Definitions for "A/UX"
system software:(Apple/UNIX) Apple's version of the UNIX operating system developed by AT & T and found on big computers and some personal computers. The Apple version is based on Xerox System V with Berkeley 4.2 extensions.
Apple (personal computer company) UNIX (multi-user, multitasking operating system), a version of an operating system that runs on some Macintosh machines (popular model developed by Apple Computers).
n. A version of the multi-user, multitasking UNIX operating system provided by Apple Computer for various Macintosh computers and based on the AT&T System V, release 2.2 of UNIX with some enhancements. A/UX incorporates a number of Apple features, including support for the Macintosh Toolbox, so that applications can provide users with the graphics-based interface characteristic of that computer. See also System V.