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  Linux

  an operating system, based on UNIX, that runs on many different hardware platforms and whose source code is available to the public.
• linux
  linux

  noun

  a nonproprietary computer operating system suitable for use on personal computers

Linux

American  

[lin-uhks, lin-ooks] / ˈlɪn əks, ˈlɪn ʊks /

Computers, Trademark.

1. an operating system, based on UNIX, that runs on many different hardware platforms and whose source code is available to the public.

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linux British  

/ ˈlaɪnʌks /

noun

1. a nonproprietary computer operating system suitable for use on personal computers

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Etymology

Origin of Linux

First recorded in 1990–95; named after Linu(s) Benedict Torvalds (born 1969), Finnish software engineer + x as in UNIX ( def. )