"Linux" meaning in German

See Linux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈliːnʊks/ Audio: de-Linux.ogg Forms: Linux [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Linux [nominative, singular], Linux [genitive, singular], Linux [dative, singular], Linux [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from English Linux. Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|bor|en>Linux>Q14579|id=Q14579|text=+}} Borrowed from English Linux. Head templates: {{de-proper noun|n,-}} Linux n (proper noun, strong, genitive Linux) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,-.sg}}
  1. (computing, strictly) Linux (the Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991) Tags: neuter, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): Computing, Computing, Linux, Software
    Sense id: en-Linux-de-name-73TwOpvs Disambiguation of Computing: 72 28 Disambiguation of Linux: 63 37 Disambiguation of Software: 69 31 Categories (other): German entries with etymology texts, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (loosely) Linux (any operating system that uses this kernel) Tags: broadly, neuter, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Linux-de-name-xW8M7xal Categories (other): German entries with etymology texts, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
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