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software vs operating system

operating system vs software

software and operating system both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
software Yes No No No
operating system Yes No No No
As nouns, operating system is a hyponym of software; that is, operating system is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than software:
  • software: (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
  • operating system: (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
software (noun) operating system (noun)
(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 (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
Difference between software and operating system

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