operating system

== English == === Etymology === From operating +‎ system. First use appears c. the 1950s. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/ (General American) enPR: ŏp′ə-rāt'ĭng sĭs'təm, IPA(key): /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/ Hyphenation: o‧pe‧ra‧ting sys‧tem === Noun === operating system (plural operating systems) (computing, software) Software that is designed for controlling the allocation and the use of various hardware resources to tasks and remote terminals. Synonym: OS (initialism) Hypernym: system ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === List of operating systems on Wikipedia.Wikipedia operating system on Wikipedia.Wikipedia