different between linux vs communism

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• Linux

Noun

linux (plural linuxes)

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

English

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• Communism

Etymology

A calque of the German word Kommunismus (from Marx and Engels's Manifesto of the Communist Party, published in 1848), in turn a calque of the French word communisme, which was formed from commun (“common”) (from Latin comm?nis) and the suffix -isme (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?m.ju?n?zm?/

Noun

communism (countable and uncountable, plural communisms)

1. Any political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively.

   Synonym: (dated, rare) aspheterism
2. Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
3. The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.

Usage notes

• See also the definitions of Communism.

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Further reading

• "communism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 73.