POSIX

POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) is a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between Unix variants.
==Definition==
IEEE 1003.1, first published on August 22, 1988, defined a Unix-like operating system interface. This standard has been updated as IEEE 1003.2 defined the shell and utilities, and IEEE 1003.4 defined extensions.. 1997-12-04.
==Etymology==
According to More UNIX For Dummies the acronym was created from "Portable Operating System Interface with an X thrown in to make it sound cooler."
==References==
==External links==
*POSIX Certification at IEEE
* at Wikipedia
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