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Definition of Operating system
1. Noun. (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services.
Group relationships: Platform
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Computer Software, Package, Software, Software Package, Software Program, Software System
Specialized synonyms: Disk Operating System, Dos, Unix, Unix Operating System, Unix System, Windows
Terms within: Executive Program, Supervisor, Supervisory Program
Definition of Operating system
1. Noun. (software) Software that controls the allocation and usage of hardware resources such as memory, CPU time, disk space, and input and output devices. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Operating System
Literary usage of Operating system
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Terrorism: U.S.-Russian Workshop Proceedings by Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk (2004)
"It usually happens that an operating system's built-in access limitations ...
Let us imagine that a computer with a new operating system is running software ..."
2. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"Any of these four methods of distortion will leave a portion or all of the
application or operating system corrupt, tainted, or just plain missing (Figure ..."
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