Macintosh vs. Linux

Macintoshnoun

(British) A raincoat.

Macintoshnoun

Same as Mackintosh.

Macintoshnoun

A brand of personal computer featuring an integrated system in which the hardware and system-operating software were designed by or under the control of a single company, the Apple Computer Corporation; among personal computers, distinguished from the IBM-compatible or Intel-based series of computers.

Macintoshnoun

a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric

Macintoshnoun

a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

Macintosh

The Macintosh (mainly Mac since 1998) is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. (originally as Apple Computer, Inc.) since January 1984.

Linuxnoun

(software) Any unix-like operating system distro that uses the Linux kernel.

Linuxnoun

an open-source version of the UNIX operating system

Linuxnoun

an open-source operating system modelled on UNIX.

Linux

Linux ( (listen) LEEN-uuks or LIN-uuks) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution.