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operating system

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


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Although NeXT’s presence in popular culture was overshadowed by Apple, the DNA of its operating system, NEXTSTEP, became the foundation for Apple’s products, from Macs to iPhones.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

In the spring, the startup Telnyx, which produces infrastructure for real-time AI agents, or autonomous bots, was running 1,000 agents with a top Anthropic model and an open operating system.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The commission, the 27-nation bloc's antitrust regulator, had accused Google of abusing the popularity of its Android operating system to restrict competition.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Rivian developed its own operating system, user interfaces and hands-free driving assistance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Then he would come out of it, and the two would go out to dinner, then plunge into writing some program or into a long battle over which operating system was superior.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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