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nix, v. meanings, etymology, ... nix is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English.
Definition of nix verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
108. *nix just means operating systems that are like the old workhorse Unix. Some examples include Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X (its kernel, Darwin, is based on BSD). The main relation between *nix and Ruby is just a pragmatic one; most Ruby developers seem to prefer to work on Unix-like OSes (typically Linux or Mac OS X).
nix something to prevent something from happening by saying ‘no’ to it. We quickly nixed the idea of going to the museum.
nix. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English nix1 /nɪks/ verb [ transitive] American English informal to answer no to something or say that you will not allow something They nixed the idea of filming in Ireland. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus nix • The proposal was nixed by council members. • Yosef immediately nixed ...
Definition of nix verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
NIXED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of nix 2. to stop, prevent, or refuse to accept something: . Learn more.
