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os (ōs)
noun pl. o′sar′ō′sär′
Etymology: Swed ås, ridge, pl. åsar < ON āss < IE base *omso-, shoulder > Gr ōmos, L umerus, shoulder
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- Old Saxon
- old series
- Old Style
- operating system
- Ordinary Seaman
- out of stock
OS (Operating System)
Telecom Definition
The master software program that controls the allocation and usage of all internal resources (e.g., memory, queuing, input/output, central processing unit [CPU], time, disk space, and transmission and reception processes) and, thereby, enables and controls the operation of the entire computer system.The OS forms the foundation for application software that performs end-user tasks such as word processing and mathematical calculation. An OS is largely software, although there are firmware components. See also firmware, program, and software.
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Usage Examples
Preposition: after
- classmark: Please note that Oversize books ( which will have OS after the classmark ) are shelved in a separate sequence elsewhere in the library.
Converse of object
- embed: First off, some people see the future of RISC OS as an embedded OS.
- install: Just install the 2 NT OS to separate partitions, the dual boot menu will be automatically created.
Adjective modifier
- unix-like: These DSP processors are not really designed to run a UNIX-like OS, and generally are not very good as stand-alone general-purpose computer processors.
- 64-bit: A 64-bit OS for Your 64-bit Machine The dual-core PowerPC G5 joins forces with Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger to enable 64-bit computing.
- proprietary: If this was a problem with a proprietary OS the likelihood of this ever being fixed would be slim.
- desktop: Basically it's like Linux but more suited to web hosting than being a desktop OS.
- 1st: Curiously, however, nothing is shown on the 1st edition OS map.
- thin: Therefore, buying a PC and installing a thin client OS can be an attractive option.
Modifies a noun
- X: OS X users can use their default PDF viewer instead, which is called Preview.
- teimlwch: Os teimlwch y dylid rhoi blaenoriaeth i gyfieithu'r dudalen hon, gallwch gysylltu â ni drwy glicio yma.
- dylid: Os teimlwch y dylid rhoi blaenoriaeth i gyfieithu'r dudalen hon, gallwch gysylltu â ni drwy glicio yma.
- map: The OS map of 1889 clearly shows an ancient camp on the flank of Stewart's Hill which is near to the cross.
- emulation.net: This page... emulation.net: Emulators for the Mac OS emulation.net is dedicated to emulation on the Mac OS.
- mutantes: Guitars and background vocals are courtesy of the legendary Os Mutantes.
Noun used with modifier
- mac: PPC port of Sheep Shaver, the excellent mac os emulator.
- open-source: The open-source OS is not considered a commercial threat on the desktop at present.
- palm: So if you ever switched from palm os to windows mobile or to Symbian you would not need to buy another keyboard.
- desktop: Because it was developed independently from the Windows desktop OS, it bears few similarities to the platform.
- edition: Curiously, however, nothing is shown on the 1st edition OS map.
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