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German word
Betriebssystem
Pronunciation
IPA/bəˈtʁiːpszʏsˌteːm/
Meaning
- neuter nounoperating system
Example
Auf welchem Betriebssystem läuft das Programm?
Which operating system does the program run on?
More examples
Bevor du die neue Software installierst, muss das Betriebssystem aktualisiert werden.
Before you install the new software, the operating system must be updated.
Core concept
A central software layer allocates a computer's hardware resources and lets other programs run.
Common phrases
Betriebssystem installieren
install an operating system
Betriebssystem aktualisieren
update an operating system
Betriebssystem-Version
operating system version
Similar words
OS: Abbreviation for the software layer that manages hardware resources and runs programs.
Systemsoftware: Software that supports operations between computer hardware and application programs.
Plattform: A software environment that provides the foundation for running applications and services.
Anwendung: A specific program designed for users to perform a particular task.
Definition in German
Betriebssystem ist die grundlegende Systemsoftware eines Rechners, die Ressourcen steuert und die Ausführung von Programmen organisiert.
Word origin
Betriebssystem is a transparent compound of Betrieb, meaning operation or running, and System, a borrowing from Latin systema and Greek systēma.
Usage tips
- Betriebssystem is neuter, so the standard form is das Betriebssystem and its plural is die Betriebssysteme.
Opposites
- Anwendungssoftwareapplication softwarenoun
Related words
- Betriebssystemherstelleroperating system manufacturernoun
- Betriebssystemversionoperating system versionnoun
- betriebssystemübergreifendcross-platformadjective