Microsoft disk operating system
- noun
- Archaic
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sistema operativo de disco de Microsoft
- The Microsoft disk operating system was widely used in the 1980s.
Examples
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He learned to navigate directories and run programs using the Microsoft disk operating system.
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Many early computers relied on the Microsoft disk operating system to manage their hardware and files.
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Before Windows became popular, the Microsoft disk operating system was the standard for PCs.
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Many early computers ran on the Microsoft disk operating system.
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Before Windows became popular, the Microsoft disk operating system was the standard for PCs.
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Many early computers relied on the Microsoft disk operating system to manage their hardware and files.
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He learned to navigate directories and run programs using the Microsoft disk operating system.
Synonyms
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7.5
An early computer system that runs from a disk on personal computers
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6.7
An old operating system made by Microsoft for early personal computers
A program that runs from a disk to control a computer and its files
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
Microsoft + disk + operating + system
The phrase is fully compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'Microsoft' (the company), 'disk' (storage medium), 'operating' (functioning) and 'system' (set of components) can infer it denotes an operating system from Microsoft that uses disk storage (i.e., MS‑DOS). While the specific historical/brand name details (that it is an early system called MS‑DOS) might require prior knowledge, the core meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Microsoft disk operating system was named for how it worked: it was a program from Microsoft that helped the computer run and use disks. The words disk and operating system show it worked with floppy disks to start the computer and 'manage files', so the name now refers to the early Microsoft system often called 'MS-DOS'.