operating system
nounDefinition 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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Currently, Microsoft’s Windows operating system remains the dominant OS for businesses seeking to buy Dell corporate laptops. — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, "Google and Dell Technologies’ New Chromebook Is Designed for Business Users," 26 Aug. 2019 Also in the news: Reddit gets into the livestreaming game, the latest version of Android’s operating system gets a healthy name change, and reviews are in on Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 10+. — Wired Staff, WIRED, "You’ve Got Microplastics," 23 Aug. 2019 The company was ultimately forced to offer rival browsers with the Windows operating system. — Ben Brody, latimes.com, "U.S. antitrust chief blasts Google and Amazon, citing historic breakups," 11 June 2019 Several states dissented from the Justice Department’s settlement roughly 20 years ago, pushing for tougher sanctions to curtail Microsoft’s ability to use its dominance in the Windows operating system to thwart competition in other technologies. — Mae Anderson, The Denver Post, "Colorado among states suing to stop $26.5 billion Sprint-T-Mobile deal," 11 June 2019 Several states dissented from the Justice Department's settlement roughly 20 years ago, pushing for tougher sanctions to curtail Microsoft's ability to use its dominance in the Windows operating system to thwart competition in other technologies. — Tali Arbel And Mae Anderson, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan joins lawsuit to stop $26.5 billion Sprint-T-Mobile deal," 11 June 2019 The ban has prevented companies like Google from supplying new Huawei devices with its version of the Android operating system and popular apps like Gmail and Google Maps. — Sherisse Pham, CNN, "The US-China trade war is back on. That's bad news for Huawei," 2 Aug. 2019 Open source software now underpins much technology, from smartphone operating systems to government websites. — Klint Finley, WIRED, "When Open Source Software Comes With a Few Catches," 31 July 2019 Jadali eventually tested browser extensions for Firefox and also set up test machines running both macOS and the Ubuntu operating system. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "My browser, the spy: How extensions slurped up browsing histories from 4M users," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'operating system.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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