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Linux
[ lin-uhksor, especially British, lin-ooks ]
Computers, Trademark.
- an operating system, based on UNIX, that runs on many different hardware platforms and whose source code is available to the public.
linux
/ ˈlaɪnʌks /
noun
- a nonproprietary computer operating system suitable for use on personal computers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Linux1
First recorded in 1990–95; named after Linu(s) Benedict Torvalds (born 1969), Finnish software engineer + x as in UNIX ( def )
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