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environment
In computers, the term environment when unqualified usually refers to the combination of hardware and software in a computer. In this usage, the term platform is a synonym. We often tend to think of environment as short for operating system environment, but, with the exception of UNIX-based operating systems, the operating system usually implies an underlying hardware microprocessor that the operating system is designed to run on.
This word suggested by: Clarence Johnson
Last updated on: Oct 14, 1999
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