UNIX is a 32-bit, multi-user, multitasking operating system. It was originally developed at AT&T's Bell Labs in 1969, to implement a space invaders game on some unused hardware. The operating system has since been implemented on hardware ranging from PCs to Crays; it has acquired hundreds of commands, tools, and utilities over the years. It is a common imaging system platform. A computer operating system (the basic software running on a computer, underneath applications like word processors and spreadsheets). UNIX is designed for many people to use 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. An operating system developed by Bell Labs which features multiprogramming, a hierarchical file structure and numerous utilities.
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