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operating system

[op-uh-rey-ting sis-tuhm] / ˈɒp ə reɪ tɪŋ ˌsɪs təm /
NOUN
computer software for basic operation
Synonyms
WEAK
MS-DOS MacOS OS OS/2 UNIX Windows disk operating system dos executive system software systems program

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"Mythos Preview has already found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser," Anthropic claimed on 7 April.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Apart from its serial nature and arc, the new season/series doesn’t do anything new, doesn’t attempt to update its year 2000 operating system to 2026 standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The company says that Claude Mythos Preview managed to find high-security vulnerabilities in every major web browser and operating system, capabilities too powerful to fall into the hands of bad actors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Anthropic said the Mythos Preview model has already uncovered “thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser.”

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

If the computer’s operating system was rewritten, computer scientists realized, the machine’s time could be shared; the computer could be trained to handle hundreds of tasks at the same time.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell