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LEMP

LEMP is the initialism of Linux.

Meaning of Linux

Proper noun

Linux (countable and uncountable, plural Linuxes or (slang) Linuxen)

  1. (strictly) The Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991.
  2. (broadly) Any operating system that uses this kernel.

See all 3 meanings of linux

Proper noun capitalized: Lemp

Lemp (plural Lemps)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of LEMP

pluralLemps

Origin of LEMP

The E stands for engine, since Nginx is pronounced "engine X".

Borrowed from German Lemp.

Questions about LEMP

What does LEMP mean?
LEMP means a surname from German.
What is LEMP the initialism of?
LEMP is the initialism of Linux.
What part of speech is LEMP?
LEMP is a proper noun.

Words near LEMP in the dictionary

  1. lemonyellow
  2. Lemoore
  3. Lemoore Station
  4. Lemovices
  5. lemoynite
  6. LEMP
  7. Lempa
  8. Lempert maneuver
  9. lempira
  10. lempiras
  11. Lemps

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Adapted from Wiktionary: LEMP (page history and authors); Lemp (page history and authors); Linux (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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