Editing LynxOS (section)

{{Short description|Real-time operating system}}
{{About|the real-time operating system|the web browser|Lynx (web browser)|the game console|Atari Lynx}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2024}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2010}}
{{Infobox OS
| name = LynxOS RTOS
| logo =
| screenshot =
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| developer = Lynx Software Technologies, Inc.
| source model = [[Closed source]]
| kernel type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]], dynamic extendable
| supported_platforms = [[Motorola 68010]], [[Intel 80386]], [[ARM architecture]], [[PowerPC]]
| ui = [[Command line interface]]
| family = [[Unix-like]] [[real-time operating system]]
| released = {{Start date and age|1986}}
| latest release version = 7.1<ref>{{cite web |title=Lynx unveils LynxOS v7.1, providing migration path for existing deployments |url=https://www.lynx.com/press-releases/lynx-unveils-lynxos-v7.1-providing-migration-path-for-existing-deployments |publisher=Lynx Software Technologies |access-date=14 April 2020 |date=February 20, 2020}}</ref>
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2020|02|20}}
| marketing target = [[Embedded system]]s
| programmed in = [[Ada (programming language)|Ada]], [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]], [[Rust (programming language)|Rust]]
| language = English
| update model =
| package manager =
| working state = Current
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = {{URL|www.lynx.com/products/lynxos-posix-real-time-operating-system-rtos}}
}}

The '''LynxOS RTOS''' is a [[Unix-like]] [[real-time operating system]] from [[Lynx Software Technologies]] (formerly "LynuxWorks"). Sometimes known as the '''Lynx Operating System''', LynxOS features full [[POSIX]] conformance and, more recently, [[Linux]] compatibility.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024|reason=There is no mention of Linux comparability in any of the referenced sources}} LynxOS is mostly used in real-time [[embedded system]]s, in applications for [[avionics]], [[aerospace]], the military,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/the-navys-newest-warship-is-powered-by-linux |title=The Navy's newest warship is powered by Linux |date=18 October 2013}}</ref> [[process control|industrial process control]] and [[telecommunications]].