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operating system vs software program

software program vs operating system

operating system and software program both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
operating system Yes No No No
software program Yes No No No
As nouns, software program is a hypernym of operating system; that is, software program is a word with a broader meaning than operating system:
  • operating system: (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
  • software program: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
Other hypernyms of operating system include computer software, package, software, software package, software system.
operating system (noun) software program (noun)
(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
Difference between operating system and software program

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