Definitions for GNU
nu, nyugnu

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1. gnu, wildebeestnoun

   large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail

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1. gnunoun

   A large antelope native to Africa having curved horns.

2. Etymology: Coined 1983 by Richard M. Stallman as a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix", following convention of naming programs similar to or inspired by existing programs as “(New Name) Is Not (Old Name)”; compare.

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1. GNU

   GNU ( (listen)) is an extensive collection of free software (383 packages as of January 2022), which can be used as an operating system or can be used in parts with other operating systems. The use of the completed GNU tools led to the family of operating systems popularly known as Linux. Most of GNU is licensed under the GNU Project's own General Public License (GPL). GNU is also the project within which the free software concept originated. Richard Stallman, the founder of the project, views GNU as a "technical means to a social end". Relatedly, Lawrence Lessig states in his introduction to the second edition of Stallman's book Free Software, Free Society that in it Stallman has written about "the social aspects of software and how Free Software can create community and social justice".

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1. gnu

   A gnu, also referred to as a wildebeest, is a large antelope-like mammal found in parts of Africa. The name "gnu" originates from the Khoikhoi language of the native people of southwestern Africa. Gnus typically have a large, box-like head with curving horns, a mane of hair, and a tail similar to a horse's. They are known for their annual migration patterns which involve moving in large groups in search of fresh grazing lands.

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1. Gnunoun

   one of two species of large South African antelopes of the genus Catoblephas, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved horns in both sexes

2. Etymology: [Hottentot gnu, or nju: cf. F. gnou.]

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1. GNU

   GNU is a Unix-like computer operating system developed by the GNU Project. It is composed wholly of free software. It is based on the GNU Hurd kernel and is intended to be a "complete Unix-compatible software system" GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix!", chosen because GNU's design is Unix-like, but differs from Unix by being free software and containing no Unix code. Development of GNU was initiated by Richard Stallman in 1983 and was the original focus of the Free Software Foundation, but no stable release of GNU yet exists as of May 2013. Non-GNU kernels, most famously the Linux kernel, can also be used with GNU. Richard Stallman views GNU as a "technical means to a social end".

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1. Gnu

   nū, n. a genus of antelopes native to South Africa, of which the best-known species has characters of the ox, buffalo, and horse. [Hottentot.]

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1. GNU

   1. [acronym: ‘GNU’s Not Unix!', see recursive acronym] A Unix-workalike development effort of the Free Software Foundation headed by Richard Stallman. GNU EMACS and the GNU C compiler, two tools designed for this project, have become very popular in hackerdom and elsewhere. The GNU project was designed partly to proselytize for RMS's position that information is community property and all software source should be shared. One of its slogans is “Help stamp out software hoarding!” Though this remains controversial (because it implicitly denies any right of designers to own, assign, and sell the results of their labors), many hackers who disagree with RMS have nevertheless cooperated to produce large amounts of high-quality software for free redistribution under the Free Software Foundation's imprimatur. The GNU project has a web page at http://www.gnu.org/. See EMACS, copyleft, General Public Virus, Linux. 2. Noted Unix hacker John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com>}, founder of Usenet's anarchic alt.* hierarchy.

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1. GNU

   What does GNU stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GNU acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. • Antelope

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1. gun

2. nug

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How to say GNU in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GNU in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GNU in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of GNU in a Sentence

1. Linus Torvalds:

   I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GNU
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gnu
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnu
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GNU
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=GNU
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=GNU
8. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Gnu
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=GNU