operating system

Definition of operating system

: 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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Recent Examples on the Web Use an operating system that helps preserve your privacy and anonymity, such as Tails (https://tails.boum.org). — NBC News, "SecureDrop," 1 July 2020 The public beta of the new phone operating system will begin sometime in July with the full version’s release sometime in fall 2020. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, "Apple Just Announced New Features For Your iPhone — Here’s What We Love in iOS14," 23 June 2020 The keynote, typically serves as a venue for Apple to highlight its latest iOS operating system, will be done online only, due to crowd restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, "Live blog: What you need to know from Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference.," 22 June 2020 But a public beta version of the operating system will be available next month for those willing to accept the potential for bugginess in the earliest versions. — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, "Apple Is Adding Electric-Vehicle Routing to Maps App," 22 June 2020 The preview of the next version of the iPhone’s operating system, known as iOS 14, highlighted Apple’s annual conference for computer programmers and mobile app makers. — Michael Liedtke, BostonGlobe.com, "Apple previews new iPhone software, changes to Mac chips," 22 June 2020 Many of the key features unveiled at WWDC will relate to Apple's upcoming iPhone operating system, iOS 14. — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, "What to expect from Apple's WWDC this year," 19 June 2020 Some larger OEMs offer Linux as an alternative operating system on a few models—but System76 sells Linux systems, and only Linux systems. — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, "Linux distro review: System76’s Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS," 11 June 2020 The latest update to Google's operating system has a host of privacy and security improvements. — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, "Android 11 Will Help You Rein In Zombie App Permissions," 10 June 2020

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“Operating system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operating%20system. Accessed 11 Jul. 2020.

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