operating system

Meaning

Noun

  • Software for controlling the allocation and use of various hardware resources (memory, CPU time, disk space, input and output devices) to tasks and remote terminals.

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Narrower meaning words

  • asynchronous operating system
  • atomic operating system
  • back-end operating system
  • cloud-based operating system
  • database operating system
  • disk operating system
  • distributed operating system
  • distributed database operating system
  • embedded operating system
  • front-end operating system
  • fuzzy operating system
  • guest operating system
  • in-memory operating system
  • library operating system
  • logic operating system
  • logical operating system
  • middleware operating system
  • mobile operating system
  • network operating system
  • safety-critical operating system
  • security-evaluated operating system
  • security-focused operating system
  • synchronous operating system
  • templated operating system
  • trusted operating system
  • Web operating system

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