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GNU/Linux

GNU/Linux proper noun: the free software operating system resulting from the combination of the Linux kernel and the GNU operating system.

Proper noun

GNU/Linux

  1. The free software operating system resulting from the combination of the Linux kernel and the GNU operating system.
    • In recent years GNU/Linux has emerged as a powerful and innovative UNIX workalike.2003, Mark G. Sobell, A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux 8, Addison-Wesley, →ISBN, page 8
    • I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux.2018, Richard Stallman, “Incorrect Quotation”, in GNU Project, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2022
    Synonyms:
    Linux

Synonyms of GNU/Linux

Questions about GNU/Linux

What does GNU/Linux mean?
GNU/Linux means the free software operating system resulting from the combination of the Linux kernel and the GNU operating system.
What part of speech is GNU/Linux?
GNU/Linux is a proper noun.

Words near GNU/Linux in the dictionary

  1. gnu
  2. GNU FDL
  3. gnu goat
  4. gnu goats
  5. GNU GPL
  6. GNU/Linux
  7. gnudi
  8. gnudis
  9. gnuff
  10. gnuffs
  11. gnurled

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