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software program vs operating system

operating system vs software program

software program and operating system both are nouns.

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

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