Network
Network noun - A fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals.
Operating system and network are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operating system" instead a noun "Network".
Nearby Words: networked, networking
Operating system
Operating system noun - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services.
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Network and operating system are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Network" instead a noun phrase "Operating system".
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Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash is another notable example of the "cyberspace qua operating system" network and is the trope namer for The Metaverse.
Source: Cyberspace -
In Tad Williams' Otherland, the Other is the quasi-sentient operating system of the eponymous network.
Source: Psychopathic Manchild - It turns out that this is because the mysterious AI at the heart of the network's operating system is in fact a Brain in a Jar with Psychic Powers.
Source: Placebotinum Effect
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