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ＧＮＵ一般公衆ぐぬーいっぱんこうしゅうライセンス

Meanings

1

GNU General Public License

document

Refers specifically to the free software license published by the Free Software Foundation. Often abbreviated as GPL in technical contexts.

このソフトウェアはＧＮＵ一般ぐぬーいっぱん公こう衆しゅうライセンスの下もとで配はい布ふされています。
This software is distributed under the GNU General Public License.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
般carrier, carry, all
公public, prince, official
衆masses, great numbers, multitude

Related words

GPL
GPL is the common abbreviation for GNU General Public License, used more frequently in technical writing and conversation.

Written forms

ＧＮＵ一般公衆ぐぬーいっぱんこうしゅうライセンス
Standard Japanese rendering of the GNU General Public License name, using full-width ＧＮＵ.
グヌー一いっ般ぱん公こう衆しゅうライセンス
Kana spelling of GNU; less common but still used in some Japanese documentation.

Etymology

A direct translation of the English term 'GNU General Public License' into Japanese, combining the acronym GNU (グヌー) with 一般公衆ライセンス (general public license).