Ｌｉｎｕｘ

Written forms

• ＬｉｎｕｘUsage88%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  • リナックス

    Standard fullwidth trademark spelling; the most common written form.

  • リヌクス

    rarely-used kana form
  • リヌックス

    rarely-used kana form
  • ライナックス

    rarely-used kana form
• リナックスUsage13%

  Katakana spelling reflecting the most common pronunciation.

• Linux

  Halfwidth ASCII spelling, also widely used in Japanese text.

• リヌックス
  rarely-used kana form

  Rarely used kana form; pronunciation variant.

• リヌクス
  rarely-used kana form

  Rarely used kana form; pronunciation variant.

• ライナックス
  rarely-used kana form

  Rarely used kana form; pronunciation variant.

Similar words

• Unix

  Unix is the older operating system family from which Linux drew inspiration; Linux is a Unix-like system but not certified Unix.

• Windows

  Windows is a proprietary operating system by Microsoft, whereas Linux is open-source.

Etymology

Named after its creator Linus Torvalds, with 'x' from Unix. The Japanese pronunciations are approximations of the English name.