operating system

Example Sentences

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Meta has no platform layer, no operating system, no cloud business, no device.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Its Basic programming language and DOS operating system weren’t innovative in the market—but became standards.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The case claims the shop built into the PlayStation's operating system was designed to make players a "captive class".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

On top of the 699-euro phone, Punkt requires a 10-euro monthly subscription after one year of use, which the company says covers the costs of the operating system.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

It was so good, in fact, that it became—and remains—the operating system on which literally millions of computers around the world run.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell