operating system
noun
: software that controls the operation of a computer and directs the processing of programs (as by assigning storage space in memory and controlling input and output functions)
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The human operating system was designed around resilience: our experience, and our ability to adapt and learn, completes the picture and creates human development.
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Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
With just two weeks to WWDC 2025, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the UI overhaul will be applied to all of Apple’s operating systems, not just iOS or macOS.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
The current version of SteamOS launched with more modest aims as the first-party operating system for a single piece of hardware.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
The Meta Ray-Bans and upcoming glasses running the Android operating system benefit from the strength of Meta’s Llama and Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence platforms.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
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Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
With just two weeks to WWDC 2025, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the UI overhaul will be applied to all of Apple’s operating systems, not just iOS or macOS.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
The current version of SteamOS launched with more modest aims as the first-party operating system for a single piece of hardware.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
The Meta Ray-Bans and upcoming glasses running the Android operating system benefit from the strength of Meta’s Llama and Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence platforms.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
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“Operating system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operating%20system. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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