# Gecos

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**GECOS** or **gecos** may stand for:

- [General Electric Comprehensive Operating Supervisor](/source/General_Electric_Comprehensive_Operating_Supervisor) (GECOS), which was later renamed to [General Comprehensive Operating System](/source/General_Comprehensive_Operating_System) (GCOS)

- **[gecos field](/source/Gecos_field)**, an entry in the /etc/passwd file containing personal data about the user on Unix operating systems

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