systems software

Definitions of systems software
  1. noun
    a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer
    synonyms: system program, systems program
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    type of:
    computer program, computer programme, program, programme
    (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
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