The name Unix was coined as a play on the name of what earlier operating system?
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Multics
Unix was developed at Bell Labs as a streamlined alternative to the overly complex Multics project. The name was a clever pun created by Brian Kernighan, replacing 'Multi' with 'Uni' to highlight the new system's simpler, more focused design.
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