Linux

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Proper noun 3 German 3.1 Proper noun 4 Polish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Proper noun 4.2.1 Declension 4.2.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From the name of its creator, Linus Torvalds, influenced by the term Unix. The original name of Linux was Freax, combining the words Free and Unix, and referring to phreaking. The administrator of the server on which Linux was first held didn't like the connection to phreaking, so Torvalds changed the name to Linux.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: lĭnʹəks, IPA: /ˈlɪn.əks/, SAMPA: /"lIn.@ks/ or
• enPR: lĭnʹo͝oks, IPA: /ˈlɪn.ʊks/, SAMPA: /"lIn.Uks/ or
• enPR: līʹnəks, IPA: /ˈlaɪ.nəks/, SAMPA: /"laI.n@ks/ (considered incorrect by many)

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Linux

Plural Linuxes or Linuces

Linux (plural Linuxes or Linuces)

1. (operating systems, uncountable) A free Unix-like operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds and released under the GNU General Public License.
2. (operating systems, countable) One of any number of systems that uses Linux as its kernel.

[edit] Usage notes

• In the sense of "one of any number of systems that uses Linux as its kernel", some prefer the term GNU/Linux.

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Linux (plural: Linuxen, Linuxes; diminutive linuxje, plural diminutive linuxjes)

1. (operating systems) Linux

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Linux n.

1. (operating systems) Linux (free Unix-like operating system)

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈlinuks]

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Linux m.

1. (operating systems) Linux

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Linux	Linuksy
Genitive	Linuksa	Linuksów
Dative	Linuksowi	Linuksom
Accusative	Linuksa	Linuksy
Instrumental	Linuksem	Linuksami
Locative	Linuksie	Linuksach
Vocative	Linuksie	Linuksy

[edit] Derived terms

• linuksowy