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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And Apple is the potential Big Kahuna that might negotiate a deal with any one of these AI companies where, as with Google, one of them pays Apple, say $50 billion a year, to be embedded in its operating system.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
After the posting—and apparent editing—of a job opening spotted this week, it's expected that Amazon will bring its homegrown operating system to Fire TV devices this year.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The unit runs a proprietary operating system, and has 64 GB of onboard storage that holds the sounds, presets, patches and saved stuff.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Workout Features The Ultra 3, along with any other Apple watch capable of running the new watchOS 26 operating system, gain several new workout features.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
After the posting—and apparent editing—of a job opening spotted this week, it's expected that Amazon will bring its homegrown operating system to Fire TV devices this year.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The unit runs a proprietary operating system, and has 64 GB of onboard storage that holds the sounds, presets, patches and saved stuff.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Workout Features The Ultra 3, along with any other Apple watch capable of running the new watchOS 26 operating system, gain several new workout features.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Operating system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operating%20system. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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