomputing: set of standards providing application portability between Unix variants
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APA

POSIX. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/POSIX

MLA

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Chicago

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