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LINUX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Linux mean?
• LINUX (noun)
The noun LINUX has 1 sense:
1. an open-source version of the UNIX operating system
Familiarity information: LINUX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An open-source version of the UNIX operating system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
UNIX; UNIX operating system; UNIX system (trademark for a powerful operating system)
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
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