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System software | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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“System software, an operating system and the utility programs that come with it, such as those to compile (translate) programs into machine code and to load them for execution. System software controls a computer’s internal functioning and peripherals such as monitors, printers, and storage” (the page’s own description)

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