"Multics" meaning in English

See Multics in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmʌltɪks/ Audio: en-us-Multics.oga [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree English multiplexed Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Latin putus? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English computing English service English Multiplexed Information and Computing Service English Multics Acronym of Multiplexed Information and Computing Service. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|<alt:Multiplexed Information and Computing Service><ety:af<multiplex<alt:multiplexed>><information><compute<alt:computing>><service>>|id=Q739186|tree=1}} Etymology tree English multiplexed Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. 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  1. (computing) An influential early time-sharing operating system. Derived forms: Multician, Unix
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