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Linuxen

Linuxen is the plural 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

Origin of Linuxen

From Linux + -en. Humorous modern use of Middle English plural ending; compare VAXen, boxen.

Questions about Linuxen

What is Linuxen the plural of?
Linuxen is the plural of Linux.

Words near Linuxen in the dictionary

  1. linustatin
  2. Linusungan
  3. linux
  4. Linux ISO
  5. Linux ISOs
  6. Linuxen
  7. Linuxer
  8. Linuxers
  9. linuxes
  10. Linuxism
  11. Linuxisms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Linuxen (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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