Yet an operating system is at a higher level, above the kernel. Traditionally, systems have been the middle ground between the low level and the high level. Bu

Yet an operating system is at a higher level, above the kernel. Traditionally, systems have been the middle ground between the low level and the high level. But ultimately words only mean what ever you define them as in the moment, so system can mean anything you want it to, so long as that meaning is conveyed to others needing to understand how you are using the word.