What Does X Stand For?
X stands for X Window System
X Window System, commonly referred to as X, is a networked windowing system for bitmap displays, providing the basic framework for a graphical user interface on UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems. It facilitates the creation, management, and interaction with graphical windows on a display device, enabling multiple applications to run simultaneously while supporting features such as remote display, user input, and customizable visual aesthetics. X is designed to be extensible and flexible, accommodating various desktop environments and window managers, thus playing a crucial role in the graphical computing experience.
Added on 14th April 2008 | Last edited on 17th June 2025 | Edit Acronym