"POSIX" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpɒz.ɪks/ [UK]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} POSIX
  1. (computing) Acronym of Portable Operating System Interface: a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between UNIX variants. Wikipedia link: POSIX Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Portable Operating System Interface (extra: a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between UNIX variants) Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: POSIX time Translations (computing: set of standards providing application portability between UNIX variants): 可移植操作系統接口 (Chinese Mandarin), 可移植操作系统接口 (kěyízhí cāozuò xìtǒng jiēkǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), POSIX [neuter] (German), POSIX-staðall [masculine] (Icelandic), POSIX (Turkish)

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