operating system
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- noun
- /ˈɑːpəˌreɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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sistema operativo
- The new operating system improved the computer's performance significantly.
- operating system software
- operating system and applications
- run under operating systems
Going from that operating system to Windows is quite a jump.
- Going from that operating system to Windows is quite a jump.
- So which operating system do you love?
- Free BSD, Dragonfly BSD, Open BSD, whatever your favourite operating system of the month is.
- And apps are easy, operating systems are hard.
- Well, as far as operating systems go, I think Android's really, really good.
- Except not quite, because the operating system on the iPad already did a lot of this already.
- Well, new software and new operating systems.
- Yes, Android is a more common operating system.
- One, the most important operating system, which is this, right?
- It's I guess Windows or your operating system doesn't you can't install it.
Examples
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So this means that software installations are isolated from the core operating system, right?
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And I do feel that the average consumer will have a easier time using the iOS operating system since it really does just work.
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Going from that operating system to Windows is quite a jump.
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So which operating system do you love?
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And what operating system are you running?
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But if you want the Mac operating system, you get it in this guy.
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Check for errors in your operating system.
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Well, as far as operating systems go, I think Android's really, really good.
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Welcome to the Synergy operating system.
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They also announced the new name of the next operating system and it's called High Sierra.
Synonyms
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Software that controls a computer and lets programs run
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'operating' (actively functioning) and 'system' (a set of interacting components) in a straightforward compositional way, so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a system that operates or manages functions. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'sistema operativo', French 'système d'exploitation'), making the meaning immediately accessible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Operating system comes from the idea that the word operating means 'making something work' and system means a group of parts working together, like a manager in a factory telling machines what to do. That's why it means the software that 'controls' the computer's hardware and programs.