ARCHIVED: What does Unix stand for?
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Unix is not an acronym; it is a pun on "Multics". Multics is a large multi-user operating system that was being developed at Bell Labs shortly before Unix was created in the early '70s. Brian Kernighan is credited with the name.
At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see Get help for Linux or Unix at IU.
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