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DISK OPERATING SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)