disk operating system

noun

A type of computer operating system that requires a disk drive for secondary storage to manage files and load programs.

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DOS
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Meanings

noundisk operating system (plural disk operating systems)

plural disk operating systems

  1. computingA type of computer operating system that requires a disk drive for secondary storage to manage files and load programs.

    Synonyms: DOS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of computer operating system that requires a disk drive for secondary storage to manage files and load programs.

Similar
DOS

More synonyms by meaning

nounan operating system that is on a disk

Similar
DOS
Broader
operating systemOS
Also see
dos

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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