Used in a Sentence

theo

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for theo.

Editorial note

But Capsicum, Linux's seccomp-bpf (which Theo describes as 'insane') and OS X's seatbelt are all similar.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A male given name from Ancient Greek and nickname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of theo gathered in one view.

noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek and nickname.

noun

(less common) A diminutive of the female given name Theodora.

noun

(informal) The amount of a gambler's theoretical losses based on typical play.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for theo.

noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek and nickname.

noun

(less common) A diminutive of the female given name Theodora.

noun

(informal) The amount of a gambler's theoretical losses based on typical play.

Example sentences

1

But Capsicum, Linux's seccomp-bpf (which Theo describes as 'insane') and OS X's seatbelt are all similar.

2

Not that it would make Theo happy, but Plan 9 is now also licensed under GPL V2.

3

It's as if you do not understand that Theo did not comment on that LWN page...

4

That contract right there says in term 7: If Theo accidentally sells a CD to North Korea, the US can fuck him.

5

As noted below, Theo seems to be cautiously boarding the capabilities train with tame.

6

I know that Theo was one of the NetBSD founders, but so were the people who forced him out.

7

Because Theo is right, having to write programs to observe programs is insane.

8

I'm certain that Theo has thought about this and understands the implications better than I do though.

9

Wait, so when Theo says 'Some BPF-style approaches have showed up.

10

>It's as if you do not understand that Theo did not comment on that LWN page...

11

> Vezzy-fnord totally disregarded the tone in which Theo characterised existing solutions Vezzy-fnord was commenting on the quality of LWN comments.

12

Yeah, stuff like this reminds me of why OpenBSD even exists: because Theo got kicked out of NetBSD for being unable to stop making personal attacks on the mailing lists.

Quote examples

1

I get their reasoning (virtualization is a security issue), but the economic consequences have been devastating to their user base." If you watch the the ruBSD 2013 interview video with Theo de Raadt[1] at the 6:36, he states that they should take a shot at dealing with modern x86 VMs.

Proper noun examples

1

Surely you mean Theo's talk is no less interesting than the day it was presented, right?

2

Clang is dramatically more complex than the Plan 9 compiler, and doesn't really qualify for satisfying Theo's prediction.

3

Theo de Raadt considered using it for OpenBSD at the turn of the 21st century, but backed out over licensing.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use theo in a sentence?

But Capsicum, Linux's seccomp-bpf (which Theo describes as 'insane') and OS X's seatbelt are all similar.

What does theo mean?

A male given name from Ancient Greek and nickname.

What part of speech is theo?

theo is commonly used as noun.