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un*x
(foldoc) | UN*X
A way of writing the
operating system name "Unix" that avoided the (TM) postfix
that was believed to be a legal requirement in the days when
Unix was a trademark of AT&T.
It has been suggested that there may be a psychological
connection to practice in certain religions (especially
Judaism) in which the name of the deity is never written out
in full, e.g. "YHWH" or "G--d" is used.
See also glob.
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un*x
(jargon) | UN*X
n.
Used to refer to the Unix operating system (a trademark of AT&T, then of
Novell, then of Unix Systems Laboratories, then of the Open Group; the
source code parted company with it after Novell and was owned by SCO, which
was acquired by Caldera) in writing, but avoiding the need for the ugly ™
typography (see also (TM)). Also used to refer to any or all varieties of
Unixoid operating systems. Ironically, lawyers now say that the requirement
for the trademark postfix has no legal force, but the asterisk usage is
entrenched anyhow. It has been suggested that there may be a psychological
connection to practice in certain religions (especially Judaism) in which
the name of the deity is never written out in full, e.g., ‘YHWH’ or ‘G--d’
is used. See also glob and splat out.
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Quincunx
(gcide) | Quincunx \Quin"cunx\, n. [L., fr. quinque five + uncia an ounce.
The quincunx was marked by five small spots or balls. See
Five, and Ounce the weight.]
1. An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a
rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the
middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated
indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows
running in various directions.
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2. (Astrol.) The position of planets when distant from each
other five signs, or 150[deg]. --Hutton.
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3. (Bot.) A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a
flower in [ae]stivation. See Quincuncial, 2.
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Yunx
(gcide) | Yunx \Yunx\ (y[u^][ng]ks), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'i`ygx the wryneck.]
(Zool.)
A genus of birds comprising the wrynecks.
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