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ＧＮＵ

also: グニュー · ニュー

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Meanings

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GNU

Refers to the GNU project, its operating system, or related software. Used in computing contexts.

ＧＮＵプロジェクトは自じ由ゆうソフトウェア運うん動どうの中ちゅう心しんです。
The GNU project is central to the free software movement.
彼かれはぐぬーはＧＮＵ／Ｌｉｎｕｘの開かい発はつに貢こう献けんしている。
He contributes to the development of GNU/Linux.

Related words

Ｌｉｎｕｘ
Linux is a kernel; GNU is a project providing a complete free operating system, often used together as GNU/Linux.

Written forms

ＧＮＵ
- グヌー
  Standard fullwidth Latin spelling for the GNU project.
- ニュー
- グニュー
ニューUsage100%
Clipped form; rarely used and may cause confusion with other 'new' terms.
グニュー
Alternate katakana rendering; less common than グヌー.

Etymology

From English 'GNU', a recursive acronym for 'GNU's Not Unix'. The Japanese pronunciations グヌー and グニュー approximate the English pronunciation.