Linux [lin-uh ks or, esp. British, lin-oo ks] Examples Computers, Trademark.
- an operating system, based on UNIX, that runs on many different hardware platforms and whose source code is available to the public.
Examples from the Web for linux Contemporary Examples of linux
OS X is needed to run Final Cut Pro, a state-of-the-art video editing software, and Linux is used to hack into wireless networks.
The Technology Propelling #OccupyWallStreet
Sam Schlinkert
October 6, 2011
Historical Examples of linux
Now, have a look—this is a Linux computer with some of the most advanced robotics ever engineered.
Cory Doctorow
The high school kids who broke it were Brazilian Linux hackers who lived in a favela — a kind of squatter’s slum.
Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for linux linux noun
- a nonproprietary computer operating system suitable for use on personal computers
Word Origin and History for linux Linux
computer operating system, named for Linux kernel, written 1991 by Linus Torvalds of Finland (who coined the word but did not choose it as the name).