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operating system
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operating system
apparatus which enables the operation of a device; main program in a computer which is responsible for the allocation of resources to its various procedures
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Operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function.
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operating system
Noun
1. (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
(synonym) OS
(hypernym) software, software system, software package, package
(hyponym) DOS, disk operating system
(part-holonym) platform
(part-meronym) supervisory program, supervisor, executive program
(classification) computer science, computing
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operating system
n.
operační systém
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operating system
Rzecz.
system operacyjny
