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operating system

[op-uh-rey-ting sis-tuhm] / ˈɒp ə reɪ tɪŋ ˌsɪs təm /
NOUN
computer software for basic operation
Synonyms
WEAK
MS-DOS MacOS OS OS/2 UNIX Windows disk operating system dos executive system software systems program

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An Anthropic blog post said weaknesses could be found in “every major operating system and every major web browser when directed by a user to do so.”

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Then, on its own — without human guidance or help — figured out how to use that flaw to take control of any server running the operating system, using any computer, anywhere in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

BlackBerry BB 1.03%increase; green up pointing triangle laid out its fiscal 2027 growth outlook after reporting a fourth-quarter profit, supported by robust revenue from its QNX real-time operating system segment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The preview version of Anthropic’s new Mythos model “has already found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser,” the company said in a blog post.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

This is how having a funny brain that runs on a different operating system from other people’s helped me to figure out what had happened.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd