🔄 Synonyms of "Gnu"
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| wildebeestnoun | (zoology) The gnu. |
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| wildebeestnoun | (zoology) The gnu. |
| linuxnoun | (loosely) Any operating system that uses this kernel. |
| brindled | Of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted. |
| hartebeestnoun | A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa. |
| gnu/linuxnoun | The free software operating system resulting from the combination of the Linux kernel and the GNU operating system. |
| gnomenoun | (mythology, fantasy) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature and games, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually smaller than dwarves and more focused on engineering than mining. |
| unixnoun | (computing) An operating system largely compatible with Unix that qualifies for use of the UNIX trademark, currently owned by The Open Group. |
| open sourcenoun | (software) Open-source software in general. |
| freebsdnoun | (computing) A Unix-like operating system that is derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), notable for having the largest following in the BSD community. |
| forgenoun | The act of beating or working iron or steel. |
| free softwarenoun | (software) Any software that is free of charge, such as freeware. |
| sourcewarenoun | (software, dated) A precursor of open source software. |
| bsd licensenoun | Any of a family of permissive free software licenses comprising the license of Berkeley Software Distribution and derivative licenses. |
| freedomwarenoun | (software, rare) free software (with source code available), distinguished from freeware |
| openbsdnoun | (computing) a Unix-like operating system that is derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) |
| frameworknoun | (software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented. |
| libre softwarenoun | Synonym of free software. |
| un*xnoun | A Unix-like operating system (e.g., Linux, macOS, Solaris, etc.). |
| forknoun | Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows: |
| lunixnoun | A Unix-like operating system, unrelated to Linux, for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 computers. |
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