stýrikerfi

Icelandic

Etymology

From stýra (“to control, operate”) +‎ kerfi (“system”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːrɪˌcʰɛrvɪ/

Noun

stýrikerfi n (genitive singular stýrikerfis, nominative plural stýrikerfi)

  1. (computing) an operating system
    Synonym: stjórnkerfi[1]
    Hvaða stýrikerfi notarðu? - Ég nota Linux.
    What operating system do you use? - I use Linux.

Declension

Declension of stýrikerfi (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stýrikerfi stýrikerfið stýrikerfi stýrikerfin
accusative stýrikerfi stýrikerfið stýrikerfi stýrikerfin
dative stýrikerfi stýrikerfinu stýrikerfum stýrikerfunum
genitive stýrikerfis stýrikerfisins stýrikerfa stýrikerfanna

Derived terms

  • diskstýrikerfi (“disk operating system, DOS”)
  • netstýrikerfi (“network operating system, NOS”)
  • rauntímastýrikerfi (“real-time operating system, RTOS”)
  • stýrikerfi sýndarheims (“virtual environment operating system, VEOS”)
  • stýrikerfiskall (“supervisor call, SVC”)

References

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