operating system

English

Etymology

From operating +‎ system. First use appears c. the 1950s.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/
  • (General American) enPR: ŏp′ə-rāt'ĭng sĭs'təm, IPA(key): /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: o‧pe‧ra‧ting sys‧tem

Noun

operating system (plural operating systems)

  2. (computing, software) Software that is designed for controlling the allocation and the use of various hardware resources to tasks and remote terminals.
    Synonym: OS (initialism)
    Hypernym: system
    • 1959, United States, National Bureau of Standards, NBS Technical Note, page 55:
      The operating system is the key mediator of access by processes within a computer system.

Hyponyms

  • asynchronous operating system
  • atomic operating system
  • back-end operating system
  • cloud-based operating system
  • database operating system
  • disk operating system
  • distributed database operating system
  • distributed operating system
  • embedded operating system
  • front-end operating system
  • fuzzy operating system
  • guest operating system
  • in-memory operating system
  • library operating system
  • logical operating system
  • logic 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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