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Linux
Microsoft Windows
family of computer operating systems developed by Microsoft
Android
operating system created by Google for use on mobile devices
iOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple for its iPhone line of smartphones. It was unveiled in January 2007 alongside the first-generation iPhone, and was released in June 2007. Major versions of iOS are released annually; the current stable version, iOS 26, was released to the public on September 15, 2025.
FreeBSD
FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). The first version was released in 1993 developed from 386BSD, one of the first fully functional and free Unix clones on affordable home-class hardware, and has since continuously been the most commonly used BSD-derived operating system.
Adobe Flash
deprecated multimedia platform used to add animation and interactivity to web pages
computing platform
environment in which a piece of software is executed
Wine
compatibility layer for running Windows software on Unix-like systems
Jakarta EE
set of specifications extending Java SE
Windows 9x
series of Microsoft Windows computer operating systems
Apache Wave
software framework for real-time collaborative editing online
Java Platform, Micro Edition
computing platform
IBM System/360
IBM mainframe computer family (1964–1978)
Plan 9
distributed operating system designed by Bell Labs as an UNIX's intended successor
Java Platform, Standard Edition
Computing software platform
cross-platform software
computer software implemented on multiple computing platforms
QNX
QNX ( or ) is a commercial Unix-like real-time operating system, aimed primarily at the embedded systems market.
Java platform
set of several computer software products and specifications
GrapheneOS
GrapheneOS is a free and open-source, privacy- and security-focused, Android-based operating system for Google Pixel and future Motorola devices. GrapheneOS is built on the Android Open Source Project. It focuses on researching and improving the privacy and security of Android. GrapheneOS is developed by the GrapheneOS Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit corporation.
Adobe Shockwave
deprecated multimedia platform used to add animation and interactivity to web pages
run time
program lifecycle phase, time during which a program is running (executing)
run-time system
system that provides behavior needed by running code; primarily implements portions of an execution model
IBM System/370
IBM mainframe computer architecture
Wintel
Wintel (portmanteau of Windows and Intel) is the partnership of Microsoft and Intel producing personal computers (PCs) using Intel x86-compatible processors running Microsoft's Windows operating system.
Kylin
Chinese computer operating system
MINIX 3
Unix-like operating system
DotGNU
DotGNU is a decommissioned part of the GNU Project that started in January 2001 and aimed to provide a free software replacement for Microsoft's .NET Framework. The DotGNU project was run by the Free Software Foundation. Other goals of the project are better support for non-Windows platforms and support for more processors.
IBM S/390
computer architecture
Q2666693
The original Unix operating system from Bell Labs, developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie
CalyxOS
BlackBerry Tablet OS
operating system
KDE Frameworks
libraries and software frameworks
closed platform
software system where the service provider restricts access to non-approved applications or content
KDE Platform
Collection of software libraries and frameworks
Azure Linux
Microsoft open source operating system
LiveCode
LiveCode (formerly Revolution and MetaCard) is a cross-platform rapid application development runtime system inspired by HyperCard. It features the LiveCode Script (formerly MetaTalk) programming language which belongs to the family of xTalk scripting languages like HyperCard's HyperTalk.
ClickOnce
thumb|387px|Installation of a ClickOnce application ClickOnce is a component of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and later, and supports deploying applications made with Windows Forms or Windows Presentation Foundation. It is similar to Java Web Start for the Java Platform or Zero Install for Linux.
Xinu
XINU Is Not Unix (XINU, a recursive acronym), is an operating system for embedded systems, originally developed by Douglas Comer for educational use at Purdue University in the 1980s. The name is both recursive, and is Unix spelled backwards. It has been ported to many hardware platforms, including the DEC PDP-11 and VAX systems, Motorola 68k (Sun-2 and Sun-3 workstations, AT&T UNIX PC, MECB), Intel x86, PowerPC G3, MIPS, ARM architecture and AVR (atmega328p/Arduino). Xinu was also used for some models of Lexmark printers.
Urbit
Urbit is a decentralized personal server platform based on functional programming in a peer-to-peer network.
Shared Source Common Language Infrastructure
LucidChart
Lucidchart is a web-based diagramming application that allows users to visually collaborate on drawing, revising and sharing charts and diagrams, and improve processes, systems, and organizational structures. It is produced by Lucid Software Inc., based in Utah, United States and co-founded by Ben Dilts and Karl Sun.
BharOS
BharOS (formerly IndOS) is a closed-source, Android-based operating system developed by IIT Madras. It is funded by the Indian government, which intends to use it on government and public systems.
Stacks blockchain
open-source decentralized computing platform
Moorestown
computing platform by Intel Corporation
IBM System 360 Model 91
model of computer
IBM System/360 Model 67
1967 IBM mainframe model with virtual memory and 32-bit addressing
IBM System/360 architecture
model independent architecture for the S/360 line of mainframe computers,
execution model
specification for the execution of a programming language
Azure Sphere OS
Linux-based microcontroller system
IBM Future Systems project
1970s research project