Meaning of /etc/redhat-release

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Hello,

Please let me know what is meaning of the Tikanga in /etc/redhat-release file?

[root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.5 (Tikanga)
[root@localhost ~]#

Thanks in advance.

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It's just a code name/internal name for that version, sort of like Apple has "OSX Lion" and the like.

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