Network Operating System


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network operating system

[‚net‚wərk ′äp·ə‚rād·iŋ ‚sis·təm]
(computer science)
The system software of a local-area network, which manages the network's resources, handling multiple inputs concurrently and providing necessary security. Abbreviated NOS.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Network Operating System

(operating system)
(NOS) The operating system on Control Data Corporation's Cyber Computer.

network operating system

(networking, operating system)
(NOS) An operating system which includes software to communicate with other computers via a network. This allows resources such as files, application programs, and printers to be shared between computers.

Examples are Berkeley Software Distribution Unix, Novell, LAntastic, MS LAN Manager.

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