"operating system" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-operating system.wav [US] Forms: operating systems [plural]
enPR: ŏp′ə-rāt'ĭng sĭs'təm Head templates: {{en-noun}} operating system (plural operating systems)
  1. (computing, software) 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. Categories (topical): Computing, Software, Systems Synonyms: OS Hypernyms: system Translations (software which controls the computer): bedryfstelsel (Afrikaans), نِظَام تَشْغِيل (niẓām tašḡīl) [masculine] (Arabic), օպերացիոն համակարգ (ōperacʻion hamakarg) (Armenian), sistema operativu [masculine] (Asturian), əməliyyat sistemi (Azerbaijani), পরিচালন সিস্টেম (Bangala), sistema eragile (Basque), аперацы́йная сістэ́ма (apjeracýjnaja sistéma) [feminine] (Belarusian), операцио́нна систе́ма (operaciónna sistéma) [feminine] (Bulgarian), sistema operatiu [masculine] (Catalan), 操作系統 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 操作系统 (chok-gia̍p hē-thóng) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 操作系統 (Chinese Mandarin), 操作系统 (cāozuò xìtǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), operační systém [masculine] (Czech), styresystem [neuter] (Danish), operativsystem [neuter] (Danish), besturingssysteem [neuter] (Dutch), operaciumo (Esperanto), operatsioonisüsteem (Estonian), käyttöjärjestelmä (Finnish), système d’exploitation [masculine] (French), sistema operativo [masculine] (Galician), ოპერაციული სისტემა (oṗeraciuli sisṭema) (Georgian), Betriebssystem [neuter] (German), λειτουργικό σύστημα (leitourgikó sýstima) [neuter] (Greek), sistèm operasyon (Haitian Creole), מערכת הפעלה (ma'arékhet-haf'alá) [feminine] (Hebrew), operációs rendszer (Hungarian), stýrikerfi [neuter] (Icelandic), stjórnkerfi [neuter, rare] (Icelandic), operaco-sistemo (Ido), sistem operasi (Indonesian), sistem operasional (Indonesian), sistem pengoperasian (Indonesian), systema de operation (Interlingua), córas oibriúcháin [masculine] (Irish), sistema operativo [masculine] (Italian), オペレーティングシステム (opēretingu shisutemu) (Japanese), òperacjowô systema (Kashubian), операциялық жүйе (operasiälyq jüie) (Kazakh), 운영 체제 (unyeong cheje) (alt: 運營體制) (Korean), 오퍼레이팅 시스템 (opeoreiting siseutem) (Korean), 조작체계 (jojakchegye) (alt: 操作體系) (Korean), ລະບົບປະຕິບັດການ (la bop pa ti bat kān) (Lao), systema internum [neuter] (Latin), systema operationis [neuter] (Latin), operacionālā sistēma (Latvian), operacinė sistema (Lithuanian), Bedriefsysteem (Low German), операти́вен систем (operatíven sistem) [masculine] (Macedonian), mpandrindra milina (Malagasy), sistem pengendalian (Malay), sistem pengoperasian (Malay), ഓപറേറ്റിങ്ങ് സിസ്റ്റം (ōpaṟēṟṟiṅṅŭ sisṟṟaṁ) (Malayalam), pūnaha mahi (Maori), үйлдлийн систем (üjldliin sistem) (Mongolian), ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠦᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠰᠲ᠋ᠧᠮ (üiledül ün sistēm) (Mongolian), système d'opéthâtion [masculine] (Norman), sîstema şixulandinê (Northern Kurdish), operativsystem [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), operativsystem [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), سیستم عامل (sistem 'âmel) (Persian), system operacyjny [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), sistema operativo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), sistema operacional [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), sistem de operare [neuter] (Romanian), sistem operațional [neuter] (Romanian), операцио́нная систе́ма (operaciónnaja sistéma) [feminine] (Russian), операцио́нка (operaciónka) [feminine] (Russian), оперативни систем [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), опера́цӣјскӣ су́став [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), operativni sistem [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), operácījskī sústav [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), operačný systém [masculine] (Slovak), operacijski sistem [masculine] (Slovene), sistema operativo [masculine] (Spanish), operativsystem [neuter] (Swedish), இயங்குதளம் (iyaṅkutaḷam) (Tamil), ระบบปฏิบัติการ (rá-bòp-bpà-dtì-bàt-gaan) (Thai), işletim sistemi (Turkish), операці́йна систе́ма (operacíjna systéma) [feminine] (Ukrainian), مەشغۇلات سىستېمىسى (meshghulat sistëmisi) (Uyghur), hệ điều hành (Vietnamese), system weithredu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-operating_system-en-noun-CkK~mAPJ Categories (other): Bangala terms in nonstandard scripts, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Serbo-Croatian terms with redundant script codes Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software Hyponyms: asynchronous operating system, atomic operating system, back-end operating system, cloud-based operating system, database operating system, disk operating system, distributed database operating system, distributed operating system, embedded operating system, front-end operating system, fuzzy operating system, guest operating system, in-memory operating system, library operating system, logical operating system, logic operating system, middleware operating system, mobile operating system, network operating system, safety-critical operating system, security-evaluated operating system, security-focused operating system, synchronous operating system, templated operating system, trusted operating system, Web operating system

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          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "bedryfstelsel"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "niẓām tašḡīl",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ōperacʻion hamakarg",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "օպերացիոն համակարգ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sistema operativu"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "əməliyyat sistemi"
        },
        {
          "code": "bxg",
          "lang": "Bangala",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "পরিচালন সিস্টেম"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "sistema eragile"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "apjeracýjnaja sistéma",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "аперацы́йная сістэ́ма"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "operaciónna sistéma",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "операцио́нна систе́ма"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sistema operatiu"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "操作系統"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "chok-gia̍p hē-thóng",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "操作系统"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "操作系統"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cāozuò xìtǒng",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "操作系统"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "operační systém"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "styresystem"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "operativsystem"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "besturingssysteem"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "operaciumo"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "operatsioonisüsteem"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "käyttöjärjestelmä"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "système d’exploitation"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sistema operativo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "oṗeraciuli sisṭema",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "ოპერაციული სისტემა"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Betriebssystem"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "leitourgikó sýstima",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "λειτουργικό σύστημα"
        },
        {
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "sistèm operasyon"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ma'arékhet-haf'alá",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "מערכת הפעלה"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "operációs rendszer"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "stýrikerfi"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "stjórnkerfi"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "operaco-sistemo"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "sistem operasi"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "sistem operasional"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "sistem pengoperasian"
        },
        {
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "systema de operation"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "córas oibriúcháin"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sistema operativo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "opēretingu shisutemu",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "オペレーティングシステム"
        },
        {
          "code": "csb",
          "lang": "Kashubian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "òperacjowô systema"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "operasiälyq jüie",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "операциялық жүйе"
        },
        {
          "alt": "運營體制",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "unyeong cheje",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "운영 체제"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "opeoreiting siseutem",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "오퍼레이팅 시스템"
        },
        {
          "alt": "操作體系",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jojakchegye",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "조작체계"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "sîstema şixulandinê"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "la bop pa ti bat kān",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "ລະບົບປະຕິບັດການ"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "systema internum"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "systema operationis"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "operacionālā sistēma"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "operacinė sistema"
        },
        {
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "Bedriefsysteem"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "operatíven sistem",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "операти́вен систем"
        },
        {
          "code": "mg",
          "lang": "Malagasy",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "mpandrindra milina"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "sistem pengendalian"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "sistem pengoperasian"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "ōpaṟēṟṟiṅṅŭ sisṟṟaṁ",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "ഓപറേറ്റിങ്ങ് സിസ്റ്റം"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "pūnaha mahi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "üjldliin sistem",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "үйлдлийн систем"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "üiledül ün sistēm",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠦᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠰᠲ᠋ᠧᠮ"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "système d'opéthâtion"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "operativsystem"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "operativsystem"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sistem 'âmel",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "سیستم عامل"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "inanimate",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "system operacyjny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sistema operativo"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "Brazil",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sistema operacional"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "sistem de operare"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "sistem operațional"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "operaciónnaja sistéma",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "операцио́нная систе́ма"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "operaciónka",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "операцио́нка"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "оперативни систем"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "опера́цӣјскӣ су́став"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "operativni sistem"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "operácījskī sústav"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "operačný systém"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "operacijski sistem"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sistema operativo"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "operativsystem"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "iyaṅkutaḷam",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "இயங்குதளம்"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "rá-bòp-bpà-dtì-bàt-gaan",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "ระบบปฏิบัติการ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "işletim sistemi"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "operacíjna systéma",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "операці́йна систе́ма"
        },
        {
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "meshghulat sistëmisi",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "مەشغۇلات سىستېمىسى"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "hệ điều hành"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "software which controls the computer",
          "word": "system weithredu"
        }
      ]
    }
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/",
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        "General-American"
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      "word": "asynchronous operating system"
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      "word": "atomic operating system"
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    {
      "word": "back-end operating system"
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      "word": "cloud-based operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "database operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "disk operating system"
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    {
      "word": "distributed database operating system"
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    {
      "word": "distributed operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "embedded operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "front-end operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "fuzzy operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "guest operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "in-memory operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "library operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "logical operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "logic operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "middleware operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "mobile operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "network operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "safety-critical operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "security-evaluated operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "security-focused operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "synchronous operating system"
    },
    {
      "word": "templated operating system"
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      "word": "Web operating system"
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        "English nouns",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms with redundant script codes",
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        "en:Software",
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        "natural-sciences",
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        "sciences",
        "software"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/",
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "bedryfstelsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "niẓām tašḡīl",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نِظَام تَشْغِيل"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ōperacʻion hamakarg",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "օպերացիոն համակարգ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sistema operativu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "əməliyyat sistemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "bxg",
      "lang": "Bangala",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "পরিচালন সিস্টেম"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "sistema eragile"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "apjeracýjnaja sistéma",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "аперацы́йная сістэ́ма"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "operaciónna sistéma",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "операцио́нна систе́ма"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sistema operatiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "操作系統"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "chok-gia̍p hē-thóng",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "操作系统"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "操作系統"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cāozuò xìtǒng",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "操作系统"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "operační systém"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "styresystem"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "operativsystem"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "besturingssysteem"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "operaciumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "operatsioonisüsteem"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "käyttöjärjestelmä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "système d’exploitation"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sistema operativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "oṗeraciuli sisṭema",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "ოპერაციული სისტემა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Betriebssystem"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "leitourgikó sýstima",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λειτουργικό σύστημα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "sistèm operasyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ma'arékhet-haf'alá",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מערכת הפעלה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "operációs rendszer"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "stýrikerfi"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "stjórnkerfi"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "operaco-sistemo"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "sistem operasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "sistem operasional"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "sistem pengoperasian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "systema de operation"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "córas oibriúcháin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sistema operativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "opēretingu shisutemu",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "オペレーティングシステム"
    },
    {
      "code": "csb",
      "lang": "Kashubian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "òperacjowô systema"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "operasiälyq jüie",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "операциялық жүйе"
    },
    {
      "alt": "運營體制",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "unyeong cheje",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "운영 체제"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "opeoreiting siseutem",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "오퍼레이팅 시스템"
    },
    {
      "alt": "操作體系",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jojakchegye",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "조작체계"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "sîstema şixulandinê"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "la bop pa ti bat kān",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "ລະບົບປະຕິບັດການ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "systema internum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "systema operationis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "operacionālā sistēma"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "operacinė sistema"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "Bedriefsysteem"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "operatíven sistem",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "операти́вен систем"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "mpandrindra milina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "sistem pengendalian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "sistem pengoperasian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "ōpaṟēṟṟiṅṅŭ sisṟṟaṁ",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "ഓപറേറ്റിങ്ങ് സിസ്റ്റം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "pūnaha mahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "üjldliin sistem",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "үйлдлийн систем"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "üiledül ün sistēm",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠦᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠰᠲ᠋ᠧᠮ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "système d'opéthâtion"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "operativsystem"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "operativsystem"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sistem 'âmel",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "سیستم عامل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "system operacyjny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sistema operativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sistema operacional"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sistem de operare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sistem operațional"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "operaciónnaja sistéma",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "операцио́нная систе́ма"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "operaciónka",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "операцио́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "оперативни систем"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "опера́цӣјскӣ су́став"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "operativni sistem"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "operácījskī sústav"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "operačný systém"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "operacijski sistem"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sistema operativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "operativsystem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "iyaṅkutaḷam",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "இயங்குதளம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rá-bòp-bpà-dtì-bàt-gaan",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "ระบบปฏิบัติการ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "işletim sistemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "operacíjna systéma",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "операці́йна систе́ма"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "meshghulat sistëmisi",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "مەشغۇلات سىستېمىسى"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "hệ điều hành"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "software which controls the computer",
      "word": "system weithredu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "operating system"
}

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