POSIX

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒz.ɪks/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑz.ɪks/

• Audio (US):

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• (proscribed but common) IPA^(key): (US) /ˈpoʊ̯.sɪks/, (UK) /ˈpəʊ̯.sɪks/

Proper noun

POSIX

1. (computing) Acronym of Portable Operating System Interface: a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between UNIX variants.

Derived terms

• POSIX time

Descendants

• Icelandic: POSIX-staðall

Translations

computing: set of standards providing application portability between UNIX variants

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 可移植操作系統接口 / 可移植操作系统接口 (kěyízhí cāozuò xìtǒng jiēkǒu)

• Finnish: POSIX
• German: POSIX n
• Icelandic: POSIX-staðall m
• Turkish: POSIX