linux
/ˈlɪ.nəks/
linux noun: any unix-like operating system that uses the Linux kernel.
Noun
linux (plural linuxes)
- Any unix-like operating system that uses the Linux kernel.
Proper noun capitalized: Linux
Linux (countable and uncountable, plural Linuxes or (slang) Linuxen)
- The Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991.
- Any operating system that uses this kernel.
linux meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
linux in Hindi
- लिनक्स
linux in Tamil
- லினக்ஸ்
linux in Marathi
- लिनक्स, लिनाक्स
linux in Urdu
- لینکس, لینوکس
More languagesFewer languages
- linux in Bengali
- লিনাক্স, লিনাক্স্
- linux in Telugu
- లైనక్స్, లినక్స్
- linux in Malayalam
- ലിനക്സ്, ലൈനക്സ്, ലിനാക്സ്
- linux in Kannada
- ಲಿನಕ್ಸ್, ಲೈನಕ್ಸ್, ಲಿನಾಕ್ಸ್
- linux in Punjabi
- ਲੀਨਕਸ, ਲਿਨਕਸ
- linux in Gujarati
- લિનક્સ, લીન્યક્સ, લિનાક્સ
- linux in Odia
- ଲିନାକ୍ସ, ଲିନକ୍ସ, ଲିନାକ୍ସ୍
- linux in Nepali
- लिनक्स, लिनाक्स
Forms of linux
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | linuxes |
| alternative form | Linux |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Linuxes |
| plural (slang) | Linuxen |
Origin of linux
Blend of Linus + Unix, from the name of its creator Linus Torvalds.
Words formed from linux
Phrases with linux
Questions about linux
- What does linux mean?
- Linux means any unix-like operating system that uses the Linux kernel.
- What is linux in Hindi?
- Linux in Hindi is लिनक्स. See Linux meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is linux?
- Linux can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce linux?
- Linux is pronounced /ˈlɪ.nəks/.
- What is the plural of linux?
- The plural of linux is linuxes.
Words near linux in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: linux (page history and authors); Linux (page history and authors); linux (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linux (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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