operating system
:operating system:: n. [techspeak] (Often abbreviated `OS') The
foundation software of a machine; that which schedules tasks, allocates
storage, and presents a default interface to the user between
applications. The facilities an operating system provides and its
general design philosophy exert an extremely strong influence on
programming style and on the technical cultures that grow up around its
host machines. Hacker folklore has been shaped primarily by the
Unix
}, ITS
}, TOPS-10
}, TOPS-20
}/ TWENEX
}, WAITS
,
CP/M
}, MS-DOS
}, and Multics
operating systems (most
importantly by ITS and Unix).
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