operating system

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Synonyms: operating systems

Antonyms: operating systems

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q9135}}{{lb|en|computing|software}} [[software|Software]] that is [[designed]] for [[control]]ling the [[allocation]] and the [[use]] of various [[hardware]] [[resource]]s to [[task]]s and [[remote]] [[terminal]]s.

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