Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: ComputersTorvalds, LinusLinus TorvaldsTor‧valds, Li‧nus /ˈtɔːvældz $ ˈtɔːrvɑːldz, ˈlaɪnəs/ (1969–) a Finnish computer scientist who invented the Linux operating system ldoceonline.com