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MOS en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of metal oxide semiconductor.
   alt of metal oxide semiconductor
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of maintenance operating system.
   alt of maintenance operating system
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of mobile operating system.
   alt of mobile operating system
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of member of the opposite sex.
   alt of member of the opposite sex
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of military occupational specialty.
   alt of military occupational specialty
   • "I was a marine. My MOS was 0311," he said.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of member of the service.
   alt of member of the service
   • "We have an MOS down," the dispatcher said.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of manual of style.
   alt of manual of style
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of man on the street.
   alt of man on the street

Relateds

MoS

MOS en · PROPN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism) Initialism of Ma On Shan.
   alt of Ma On Shan

Relateds

pMOS · nMOS · MOSFET

MOS en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

Disputed, with many speculative suggestions; see Wikipedia.

Meanings

1. Without a synchronous audio track.