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operating system

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


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Many of the advances Apple announced on Monday have already been rolled out to individual users by Google, with AI-powered Gemini features added to Gmail, Maps and its Android operating system for smartphones and tablets.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Apple deftly made the transition to Arm Macs because it controlled every part of the product: The chip, the device, the operating system, many of the apps, and the developer tools.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

There is now a version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system for Arm-based chips, and software engineers have been developing more programs for Arm as the number of Arm-based PCs grows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

This includes the little green robot that Google uses as the mascot for its Android mobile operating system.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Or maybe your brain works on a different operating system from other people’s like mine and you’ve worked it out too.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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