Dictionary

DOS en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɑs/ (Canada)
• /dɒs/
• (US) audio
• /diː oː ˈɛs/
• /dɔːs/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of date of service.
   alt of date of service
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of date of separation.
   alt of date of separation
3. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of denial of service.
   alt of denial of service
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of density of states.
   alt of density of states
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of director of studies.
   alt of director of studies
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of disk operating system
   alt of disk operating system
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, qualifier:emergency services) Initialism of death on scene.
   alt of death on scene

Forms

Relateds

DoS

Translations (5)

is diskstýrikerfi (disk operating system) · ar دوس (disk operating system) · it DOS (disk operating system) · sjo ᡩᡞ ᠣᡠ ᠠᡞᠰ (disk operating system) · fr DOS (disk operating system)

DOS en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /dɑs/ (Canada)
• /dɒs/
• (US) audio
• /diː oː ˈɛs/
• /dɔːs/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, historical) Acronym of Disk Operating System, a family of disk-based operating systems.
   alt of Disk Operating System
   • Next, using your word processor or the DOS text editor, you can edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. 1993, Kris A. Jamsa, DOS: The Complete Reference, McGraw–Hill Osborne Media
   • One way to do that is to turn the PC off and turn it back on again. Then, the PC performs its self-test and boots DOS. 1993, Doug Lowe, The Only DOS Book You'll Ever Need, Mike Murach & Associates Incorporated, →ISBN, page 95:
2. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Department of State.
   alt of Department of State

Coordinates

CP/M

Deriveds

DR-DOS · PC-DOS · MS-DOS

Synonyms

Foggy Bottom