6-letter words that end in ix
- bollix — to make a muddle of; bungle; botch
- buglix — /buhg'liks/ Pejorative term referring to DEC's ULTRIX operating system in its earlier *severely* buggy versions. Still used to describe ULTRIX, but without nearly so much venom. Compare AIDX, HP-SUX, Nominal Semidestructor, Telerat, sun-stools.
- cervix — The cervix is the entrance to the womb.
- chenix — an ancient measure, equivalent to slightly more than a quart
- commix — to mix together; blend
- confix — to fasten
- fornix — any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain.
- leo ix — Saint (Bruno) 1002–54, German ecclesiastic: pope 1049–54.
- lummix — lummox.
- mastix — mastic, being an aromatic resin obtained from the mastic tree
- matrix — something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops: The Greco-Roman world was the matrix for Western civilization.
- patrix — a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- phenix — phoenix.
- prefix — Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable.
- premix — Also, premixture [pree-miks-cher] /priˈmɪks tʃər/ (Show IPA). a mixture of ingredients, made before selling, using, etc.: The chain saw runs on a premix of oil and gasoline.
- prolix — extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
- riscix — (operating system) /risk-icks/ (Or "RISC iX") BSD-based Unix developed by Acorn Computers Ltd. (Cambridge, UK) to run on 32-bit ARM RISC processors. RISCiX was launched circa 1989 for three production machines - the R140, R260, the discless R225; and other prototypes.
- spadix — an inflorescence consisting of a spike with a fleshy or thickened axis, usually enclosed in a spathe.
- subfix — subscript (def 4).
- suffix — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
- tettix — a cicada
- trimix — a mixture of nitrogen, helium, and oxygen used for breathing by divers
- tutrix — a female tutor or guardian
- ultrix — (operating system) A version of Unix based on the Berkeley version, designed and implemented by DEC to run on their VAX and DECstation processors.
- usenix — (body) Since 1975, the USENIX Association has provided a forum for the communication of the results of innovation and research in Unix and modern open systems. It is well known for its technical conferences, tutorial programs, and the wide variety of publications it has sponsored over the years. USENIX is the original not-for-profit membership organisation for individuals and institutions interested in Unix and Unix-like systems, by extension, X, object-oriented technology, and other advanced tools and technologies, and the broad interconnected and interoperable computing environment. USENIX's activities include an annual technical conference; frequent specific-topic conferences and symposia; a highly regarded tutorial program covering a wide range of topics, introductory through advanced; numerous publications, including a book series, in cooperation with The MIT Press, on advanced computing systems, proceedings from USENIX symposia and conferences, the quarterly journal "Computing Systems", and the biweekly newsletter; "login: "; participation in various ANSI, IEEE and ISO standards efforts; sponsorship of local and special technical groups relevant to Unix. The chartering of SAGE, the System Administrators Guild as a Special Technical Group within USENIX is the most recent.
- vernix — a white substance covering the skin of a fetus
- weenix — /wee'niks/ An ITS fan's derogatory term for Unix, derived from Unix weenie. According to one noted ex-ITSer, it is "the operating system preferred by Unix Weenies: typified by poor modularity, poor reliability, hard file deletion, no file version numbers, case sensitivity everywhere, and users who believe that these are all advantages". Some ITS fans behave as though they believe Unix stole a future that rightfully belonged to them.
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