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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

Example Sentences

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His customers kept telling him that what they actually wanted was the software, and what saved Apple in the end was not the machine but the operating system inside it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

"Mythos Preview has already found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser," Anthropic claimed on 7 April.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The software bug was capable of crashing an operating system used by firewalls, servers and network appliances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

For example, Anthropic said that in one popular operating system it tested, used by thousands of companies including Netflix and Sony, Claude Mythos found a flaw that had existed undetected for 17 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

My brain runs on a different operating system from other people’s.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd