Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disk operating system

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: disk -op-er-at-ing sys-tem
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

disk operating systems (plural)

Synonyms

DOS

Questions

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

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