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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Keep your browser and operating system fully updated.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Some models perform best with certain operating systems or require a specific app for full functionality.
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Finally, the Fire TV Stick 4K Select streaming device runs on the new Vega operating system and offers a 4K picture with support for HDR10+.
—Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Some models perform best with certain operating systems or require a specific app for full functionality.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
Finally, the Fire TV Stick 4K Select streaming device runs on the new Vega operating system and offers a 4K picture with support for HDR10+.
—Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Operating system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operating%20system. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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