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operating systems

operating systems is the plural of operating system.

Meaning of operating system

Noun

operating system (plural operating systems)

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

Questions about operating systems

What is operating systems the plural of?
Operating systems is the plural of operating system.

Words near operating systems in the dictionary

  1. operating room
  2. operating room table
  3. operating room tables
  4. operating rooms
  5. operating system
  6. operating systems
  7. operating table
  8. operating tables
  9. operating theatre
  10. operating theatres
  11. operating time

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