Communication (IPC) is an essential function for an operating system.

对于操作系统来说，进程间通信（IPC）是它必不可少的功能。

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A VM in this context is simply a container for an operating system and its applications.

在这种环境中，VM只是操作系统及其应用程序的容器。

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You now have an empty virtual machine that is ready for an operating system, as shown in Figure 9.

现在有了一个空的虚拟机，可以安装操作系统了，见图9。

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Their joint research and development body, CableLabs, has written specifications for an operating system and chosen a number of software languages in which applications software for the boxes may be written.

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Windows Phone 7 actually had a fair amount going for it as an operating system, and 8 builds on its advantages.

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An operating system to manage batteries would work much like an operating system for your computer or cell phone: it coordinates the communications between the hardware and the apps to make sure the various programs, such as those for taking photos and browsing the Internet in the case of cell phones, are running well and do not interfere with each other.

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