operating system
noun
: software that controls the operation of a computer and directs the processing of programs (as by assigning storage space in memory and controlling input and output functions)
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Toby Grey, BGR, 13 Sep. 2022 Besides Microsoft's Xbox console, the CMA noted Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform and the Windows operating system. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022 Launched in 1995, Explorer became the world's leading browser for more than a decade as it was bundled with Microsoft's Windows operating system that came pre-installed in billions of computers. Reuters, CNN, 18 June 2022 Essentially, disable the MSDT URL protocol to prevent 'trouble-shooters' being launched as links throughout the Windows operating system. Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 June 2022 Last year, German cloud-storage company Nextcloud made a complaint to the EU about Microsoft’s bundling of its OneDrive storage product with its Windows operating system. Aaron Tilley And Kim Mackrael, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022 The new operating system has been in beta for several months. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Aug. 2022 Although NeXT had a rocky start, Jobs and his new company did create a powerful workstation-class computer and a new robust operating system to support it. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 For more coverage of Microsoft’s new desktop operating system, be sure to visit our Windows 11 page. PCMAG, 27 June 2022 See More
Toby Grey, BGR, 13 Sep. 2022 Besides Microsoft's Xbox console, the CMA noted Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform and the Windows operating system. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022 Launched in 1995, Explorer became the world's leading browser for more than a decade as it was bundled with Microsoft's Windows operating system that came pre-installed in billions of computers. Reuters, CNN, 18 June 2022 Essentially, disable the MSDT URL protocol to prevent 'trouble-shooters' being launched as links throughout the Windows operating system. Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 June 2022 Last year, German cloud-storage company Nextcloud made a complaint to the EU about Microsoft’s bundling of its OneDrive storage product with its Windows operating system. Aaron Tilley And Kim Mackrael, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022 The new operating system has been in beta for several months. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Aug. 2022 Although NeXT had a rocky start, Jobs and his new company did create a powerful workstation-class computer and a new robust operating system to support it. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 For more coverage of Microsoft’s new desktop operating system, be sure to visit our Windows 11 page. PCMAG, 27 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
operating system
noun
: a program or series of programs that controls the operation of a computer and directs the processing of the user's programs
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