Unix

family of computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix from 1969
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Unix

Summary

Unix is a project[1]. Unix has Wikipedia articles in 110 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Unix was influenced by Q739186[3].
  • Unix's instance of is recorded as project[4].
  • Unix's instance of is recorded as class[5].
  • Q739186 is named after Unix[6].
  • Unix followed Q739186[7].
  • Unix's developer is recorded as Bell Labs[8].
  • Unix's developer is recorded as Q1107006[9].
  • Unix's developer is recorded as Dennis M. Ritchie[10].
  • Unix's developer is recorded as Brian Kernighan[11].
  • Unix's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • Unix's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[13].
  • Unix is a type of Unix-like operating system[14].
  • Unix is a type of operating system[15].
  • Unix's Commons category is recorded as Unix[16].
  • Unix's said to be the same as is recorded as Unics[17].
  • 1969 marks the founding of Unix[18].
  • Unix was released on 1969[19].
  • Unix's official website is recorded as https://www.opengroup.org/unix-systems[20].
  • Unix's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Unix[21].
  • Unix's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/unix[22].
  • Unix's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://unix.stackexchange.com/tags/historical-unix[23].
  • Unix's history of topic is recorded as history of Unix[24].
  • Unix's history of topic is recorded as timeline of Unix[25].
  • Unix's copyright holder is recorded as The Open Group[26].
  • Unix's derivative work is recorded as Berkeley Software Distribution[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include project[4] and class[5]. Recorded subclass of include Unix-like operating system[14] and operating system[15].

Origins

Q739186 is named after Unix[6]. 1969 marks the founding of Unix[18].

Movements and Schools

Unix was influenced by Q739186[3].

Why It Matters

Unix has Wikipedia articles in 110 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . unix.org. unix.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image UNIX logo.svg
    Follows Q739186
    Canadiana name authority id ncf12083656
    Said to be the same as Unics
    + 70 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20049, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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