Dos meaning

dŏs, dôs
Any of a family of operating systems that use command lines and were originally developed for personal computers made by IBM.
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An operating system that resides on a disk.
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A generic term describing an operating system (OS) that loads from a disk device when the computer system is turned on. Earlier, more primitive OSs loaded from magnetic tape or even paper tape, or were resident in memory. See also OS.
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Plural form of do.
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(computing, Internet) Denial of Service.
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(teaching) Director of Studies; someone in charge of the academic side of a school including training teachers and deciding course materials.
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Referring to MS-DOS (MicroSoft Disk Operating System), a single-user, single-tasking OS released in 1981 for use in IBM personal computers (PCs) and compatibles. See also OS and PC.
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Origin of dos

  • d(isk) o(perating) s(ystem)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dos Sentence Examples

  • In Rio Grande do Sul the Atlantic coastal plain extends westward more than half-way across the state, and is well watered by numerous streams flowing eastward to the Lagoa dos Patos.

  • The first is formed by the confluence of the Jacuhy, Cahy, Sinos and Gravatahy, and is known under this name only from Porto Alegre to the Ponta de Itapua, where it enters the Lagoa dos Patos.

  • The general elevation of the plateau is estimated to be about 2700 ft., and the highest elevation was reported in 1892 to be the Serra dos Pyreneos (5250 ft.).

  • At Pelotas, a sea-level port on Lagoa dos Patos, the mean annual temperature is about 63° and the annual rainfall about 42 in.

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