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disk operating system

Definitions of disk operating system
  1. noun
    an operating system that is on a disk
    synonyms: DOS
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    examples:
    Microsoft disk operating system
    an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers
    type of:
    OS, operating system
    (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
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