操作系统
cāozuò xìtǒng
operating system
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 我的电脑用的是最新的操作系统。My computer uses the latest operating system.
- 这个软件支持多种操作系统。This software supports several operating systems.
Collocations
操作系统最新系统安装系统系统更新
Mnemonic
操作 cāozuò "operation" + 系统 xìtǒng "system": the system that manages operations, i.e. an operating system (OS). Polyphone: 操 is cāo "to handle" (操作) but cào in a vulgar sense; in ordinary words it is cāo.
Related
系统软件程序电脑
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