disk operating system

DOS.

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disk operating system

(Computer Science) an operating system used on a computer system with one or more disk drives. Often shortened to: DOS

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Noun

disk operating system - an operating system that is on a disk

DOS

operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services

Translations

disk operating system

n (Comput) → sistema m operativo a disco

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