"Unixism" meaning in English

See Unixism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Unixisms [plural]
Etymology: From Unix + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Unix|ism}} Unix + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} Unixism (plural Unixisms)
  1. (computing, informal) An idiom or behaviour that is characteristic of the Unix operating system. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing, Unix

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