X11

/ˌɛks ɪˈlɛv.ən/ · Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. The X Window System version 11, a network-transparent display protocol and server architecture that has provided the foundational graphical infrastructure for Unix and Linux desktops since 1987, now being succeeded by Wayland on many distributions.

    In plain English: The decades-old system that draws windows, buttons, and graphics on Linux screens, designed so the display can even be on a different computer.

    Example: "SSH with X11 forwarding lets me run the GUI debugger on the remote server and see it on my laptop."

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