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Unix used to be known as "Unics" which stood for "UNiplexed Information and Computing System"
Now, Unix covers a vast amount of operating systems such as, Linux, FreeBSD, and Solairis.
The real question is, how can something that is "Uni" or "Uniplexed" represent multiple platforms? Unix doesn't really mean any one thing in particular. Unix is a sidesplitting pun to a previous system, called "Multics" (Multiplexed Information and Computing system)
The name is merely a spin off of "Multics"
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