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A computer
operating system (the basic software running on a computer,
underneath things like word processors and spreadsheets). Unix
is designed to be used by many people at the same time (it is
multi-user) and has TCP/IP built-in. It is the most common operating
system for servers on the Internet.
Apple computers'
Macintosh operating system, as of version 10 ("Mac OS X"), is
based on Unix.
See also:
Linux,
Server,
TCP/IP
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