An embedded operating system is an operating system for embedded computer systems. These operating systems are designed to be very compact and efficient, forsaking many functionalities that non-embedded computer operating systems provide and which may not be used by the specialized applications they run. They are frequently also real-time operating systems.

Embedded operating systems include:

• eCos
• Embedded Linux
• FreeDOS
• FreeRTOS
• LynxOS RTOS
• NetBSD
• OpenBSD
• Inferno_(operating_system)
• OSE
• OS-9
• QNX
• VxWorks
• Windows CE
• Windows XP Embedded

See also

• List of Embedded operating systems

Embedded operating systems | Embedded systems

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