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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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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

The preview version of Anthropic’s new Mythos model “has already found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser,” the company said in a blog post.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

But each of those bodies still needs a brain - an operating system, or software, that tells the various bits of metal what to do.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“OpenClaw has open sourced, essentially, the operating system of agentic computers,” Huang says at the 2026 GTC conference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

My brain runs on a different operating system from other people’s.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd