Sentence examples for OS from inspiring English sources
The word 'OS' is considered correct and is commonly used in written English
It stands for 'operating system' and can refer to the software that supports and manages the basic functions of a computer or electronic device. An example of using 'OS' in written English could be: "I need to update my OS to the latest version in order to fix the bugs in my computer's system."
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An Ordnance Survey map.
- We've got an OS of the Cuckmere area.
The timing, just at the start of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, is intended to attract attention - unlike the relatively low-key launch of the Open Handset Alliance in 2008, which first drew together mobile handset companies who provided the first backing for Google's mobile OS.
Apple's most recent computer OS offers 33 languages out of the box, and the new iPhone, 35.
So in 2010 she decided to build her own: Qubes OS.
When Apple previewed the features of its latest desktop OS, dubbed Mountain Lion, in February, these included Notifications, which allows software to let users know, either with a fading message or a displayed list, about incoming e-mail, completed downloads, calendar appointment, etc.
Was it to stop Apple continuing to steal a march with its tenth-generation operating system (OS X) for Macintosh computers, which have made steady inroads (albeit from a minuscule base) into Microsoft's vast enterprise market?
In July Google mounted a direct attack on Windows by promising to launch a free PC operating system, Chrome OS.
President Kennedy deliberately mispronounced Laos as "Lay-os", lest Americans think he wanted to go to war with a small bug.After government service, Thompson built up the Thai silk business that bears his name and collected artefacts to adorn the Bangkok house which is still on the tourist itinerary.
Romola, via email A In its simplest form, kernel_task is the brain of Mac OS X.
"You're 14 and three quarters and you've had three V&Os in the Rovers," she warned.
The flaw is present in iOS software, used for iPhones and iPads since September 2012, as well as in Mac OS X 10.9, released in June 2013 for Macintosh computers.
Apple did it most famously when it dumped its original Macintosh operating system for Unix-based OS X, forcing users to buy a whole new set of applications.
