Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posix

/ˈpɑz.ɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: posix
IPA: /ˈpɑz.ɪks/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Acronym of Portable Operating System Interface, a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between Unix variants.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɑz.ɪks/
British English: /ˈpɒz.ɪks/

Phrases

POSIX time

Questions

How do you pronounce posix?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑz.ɪks/.
What does posix mean?: Acronym of Portable Operating System Interface, a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between Unix variants.

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