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Control Program

Published September 1, 1996 12:00 am

(1) A program that enhances an operating system by creating an environment in which you can run other programs. Control programs generally provide a graphical interface and enable you to run several programs at once in different windows.

Control programs are also called operating environments.

(2) Another term for operating system.

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