CentOS（Community Enterprise Operating System）是Linux发行版之一，它是来自于Red Hat Enterprise Linux依照开放源代码规定发布的源代码所编译而成。由于出自同样的源代码，因此有些要求高度稳定性的服务器以CentOS替代商业版的Red Hat Enterprise Linux使用。两者的不同，在于CentOS并不包含封闭源代码软件。CentOS 对上游代码的主要修改是为了移除不能自由使用的商标。2014年，CentOS宣布与Red Hat合作，但CentOS将会在新的委员会下继续运作，并不受RHEL的影响。

CentOS (abbreviated from Community Enterprise Operating System) is a Linux distribution that attempts to provide a free, enterprise-class, community-supported computing platform which aims to be functionally compatible with its upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). In January 2014, CentOS announced the official joining with Red Hat while staying independent from RHEL, under a new CentOS governing board.