Linux

[ lin-uhksor, especially British, lin-ooks ]

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.

linux

/ ˈlaɪnʌks /

noun

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

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 )

Example Sentences

OS X is needed to run Final Cut Pro, a state-of-the-art video editing software, and Linux is used to hack into wireless networks.

From The Daily Beast

With Google now building a Linux-based netbook OS of its own, those last barriers to entry will be removed.

From The Daily Beast

In Phase Two, even a chimp could make dough by throwing darts at companies such as WorldCom, JDS Uniphase, VA Linux, and eToys.

From The Daily Beast

The high school kids who broke it were Brazilian Linux hackers who lived in a favela -- a kind of squatter's slum.

From Project Gutenberg

Now, have a look—this is a Linux computer with some of the most advanced robotics ever engineered.

From Project Gutenberg