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A Linuxism is a term used colloquially in software development circles when considering porting software from the Linux operating system to other Unix or Unix-like operating systems. Generally it refers to software patterns or practices that depend on idiosyncracies or characteristics of Linux.
In some cases, Linuxisms could be considered poor practice — like any technique that makes unreasonable assumptions about the capabilities provided by the operating system, it leads to reduced portability.
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