Linux

[ lin-uhks or, especially British, lin-ooks ]

/ ˈlɪn əks or, especially British, ˈlɪn ʊks /

Computers, Trademark.

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

Origin of Linux

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

Words nearby Linux

Linton, lintwhite, linty, linum, Linus, Linux, liny, Lin Yutang, Linz, Linzer torte, lion

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Example sentences from the Web for Linux

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.
The Technology Propelling #OccupyWallStreet|Sam Schlinkert|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now, have a look—this is a Linux computer with some of the most advanced robotics ever engineered.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
The high school kids who broke it were Brazilian Linux hackers who lived in a favela -- a kind of squatter's slum.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for Linux

linux

/ (ˈlaɪnʌks) /

noun

a nonproprietary computer operating system suitable for use on personal computers

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单词	linux
释义	Linux [ lin-uhks or, especially British, lin-ooks ] / ˈlɪn əks or, especially British, ˈlɪn ʊks / Computers, Trademark. an operating system, based on UNIX, that runs on many different hardware platforms and whose source code is available to the public. Origin of Linux First recorded in 1990–95; named after Linu(s) Benedict Torvalds (born 1969), Finnish software engineer + x as in UNIX Words nearby Linux Linton, lintwhite, linty, linum, Linus, Linux, liny, Lin Yutang, Linz, Linzer torte, lion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Linux 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. The Technology Propelling #OccupyWallStreet\|Sam Schlinkert\|October 6, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Now, have a look—this is a Linux computer with some of the most advanced robotics ever engineered. Makers\|Cory Doctorow The high school kids who broke it were Brazilian Linux hackers who lived in a favela -- a kind of squatter's slum. Little Brother\|Cory Doctorow British Dictionary definitions for Linux linux / (ˈlaɪnʌks) / noun a nonproprietary computer operating system suitable for use on personal computers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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