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BSD

BSD is the initialism of Berkeley Software Distribution.

BSD is the ellipsis of BSD license.

BSD is the initialism of big swinging dick.

BSD is the initialism of bead seat diameter.

Meaning of BSD license

Noun

BSD license (plural BSD licenses)

  1. Any of a family of permissive free software licenses comprising the license of Berkeley Software Distribution and derivative licenses.

Forms of BSD

pluralBSDs

Words formed from BSD

Phrases with BSD

Questions about BSD

What is BSD the initialism of?
BSD is the initialism of Berkeley Software Distribution.

Words near BSD in the dictionary

  1. BSc.
  2. BSCCO
  3. BSCE
  4. BSCh
  5. BScs
  6. BSD
  7. BSD license
  8. BSD licenses
  9. BSDA
  10. BSDE
  11. BSDEs

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