Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multics

/ˈmʌltɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: mul-tics
IPA: /ˈmʌltɪks/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An influential early time-sharing operating system.

Etymology

Etymology tree English multiplexed Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English computing English service English Multiplexed Information and Computing Service English Multics Acronym of Multiplexed Information and Computing Service.

Derived Forms

Multician Unix

Questions

How do you pronounce multics?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌltɪks/.
What does multics mean?: An influential early time-sharing operating system.
Where does multics come from?: Etymology tree English multiplexed Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English computing English service English Multiplexed Information and Computing Service English Multics Acronym of Multiplexed Information and Computing Service.

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