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operating system

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Computers
ˈoperating ˌsystem noun [countable]  TDa system in a computer that helps all the programs in it to work together 〔计算机的〕操作系统
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operating systemThe toolset will include a layer that implements Windows APIs on the System 7 operating system.We like fast computers, the latest operating system, neat software and expensive peripherals as much as anyone.None of the top 10 clonemakers now sells computers that run the Macintosh operating system.The new mainframe operating system I have personally approved is going haywire; the computer is down half the time.Later in the year, a multiprocessing operating system derived from Unisys' current product will appear.
From Longman Business Dictionaryoperating systemˈoperating ˌsystem [countable]COMPUTING the most basic software on a computer that allows it to work and programs to work on itWindows is easily the dominant operating system of its kind in the desktop computer market. system
ˈoperating ˌsystem nounChineseSyllable
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operating system
ˈoperating ˌsystem noun [countable]
a system in a computer that helps all the programs in it to work together


operating systemBrE /ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ sɪstəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːpəreɪtɪŋ sɪstəm/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation OS) a set of programs that controls the way a computer works and runs other programs (计算机)操作系统

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