Unixification

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noun

Adaptation to the norms or standards of the Unix operating system.

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Meanings

nounUnixification (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingAdaptation to the norms or standards of the Unix operating system.

    Unixification of Windows means maximization of the usage of command line tools and scripting.

    2008, Dr. Nikolai Bezroukov, “GNU not Unix: Unixification of Windows as an alternative to Linux”, in softpanorama.org (Bulletin Board Archive)

Origin

Unix + -ification

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APA

Unixification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unixification

MLA

“Unixification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unixification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Unixification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unixification.

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