Definition: The Operating System Platform ABB is a foundational technology service that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs, including process management, memory management, file system operations, device control, and security mechanisms. It serves as the intermediary layer between hardware and application software, enabling the execution and coordination of software workloads. Source: ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993 Information technology — Vocabulary — Part 1: Fundamental terms Last modification: 2026-01-26 Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/OperatingSystemPlatform LOST view: Technical view – Infrastructure EIRA concept: eira:ArchitectureBuildingBlock ABB name: eira:OperatingSystemPlatform Additional identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/OperatingSystemPlatform Synonym: Operating System , OS Platform , System Software Platform Example: Linux, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Server, Amazon Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Interoperability Saliency: Provides a standardized runtime environment that allows infrastructure services to run . Additional information: This ABB represents the OS capability