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===Library===
A ''library operating system'' (libOS) is one in which the services that a typical operating system provides, such as networking, are provided in the form of [[Library (computing)|libraries]] and composed with a single application and configuration code to construct a [[unikernel]]:<ref name="Unikernels">{{cite magazine
|last1=Madhavapeddy |first1=Anil
|last2=Scott |first2=David J
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|url=https://doi.org/10.1145/2557963.2566628
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|access-date=2024-08-07}}</ref> a specialized (only the absolute necessary pieces of code are
|url=https://unikraft.org/docs/concepts/build-process
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The operating system code and application code are not executed in separated [[Protection ring|protection domains]] (there is only a single application running, at least conceptually, so there is no need to prevent interference between applications) and OS services are accessed via simple library calls (potentially [[Inline expansion|inlining]] them based on compiler thresholds), without the usual overhead of [[Context switch|context switches]],<ref name="rise-of-libOS">{{cite web
|url=https://www.sigarch.org/leave-your-os-at-home-the-rise-of-library-operating-systems/
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