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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Apple has released the first public beta version of macOS 15 Sequoia, its latest laptop and desktop operating system.
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Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 15 July 2024
Firmware is software embedded in hardware, which enables higher-level software — such as operating systems like Microsoft Windows or Linux — to operate with hardware components.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 July 2024
Microsoft had to ask its employees to only use iPhones for work because certain security apps like Microsoft Authenticator and the Identity Pass app weren’t available on any other operating systems in China.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 9 July 2024
Apple regularly doles out its new features piecemeal, in point updates, across its operating systems.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 7 July 2024
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Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 15 July 2024
Firmware is software embedded in hardware, which enables higher-level software — such as operating systems like Microsoft Windows or Linux — to operate with hardware components.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 July 2024
Microsoft had to ask its employees to only use iPhones for work because certain security apps like Microsoft Authenticator and the Identity Pass app weren’t available on any other operating systems in China.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 9 July 2024
Apple regularly doles out its new features piecemeal, in point updates, across its operating systems.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 7 July 2024
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“Operating system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operating%20system. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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