DISK OPERATING SYSTEM (DOS)

Meaning of DISK OPERATING SYSTEM (DOS) in English

The term DOS can refer to any operating system, but it is most often used as a shorthand for Microsoft's MS-DOS. Originally developed by Microsoft for IBM , MS-DOS was the standard operating system for IBM-compatible personal computers.

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DOS — MedMaster - Stool Softeners
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OPERATING — adjective Date: 1808 of, relating to, or used for or in operations
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOS — abbreviation disk operating system
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYSTEM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Small Computer System Interface ABO blood group system actor manager system American System of …
Английский словарь Британика
DOS — I. or do's plural of do II. ˈdōs, ˈdäs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin — more at dower 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISK — I. noun or disc ˈdisk ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin discus dish, disk, quoit — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOS — abbreviation disk operating system
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYSTEM — ˈsistə̇m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin systema, from Greek systēma, from synistanai to bring together, combine, from syn- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPERATING — adjective Etymology: from present participle of operate 1. : engaged in some form of operation : functional an operating motor …
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OPERATING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Operate
Английский словарь Webster
OPERATING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Operate
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OPERATING — /op"euh ray'ting/ , adj. 1. used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon. 2. of, for, or pertaining to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOS — /daws, dos/ , n. Computers. any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for microcomputers, esp. MS DOS. [ d ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISK — — disklike , adj. /disk/ , n. 1. any thin, flat, circular plate or object. 2. any surface that is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPERATING — n. activation (of a device)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OPERATING — adj. relating to or used in surgery (e.g. tools, table, etc.); acting, functioning; managing, using, activating
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOS — type of computer operating system (Computers)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DISK — I. noun or disc ˈdisk Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin discus — more at dish Date: 1664 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPERATING — Date: 1808 : of, relating to, or used for or in operations operating expenses a hospital operating room
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOS — disk operating system
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DOS — do's plural of do II
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPERATING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of operate.
Webster English vocab
DISK — noun a discus; a quoit. 2. disk ·noun the whole surface of a leaf. 3. disk ·noun in owls, the …
Webster English vocab
DOS — ■ abbreviation Computing denial of service.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOS — ■ abbreviation Computing disk operating system.
Concise Oxford English vocab
OPERATING — [operating] adj (1808): of, relating to, or used for or in operations "~ expenses" "a hospital ~ room"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOS — [dos] or do's pl of [2]do
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DISK — [disk] or disc n, often attrib [L discus--more at dish] (1664) 1 a: the seemingly flat figure of a celestial …
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DOS — [DOS] abbreviation disk operating system
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DOS — DOS BrE AmE dɒs AmE \ dɑːs dɔːs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SYSTEM — / ˈsɪstəm; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] system (of / for sth) an organized set of ideas or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOS — / dɒs; NAmE dɑːs/ abbreviation ( computing ) disk operating system
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISK — / dɪsk; NAmE / noun 1. ( especially NAmE ) = disc : Red blood cells are roughly the shape …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYSTEM — sys ‧ tem S1 W1 /ˈsɪstəm, ˈsɪstɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ system , ↑ systematization …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOS — DOS /dɒs $ dɑːs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] technical (Disk Operating System) software that is loaded onto a computer system …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISK — disk S2 W3 /dɪsk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: discus 'disk, plate' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOS — n. Computing a program for manipulating information on a disk. [abbr. of disk operating system]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOS — n. Computing a program for manipulating information on a disk. [ abbr. of disk operating system ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOS — n. Computing a program for manipulating information on a disk. Etymology: abbr. of disk operating system
Oxford English vocab
SYSTEM — ( systems) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A system is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPERATING — Operating profits and costs are the money that a company earns and spends in carrying out its ordinary trading activities, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOS — DOS is the part of a computer operating system that controls and manages files and programs stored on disk. DOS …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISK — also disc ( disks) In a computer, the disk is the part where information is stored. The program takes up …
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OPERATING — Operating profits and costs are the money that a company earns and spends in carrying out its ordinary trading activities, …
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SYSTEM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a class system/structure (= a social system that has classes ) ▪ He felt he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN application ▪ This lists all the DOS applications which have been opened and not …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES disk drive floppy disk hard disk laser disk magnetic disk COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOS — [plural] [noun]Dos and don'ts are rules about actions and activities which people should or should not perform or take part …
Cambridge English vocab
DISK — UK also disc, diskette [noun] [C] - a flat circular device, usually inside a square container, which has a magnetic …
Cambridge English vocab
SYSTEM — n. free enterprise system Small Computer System Interface ABO blood group system actor manager system American System of manufacture Apgar …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OPERATING — Synonyms and related words : acting, active, at work, behavioral, functional, functioning, going, going on, in exercise, in force, in …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPERATING — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
OPERATING — adj. Operating is used with these nouns: ↑ budget , ↑ condition , ↑ cost , ↑ expenditure , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DISK — noun ⇨ See also ↑ disc ADJECTIVE ▪ computer ▪ hard ▪ CD-ROM , DVD ▪ CD-R , CD-RW , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DOS — < operating system > 1. The common abbreviation for MS-DOS . 2. IBM 's Disk Operating System . 3. Any …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SYSTEM — An orderly, interconnected, complex arrangement of parts. See air filtration system , air injection reaction system , anti-lock brake system …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
DOS — MS DOS Microsoft D isk O perating S ystem introduced by Microsoft Corporation in 1981. It became the operating system …
Jensen's Technology English Glossary
DOS — See Disk Operating System (DOS) .
Josh's Network English Glossary
DOS — The simple operating system developed by Microsoft,allows extentions by other programs. DOS (Disk Operating System)
Internet Terms and Acronyms English vocab
OPERATING — прил. 1) операционный operating knife operating table operating surgeon 2) текущий operating costs 3) рабочий (о режиме и т. п.) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISK — 1. сущ. 1) плоский объект в форме круга; часто ≈ о деталях механизмов revolving disc ≈ вращающийся диск, шестерня 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPERATING — Операционный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DOS — DOS
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