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OPERATING SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("operating system" is a kind of...):
computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system ((computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory)
Meronyms (parts of "operating system"):
executive program; supervisor; supervisory program (a program that controls the execution of other programs)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "operating system"):
disk operating system; DOS (an operating system that is on a disk)
UNIX; UNIX operating system; UNIX system (trademark for a powerful operating system)
Windows ((trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface)
Holonyms ("operating system" is a part of...):
platform (the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system)
