DISK OPERATING SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disk operating system mean? 

• DISK OPERATING SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun DISK OPERATING SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. an operating system that is on a disk

  Familiarity information: DISK OPERATING SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISK OPERATING SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An operating system that is on a disk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

disk operating system; DOS

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)