DISK OPERATING SYSTEM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An operating system that is on a disk

Synonyms:

disk operating system; DOS

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("disk operating system" is a kind of...):

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

Instance hyponyms:

Microsoft disk operating system; MS-DOS (an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers)

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