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 Definitions for BSD: Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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BSD
Berkeley System / Software Distribution (manufacturer, Unix, OS)
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
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BSD /B-S-D/ n. [abbreviation for `Berkeley Software Distribution'] a
family of {Unix} versions for the DEC VAX and PDP-11 developed by
Bill Joy and others at Berzerkeley starting around 1977, incorporating
paged virtual memory, TCP/IP networking enhancements, and many other
features. The BSD versions (4.1, 4.2, and 4.3) and the commercial
versions derived from them (SunOS, ULTRIX, and Mt. Xinu) held the
technical lead in the Unix world until AT&T's successful standardization
efforts after about 1986; descendants including Free/Open/NetBSD, BSD/OS
and MacOS X are still widely popular. Note that BSD versions going back
to 2.9 are often referred to by their version numbers alone, without the
BSD prefix. See 4.2, and {Unix}.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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BSD
Berkeley Software Distribution
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