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operating system

[op-uh-rey-ting sis-tuhm] / ˈɒp ə reɪ tɪŋ ˌsɪs təm /


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Just about every operating system works in that environment.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Erased like an old operating system via update, Apple officially said goodbye to Tim Cook as CEO this week.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

It was also able to find vulnerabilities in a hard-to-hack operating system.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Leo Feng, founder of Chinese agent operating system Cola.APP, said price cuts are "an inevitable trend" that "may lead to a boom in downstream applications".

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Apart from movies, weekends were constructed around some new Net or Web project—trying out a just-purchased game, downloading new software, collecting and listening to music, installing a new operating system.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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