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1 English

1.1 Noun

1.1.1 Translations

1.2 Examples of operating systems

English

Noun

operating system

  1. Software that controls a computer and acts as a layer between the hardware and the applications and users. (eg. Linux, Windows, MacOS, Unix)
  2. Software that provides a simple environment for programmers and end users to work more efficiently (shell, command interpreter)

Translations

  • Dutch: besturingssysteem
  • Finnish: käyttöjärjestelmä
  • French: système d'exploitation
  • German: Betriebssystem
  • Icelandic: stýrikerfi
  • Interlingua: systema de operation
  • Polish: system operacyjny m
  • Portuguese sistema operativo m (Portugal), sistema operacional m (Brazil)
  • Romanian: sistem de operare n
  • Spanish: sistema operativo m
  • Swedish: operativsystem


Examples of operating systems


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