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NetBSD

NetBSD proper noun: a Unix-like operating system that is derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), notable for running on 57 different platforms.

Proper noun

NetBSD

  1. a Unix-like operating system that is derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), notable for running on 57 different platforms

Origin of NetBSD

From net + BSD.

Questions about NetBSD

What does NetBSD mean?
NetBSD means a Unix-like operating system that is derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), notable for running on 57 different platforms.
What part of speech is NetBSD?
NetBSD is a proper noun.

Words near NetBSD in the dictionary

  1. netbooks
  2. netboot
  3. netbooted
  4. netbooting
  5. netboots
  6. NetBSD
  7. netburp
  8. netburps
  9. netbush
  10. netcam
  11. netcams

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