Used in a Sentence

operating

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for operating.

Editorial note

An exception is Terry Davis: He actually wrote his own operating system.

Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

In operation; that operates.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of operating gathered in one view.

adjective

In operation; that operates.

adjective

Involved in an operation.

noun

(uncountable) Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for operating.

Example sentences

1

An exception is Terry Davis: He actually wrote his own operating system.

2

In the DOS days the operating system was mostly just a boot loader and a set of tools.

3

Think about operating on a collection of objects with `map` or `collect` or whatever your favorite language calls it.

4

Something like 'the probability of someone mentioning emacs as great operating system in any discussion about text editors = 1'.

5

We are looking for a highly motivated engineer who can make them scream across many different architectures, operating systems and devices.

6

That's Davis' own name for his operating system - he is very religious and takes his TempleOS as handed down from God.

7

The first steps with TempleOS are no different than those with other operating systems.

8

A full replacement to Google (as a search engine and mobile operating system company), in my estimation, is a full decade away.

9

You get to hack network and/or security protocols, innards of mobile operating systems and build a global distributed system around brand new protocols.

10

Personally, I avoid that service but it has the blessing of government agencies from operating that way.

11

But Davis has actually done that which others only talk about: In the last twelve years he has written his own operating system.

12

It's a bit ironic that the biggest threat to Google's core business is a mobile operating system that was developed and pushed by itself.

Proper noun examples

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I'm currently taking one of Matt Blaze's courses at Penn (Operating Systems).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use operating in a sentence?

An exception is Terry Davis: He actually wrote his own operating system.

What does operating mean?

In operation; that operates.

What part of speech is operating?

operating is commonly used as adjective, noun.