Tux
See also: tux
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tux.png/220px-Tux.png)
Etymology
Coined by James Hughes as a short form of Torvalds Unix (after Linus Torvalds), perhaps also influenced by the tux (tuxedo) that penguins are sometimes humorously said to be wearing.
Proper noun
Tux
Coined by James Hughes as a short form of Torvalds Unix (after Linus Torvalds), perhaps also influenced by the tux (tuxedo) that penguins are sometimes humorously said to be wearing.
Tux