system program

system program

noun Computers.
a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
Also, systems program.

system programmer, noun
system programming, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To system program

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

System program is always a great word to know.
So is control unit. Does it mean:
the part of a CPU that interprets the instructions in programs and directs the operation of the entire system
built into a computer's hardware and thus not readily changed; a terminal connected to a computer by a direct circuit rather than through a network
WordNet
system program

noun
a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer 
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature