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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

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BlackBerry BB 1.03%increase; green up pointing triangle laid out its fiscal 2027 growth outlook after reporting a fourth-quarter profit, supported by robust revenue from its QNX real-time operating system segment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

On the other side of the business, BlackBerry’s QNX real-time operating system for cars, robots, and other physical machinery has become the company’s core growth driver.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Apart from its serial nature and arc, the new season/series doesn’t do anything new, doesn’t attempt to update its year 2000 operating system to 2026 standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The preview version of Anthropic’s new Mythos model “has already found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser,” the company said in a blog post.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Dr. Z and her army of associates had only a few days left to smooth out any kinks in the library’s complex operating system.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein