| Subject | English | Japanese |
| comp., MS | guest operating system profile | ゲスト オペレーティング システム プロファイル (A library resource containing the most common settings from a Sysprep.inf file, including the computer name and domain or workgroup settings, which can be applied to a virtual machine template) |
| comp., MS | operating system deployment | オペレーティング システムの展開 (A Configuration Manager feature that allows you to create operating system images and deploy those images to target computers) |
| comp., MS | Operating System Deployment Manager | オペレーティング システム展開マネージャー (A security role that grants permissions to administrative users so that they can create, deploy, and manage operating system images) |
| comp. | n operating system firmware | オペレーティング・システム・ファームウェア |
| comp. | n operating system firmware | オペレーティングシステムファームウェア |
| comp. | n operating system image | オペレーティング・システム・イメージ |
| comp. | n operating system image | オペレーティングシステムイメージ |
| comp., MS | operating system volume | オペレーティング システムのボリューム (A volume that contains an operating system (for example, Windows Vista) that can be loaded by Windows Boot Manager. A given system can have multiple operating system volumes. The operating system on the current volume can be started only if it has an entry in the Boot Configuration Data (BCD)) |