Meanings
- The free software operating system resulting from the combination of the Linux kernel and the GNU operating system.
In recent years GNU/Linux has emerged as a powerful and innovative UNIX workalike.
2003, Mark G. Sobell, A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux 8, Addison-Wesley, →ISBN, page 81 more example
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux.
2018, Richard Stallman, “Incorrect Quotation”, in GNU Project, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2022Synonyms: Linux
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe free software operating system resulting from the combination of the Linux kernel and the GNU operating system.
Cite this entry
GNU/Linux. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GNU%2FLinux
“GNU/Linux.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GNU%2FLinux. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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