LINUX

Linux

(noun) an open-source version of the UNIX operating system

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Linux (plural Linuxes)

An open-source computer operating system kernel.

Any operating system that uses this kernel.

Noun

linux (plural linuxes)

(software) Any unix-like operating system distro that uses the Linux kernel.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

21 December 2024

COYOTE

(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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