ATing system> (VSE, formerly DOS/VSE) is a multitasking, IBM 370-architected operATing system similar to Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS). VSE run jobs in partitions rATher than address spaces, and uses POWER for input/output rATher than JES, but is largely similar to MVS. Subsequent VSE/ESA releases gave VSE the XA-370 channel architecture, 31-bit virtual and real storage support, and dATa spaces. VSE is the IBM operATing system on one-third of installed IBM 4381s and a significant proportion of IBM 9370s as well. It offers {transaction processing} and {bATch processing} capabilities well beyond Virtual Machine' s current capabilities, and has a close affinity with MVS. (1997-06-09)