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There is no neat distinction between operating system software and the software that runs on top of it.
Jim Allchin

Meaning of "operating system" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPERATING SYSTEM

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Operating system is a noun.
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WHAT DOES OPERATING SYSTEM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Operating system

An operating system is software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software for cost allocation of processor time, mass storage, printing, and other resources. For hardware functions such as input and output and memory allocation, the operating system acts as an intermediary between programs and the computer hardware, although the application code is usually executed directly by the hardware and will frequently make a system call to an OS function or be interrupted by it. Operating systems can be found on almost any device that contains a computer—from cellular phones and video game consoles to supercomputers and web servers. Examples of popular modern operating systems include Android, BSD, iOS, Linux, OS X, QNX, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, and IBM z/OS. All these, except Windows, Windows Phone and z/OS, share roots in UNIX.

Definition of operating system in the English dictionary

The definition of operating system in the dictionary is the set of software that controls the overall operation of a computer system, typically by performing such tasks as memory allocation, job scheduling, and input/output control.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPERATING SYSTEM

operatically
operating
operating budget
operating cash
operating cycle
operating instructions
operating manual
operating profit
operating room
operating software
operating table
operating theatre
operation
Operation Barbarossa
operation code
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Overlord
Operation Sealion
operational
operational amplifier

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPERATING SYSTEM

alarm system
audio system
central nervous system
computer system
control system
cooling system
digestive system
ecosystem
heating system
immune system
legal system
nervous system
one-party system
respiratory system
solar system
sound system
stem
subsystem
system
the system
water system

Synonyms and antonyms of operating system in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «operating system» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM

Find out the translation of operating system to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of operating system from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «operating system» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

操作系统
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sistema operativo
570 millions of speakers

English

operating system
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऑपरेटिंग सिस्टम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نظام التشغيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

операционная система
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sistema operacional
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপারেটিং সফটওয়্যার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

système d´exploitation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perisian operasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Betriebssystem
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オペレーティング・システム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 운영 체제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piranti lunak operasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hệ điều hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயக்க மென்பொருள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑपरेटिंग सॉफ्टवेअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Işletim yazılımı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sistema operativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

System operacyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Операційна система
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sistem de operare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το λειτουργικό σύστημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedryfstelsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

operativsystem
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

operativsystem
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about operating system

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10 QUOTES WITH «OPERATING SYSTEM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word operating system.
1
Jim Allchin
There is no neat distinction between operating system software and the software that runs on top of it.
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Jim Barksdale
I think they should separate Microsoft's application group from its operating system group.
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Jim Barksdale
I think the touchstone is to give consumers a full, fair choice without the power of a monopoly operating system pushing them in a direction that free competition might or might not achieve.
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Whitfield Diffie
If you depend on a secret for your security, what do you do when the secret is discovered? If it is easy to change, like a cryptographic key, you do so. If it's hard to change, like a cryptographic system or an operating system, you're stuck. You will be vulnerable until you invest the time and money to design another system.
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Paul Hawken
This planet came with a set of instructions, but we seem to have misplaced them. Civilization needs a new operating system.
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Miguel de Icaza
I think that by October the whole company has to migrate to OpenOffice, and then I think it's by June next year we all migrate to Linux - you don't want to migrate 6,000 people both operating system and office suite in a single jump.
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Guy Kawasaki
I have developed a Zen-like approach to the operating systems that people use: 'When you're ready, the right operating system will appear in your life.'
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Lawrence Lessig
By the time Apple's Macintosh operating system finally falls into the public domain, there will be no machine that could possibly run it. The term of copyright for software is effectively unlimited.
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Eric S. Raymond
Thompson and Ritchie were among the first to realize that hardware and compiler technology had become good enough that an entire operating system could be written in C, and by 1978 the whole environment had been successfully ported to several machines of different types.
10
Dennis Ritchie
UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPERATING SYSTEM»

Discover the use of operating system in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to operating system and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Operating System Concepts
The ninth edition has been thoroughly updated to include contemporary examples of how operating systems function. The text includes content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations.
Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne, 2012
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Operating System Concepts
This text is an unbound, binder-ready edition. Operating System Concepts, now in its ninth edition, continues to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems.
Abraham Silberschatz, Greg Gagne, Peter B. Galvin, 2013
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Operating System Concepts with Java, 8th Edition
The eighth edition has been updated to offer coverage of the most current topics and applications, improved conceptual coverage and additional content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations.
Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne, 2009
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Networked: The New Social Operating System
But in Networked, Lee Rainie and Barry Wellman show how the large, loosely knit social circles of networked individuals expand opportunities for learning, problem solving, decision making, and personal interaction.
Lee Rainie, Barry Wellman, 2012
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Microsoft Windows Operating System Essentials
Whether you're preparing for the exam or just brushing up, this is the solid grounding you need to be successful managing Windows Desktop environments.
Tom Carpenter, 2011
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Developing Your Own 32-Bit Operating System: With CDROM
This helpful guide is designed to build upon an intermediate programmer's knowledge and explain how to design and develop a feature rich, full operating system.
Richard A. Burgess, 1995
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Operating System Security
From this book, we hope that systems designers and implementors will learn the requirements for operating systems that effectively enforce security and will better understand how to manage the balance between function and security.
Trent Jaeger, 2008
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Operating System: Concepts and Techniques
Compared to other university textbooks on similar subjects, this book is downsized by eliminating lengthy discussions on subjects that only have historical value.
M. Naghibzadeh, 2005
9
The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System
This book: Details the many performance improvements in the virtual memory system Describes the new symmetric multiprocessor support Includes new sections on threads and their scheduling Introduces the new jail facility to ease the hosting ...
Marshall Kirk McKusick, George V. Neville-Neil, 2004
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Applied Operating System Concepts, Windows XP Update
Applied Operating Systems Concepts, 1/e Windows XP Update Edition is based on the best selling text Operating System Concepts, 6/e, 2001 by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin and Greg Gagne.
Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPERATING SYSTEM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term operating system is used in the context of the following news items.
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Smartphone operating system market key opportunities and …
The global smartphone operating system market is expected to maintain its existing impetus, along with emergence of new players coming up ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
2
Windows 10: What you need to know about Microsoft's new …
Microsoft's latest and greatest operating system Windows 10 launches in 190 countries on 29 July. Here are the 10 most important things you ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
3
Solus Operating System Is Now Based on Linux Kernel 4.1.3 LTS
The Solus operating system has received a set of updates and developers made some important changes, like the adoption of a new Linux ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
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Microsoft Windows 10 free upgrade: the last roundup
With the free upgrade to Microsoft Windows 10 shipping on 29 July, should I upgrade Windows 7? Can I revert to my old operating system? «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Microsoft Tries to Give Away Its Operating System
Microsoft, which left Razorfish behind in April 2014 to side with IPG and Dentsu for creative and media planning, released a new campaign for ... «AgencySpy, Jul 15»
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Windows 10: should I upgrade to the new operating system?
With just days to go before the launch of Microsoft's latest operating system, the marketing team behind the once dominant software company ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
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What's next in the journey to true EMR interoperability? An operating
“What I would like to see and what I think we can see in the very near term is creating really what I would refer to as an operating system for ... «MedCity News, Jul 15»
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TechBytes: Microsoft Offers Support for New Operating System
TechBytes: Microsoft Offers Support for New Operating System. More. The software giant says it will issue security fixes for the next 10 years. «ABC News, Jul 15»
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This new mobile operating system aims to take on Android; to be …
Li Gong, former president of the Mozilla foundation, has announced, via the Wall Street Journal, the launch of a new mobile operating system, ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
10
CEO of LRN: Let's build a 'human operating system'
When Microsoft Word was fighting Word Perfect, Bill Gates' genius was to build the Windows Operating System so that apps like Word, Excel, ... «GreenBiz, Jul 15»

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