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Unix is the name of both a general specification for an operating system to meet, and the first system to meet that specification. Xenix is an implementation made by Microsoft in the late 1980s that met the Unix specification.

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A "shell" can often refer to an "interface", in which case X-Windows is simply an example of an interface. In Unix and Linux, however, a "shell" is often used to refer to a command-line interface, such as bash or csh. The X Window system is system for displaying a graphical user interface (which in itself can vary significantly in appearance).

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The difference is that one is a general concept, and the other is an example implementation. Unix is the name of a specific family of operating systems.

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