Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hp-ux

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: hp-ux
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A proprietary implementation of the Unix operating system developed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Etymology

From HP (“Hewlett-Packard”) + UX (“Unix”).

Frequently Paired Words

BSD A/UX DG/UX

Questions

What does hp-ux mean?: A proprietary implementation of the Unix operating system developed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Where does hp-ux come from?: From HP (“Hewlett-Packard”) + UX (“Unix”).

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