Os, symbol for the element osmium osmium , metallic chemical element; symbol Os; at. no. 76; at. wt. 190.2; m.p. 3,045±30°C;; b.p. 5,027±100°C;; sp. gr. 22.57 at 20°C;; valence usually +0 to +8.
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operating system (OS)

Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. Its roles include managing the functioning of the computer hardware, running the applications programs, serving as an interface between the computer and the user, and allocating computer resources to various functions. When several jobs reside in the computer simultaneously and share resources (multitasking), the OS allocates fixed amounts of CPU time and memory in turn or allows one job to read data while another writes to a printer and still another performs computations. Through a process called time-sharing, a large computer can handle interaction with hundreds of users simultaneously, giving each the perception of being the sole user. Modern computer operating systems are becoming increasingly machine-independent, capable of running on any hardware platform; a widely used platform-independent operating system in use today on mainframe computers is UNIX. Most personal computers run on Microsoft's Windows operating system, which grew out of and eventually replaced MS-DOS. See also Linux.

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1.		OS - operating system.
2.		OS - [obsolete, ITS], an output spy. See "OS and JEDGAR".
3.	(operating system)	OS - An operating system from IBM for their System/360 line of hardware announced in 1964. OS was planned with several flavours that were supposed to be compatible. OS was late, memory hungry and not able to reach the marketing objectives of IBM for the 360/30, the planned successor of the IBM 1401. IBM then decided to design a new operating system for the low end machines which they called DOS/360.

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No references found	In contrast to Barney, Hapthor has struggled to win under rules, but her osing run came to an end when she got up on the run-in to land the 2m4f handicap hurdle, Tom Messenger driving her out to beat another long-standing maiden, Another Jameson, by a length and a quarter. Horse Racing: Barney takes switch back to fences in his stride; HEXHAM by The Racing Post (London, England) Hopes are high, especially after the manner in which they chased down Banbury's imp osing total 2 3 2 for five last week to win their regional final. Cricket: In-form Kiddy eye cup win; CLUB CRICKET by Birmingham Mail (England) Jews were not accostomed to osing weapons, women worked and looked after their children, men stodied. Edith Bruck, a translingual writer who found a home in Italy: an ... by Maceri, Maria Cristina / Italica	Oshanina, Mariia Oshanina, Mariia Nikolaevna Oshawa Oshea Osher Markovich Shvartsman Osher Shvartsman Oshima Oshio Heihachiro Oshkaln, Otomar Oshkaln, Otomar Petrovich Oshki Oshkosh Oshmiany Oshmiany Upland Oshogatsu Oshogbo OSI OSI model OSI Reference Model OSI seven layer model OSI stack OSI-RM Osiander, Andreas osier Osijek Osing Osinki Osinniki Osinovka Osinskii Osinskii, Valerian Osinskii, Valerian Andreevich OSINT Osintorf OSIP Osip Abdulov Osip Afanasevich Petrov Osip Antonovich Kozlovskii Osip Aptekman Osip Bodianskii Osip Bove Osip Deribas Osip Emilevich Mandelshtam Osip Gladkii Osip Grigorevich Nepeia Osip Ivanovich Bove Osip Ivanovich Senkovskii Osip Ivanovich Somov Osip Kowalewski Osip Kozlovskii Osip Lvovich Vainshtein	Osiery OSIF OSIFA OSIG OSIH OSIHPA Osii OSIIS OSIJ Osijek Osijek Osijek Wireless Osijek, Croatia OSIL OSILA OSILC Osilia Osilia OSILIGI Osim OSIM-AHS Osima Osima OSIMS OSINERGMIN OSINET OSINF Osing Osinki OSINLCP Osinniki Osinovka Osinskii Osinskii, Valerian Osinskii, Valerian Andreevich Osinsky District OSINT OSINT Osintorf OSINTOT OSIP OSIP Osip Abdulov Osip Afanasevich Petrov Osip Antonovich Kozlovskii Osip Aptekman Osip Bodianskii Osip Bove Osip Deribas Osip Emil'evich Mandel'shtam Osip Emilevich Mandelshtam Osip Emilevich Mandelstam Osip Emilievich Mandelstam Osip Emilyevich Mandelshtam

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In contrast to Barney, Hapthor has struggled to win under rules, but her osing run came to an end when she got up on the run-in to land the 2m4f handicap hurdle, Tom Messenger driving her out to beat another long-standing maiden, Another Jameson, by a length and a quarter.

Horse Racing: Barney takes switch back to fences in his stride; HEXHAM by The Racing Post (London, England)

Hopes are high, especially after the manner in which they chased down Banbury's imp osing total 2 3 2 for five last week to win their regional final.

Cricket: In-form Kiddy eye cup win; CLUB CRICKET by Birmingham Mail (England)

Jews were not accostomed to osing weapons, women worked and looked after their children, men stodied.

Edith Bruck, a translingual writer who found a home in Italy: an ... by Maceri, Maria Cristina / Italica

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