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OS

[os] / ɒs /
NOUN
disk operating system
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It is an application running on Apple’s hardware, spending up to $135 billion this year to build consumer AI features that Apple now ships free, at the OS level, on every device it sells.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

The Navy project, Ship OS, will initially focus on submarines, aiming to improve supply chain management and predict component needs.

From Barron's Dec. 10, 2025

In the movie, the OS ad that Theo comes upon says, “We ask you a simple question: Who are you? What can you be? Where are you going? What’s out there?”

From Slate Apr. 11, 2025

Catherine points to potential areas that could have been missed on her large OS map covering the kitchen table.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2024

"Right. Well, the thing is, Pathfinder has an OS update process. So we can change the software to anything we want."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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