systems software
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈsɪstəmz ˈsɔːftwɛr/
- Specialized
:
software de sistema
- Nonproprietary software helps ensure that data will be available and usable with existing or future system software.
- information systems software
- accounting systems software
- integrated information systems software
Examples
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Without reliability, users endure frustration and potential data loss when the system software crashes.
Academic text (2011) -
When the computers were brought back up, Kosinski's technicians reloaded master copies of the system software and rebooted.
Fiction book (1996) -
The contribution of information system software to agency performance.
Academic text (1997) -
So one thing that they leverage is that system software is often written in C.
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Each of three vendors offers competing systems software products with three distinct levels of quality.
Academic text (2000) -
A pilot program wrapped up in January, and the index system software is now being installed across the country.
Academic text (1994) -
Three vendors offer systems software products with distinguishable quality (high, medium, and low) for sale to 12 buyers.
Academic text (2000) -
After lunch, he was upgrading system software on one of the iMac demos when he heard footsteps behind him.
Fiction book (1999) -
Modern smartphones include systems software designed by their manufacturers to ensure their devices run properly and meet user expectations.
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Each of three vendors offers competing systems software products with three distinct levels of quality.
Synonyms
119
3.4
Software that controls a computer and lets other programs run
82
3.4
Software that controls a computer and lets programs run
13
2.7
Programs that run on a computer to help people do tasks
12
2.7
A set of written instructions that tells a computer what to do
A program that manages a computer's parts and basic functions like an operating system
A computer program that controls a computer's main parts, like an operating system
Programs that stay in a computer's memory and control other programs
How Essential
- Specialized
17
5.9
- Specialized
119
3.4
- Specialized
2
3.6
- Specialized
1
3.8
- Specialized
1
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'system' (a collection of interacting components) with 'software' (programs for computer operation), yielding software that controls or manages a system's hardware and basic functions. This is a regular nominal composition found across languages and follows predictable technical naming patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Systems software comes from joining system (a group of parts that work together) and software (programs). Think of it as a team of invisible workers 'behind the scenes' that 'control' and 'manage' the computer's hardware and basic tasks, which is why it means the programs that run the machine.