Disk Operating System (Noun)
Meaning
An operating system that is on a disk.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The old computer still used a disk operating system to load its programs and files.
- A disk operating system was necessary for the computer to recognize and use the floppy disk.
- The company released a new disk operating system that improved performance and increased storage capacity.
- To run the application, you needed to first load the disk operating system from the CD-ROM.
- The first step in setting up the new computer was to install a disk operating system on the hard drive.