TORVALDS Meaning of TORVALDS in English Tor ‧ valds, Li ‧ nus /ˈtɔːvældz $ ˈtɔːrvɑːldz, ˈlaɪnəs/ BrE AmE (1969–) a Finnish computer scientist who invented the Linux ↑ operating system Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012