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UN*X
     
         Used to refer to the {Unix}
        {operating system} (a trademark of {AT&T}) in writing, but
        avoiding the need for the ugly (TM) typography.  Also used to
        refer to any or all varieties of Unixoid operating systems.
        Ironically, lawyers now say that the requirement for the
        TM-postfix has no legal force, but the asterisk usage is
        entrenched anyhow.
     
        It has been suggested that there may be a psychological
        connection to practice in certain religions (especially
        Judaism) in which the name of the deity is never written out
        in full, e.g. "YHWH" or "G--d" is used.
     
        See also {glob}.
     
        (1998-04-17)