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Operating system has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

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Noun
1

(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services

2

Software for controlling the allocation and use of various hardware resources (memory, CPU time, disk space, input and output devices) to tasks and remote terminals.

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