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[Gnu]
** English
*** Etymology 1
**** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] [en] .
2. * [en]
*** Etymology 2
[en] as a recursive acronym for “吴语: GNU's Not Unix”, following convention of
naming programs similar to or inspired by existing programs as “(New Name) Is
Not (Old Name)”; compare [Xinu].
Specifically influenced by lack of English words of form _?nu_ (“?NU is Not
Unix”), that [en] is the alphabetically first (and in fact only) English word
of the form _?nu_ (“?’s Not Unix”), that _gnu_ was perceived as a humorous
word, and the existence of the song “[The Gnu]”.[1]
**** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Proper noun
[en-prop]
1. The [Free Software Foundation] project to develop a free UNIX -like operating system , including the legal framework, such as the source code and documentation licenses.
***** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** References
References:
[1]. [url=http://fsfe.org/freesoftware/transcripts/rms-fs-2006-03-09.en.html#the-name-gnu]
**** Further reading
- [pedia]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en] [en]
** Hungarian
*** Pronunciation
- [gnú]
- [hu]
- [hu]
*** Proper noun
[hu]
1. [hu] GNU
**** Declension
[GNU-][GNU-]