Multiple choice technology

UNIX is short for what?

  1. UNIt eXchange

  2. UNIform eXchange

  3. UNIt X

  4. It is not an acronym
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D Correct answer
Explanation

UNIX is not an acronym - it's a wordplay on 'Multics' (the OS it was inspired from). The name was chosen as a pun (UNiplexed Information and Computing Service), but it doesn't actually stand for anything. The creators never defined it as an acronym, making 'It is not an acronym' the correct answer.

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