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Linux is an operating system which is free and has an open source unlike Microsoft Windows. An embedded Linux is a small independent program used within all sorts of appliances to control its operation and its functions.

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Quite simply, embedded Linux is the use of the Linux kernel in embedded devices, like ATMs, cars, airplanes, and airport terminals.

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