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operating system

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


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He also drew parallels between the current environment, when the internet was just beginning to flourish and Windows 95, a groundbreaking operating system, was first released.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

“AI is becoming the operating system of global commerce,” Manuel said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

The EU on Monday laid out measures it wants Google to take to open up its operating system to rival AI services, in a move slammed by the US tech giant.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

I’d begun writing for a new website, Slashdot.org, an intensely geeky techno/pop-culture site devoted to the open source Linux operating system and to the open source and free software movements.

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