What Is an Operating System? How Is It Different from an Application

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What is an operating system? How is it different from an application program?

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Self-actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, especially considered as a drive or need present in everyone.

Needs Hierarchy

A theory in psychology, proposed by Abraham Maslow, which posits that people are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to other, more advanced needs.

Oxytocin

A hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth, facilitates the ejection of milk during nursing, and seems to promote, in both sexes, attachment and trust in relationships.

Liquid Trust

A concept referring to a spray or product claimed to contain oxytocin, which supposedly increases trust and bonding between people.