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operating system

[op-uh-rey-ting sis-tuhm] / ˈɒp ə reɪ tɪŋ ˌsɪs təm /


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This is because the latest version of iOS introduces age checks for UK iPhone users, as well as for iPads running on up-to-date iterations of its own operating system, iPadOS.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Many analysts say Palantir isn’t as vulnerable as other software providers because it designed an operating system to integrate with a variety of AI models and can make them more useful.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

QNX is the operating system that enables all kinds of driver assistance: collision warnings, blind-spot notifications, adaptive cruise control, pedestrian detection and steering you back into a lane when you’re drifting into trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Roku makes streaming devices and licenses its operating system to TV makers.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

It was so good, in fact, that it became—and remains—the operating system on which literally millions of computers around the world run.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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