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operating system vs Windows

Windows vs operating system

operating system and Windows both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
operating system Yes No No No
Windows Yes No No No
As nouns, Windows is a hyponym of operating system; that is, Windows is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than operating system:
  • operating system: (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
  • Windows: (trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
Other hyponyms of operating system include disk operating system, DOS, UNIX, UNIX operating system, UNIX system, android.
operating system (noun) Windows (noun)
(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services (trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
Difference between operating system and Windows

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