GNU

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

GNU is a Unix-like operating system that comes with source code that can be copied, modified, and redistributed. The GNU project was started in 1983 by Richard Stallman and others, who formed the Free Software Foundation.

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

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Entity Type

System85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

synonym
wildebeest
alternatephrasing
Gnu
plural
GNUS
possessive
GNU'S
pluralpossessive
GNUS'