operating system
noun
: software that controls the operation of a computer and directs the processing of programs (as by assigning storage space in memory and controlling input and output functions)
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In testing described by Anthropic and partner organizations, the system identified thousands of previously unknown software vulnerabilities across major operating systems, browsers and open-source projects, including flaws that had persisted in mature codebases for years.
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Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The desktop operating system is built on the Android stack and offers a desktop experience that better supports Android apps and traditional computer things, like connected peripherals and windowing.
—Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
Mattias Balk | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Bristol and Hengrui will each contribute assets and will work together on developing new drugs, making China look less like a source of one-off molecules and more like a part of pharma's global research and development operating system, Baran said.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Daniel built the new operating system for Petaluma Creamery on Salesforce and its Agentforce AI platform.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The desktop operating system is built on the Android stack and offers a desktop experience that better supports Android apps and traditional computer things, like connected peripherals and windowing.
—Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
Mattias Balk | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Bristol and Hengrui will each contribute assets and will work together on developing new drugs, making China look less like a source of one-off molecules and more like a part of pharma's global research and development operating system, Baran said.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Daniel built the new operating system for Petaluma Creamery on Salesforce and its Agentforce AI platform.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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“Operating system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operating%20system. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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