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  1. Minixnoun

    A computer operating system for teaching operating system principles.

  2. Etymology: Coined by Andrew S. Tanenbaum as a contraction of mini-Unix.

Wikipedia

  1. Minix

    MINIX (from mini-Unix) is a Unix-like operating system based on a microkernel architecture. Since version 2.0, it has been Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) compliant.Early versions of MINIX were created by Andrew S. Tanenbaum for educational purposes. Starting with MINIX 3, the primary aim of development shifted from education to the creation of a highly reliable and self-healing microkernel OS. MINIX 3 was developed as open-source software. MINIX was first released in 1987, with its complete source code made available to universities for study in courses and research. It has been free and open-source software since it was relicensed under the BSD-3-Clause license in April 2000.

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  1. MINIX

    MINIX is a Unix-like computer operating system based on a microkernel architecture created by Andrew S. Tanenbaum for educational purposes; MINIX also inspired the creation of the Linux kernel. MINIX was first released in 1987, with its complete source code made available to universities for study in courses and research. It has been free and open source software since it was re-licensed under the BSD license in April 2000.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MINIX

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Minix is ranked #12204 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Minix surname appeared 2,552 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Minix.

    77.2% or 1,972 total occurrences were White.
    17.3% or 442 total occurrences were Black.
    1.8% or 47 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 43 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.2% or 31 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.6% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of minix in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of minix in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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