gnu

gnu Definition

gnu (no̵̅o̅, nyo̵̅o̅)

noun pl. gnus or gnu

either of two large African antelopes (genus Connochaetes) with an oxlike head, horns that curve forward, and a horselike mane and tail; wildebeest

Etymology: Fr gnou < Xhosa ngu

gnu Usage Examples

Converse of object

see: We saw gnus, rhinos, tigers ( including white ones ), lions, giraffes... But no monkeys!
use: I will demonstrate the use of gprof using the gnu make utility.

Modifies a noun

gprof: GNU gprof uses a new file format that provides these features.
emacs: Note that this test assumes the emacs found to be a version that supports Emacs Lisp ( such as gnu Emacs or XEmacs ).
assembler: If you use ( or have used ) the gnu assembler on.. .
compiler: GNU compiler On the software side, recently I have come across a truly superb compiler.
tool: GNU tools write their error messages to the error stream, stderr.
project: GNU project has also its own versions for ghostscript.

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