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- US Pronunciation
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- [daws, dos]
- /dɔs, dɒs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [daws, dos]
- /dɔs, dɒs/
Definitions of dos word
- noun dos any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS. 1
- noun plural dos Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion. 1
- noun plural dos Informal. a hairdo or hair styling. 1
- noun plural dos British Slang. a swindle; hoax. 1
- noun plural dos Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party. 1
- noun plural dos the syllable used for the first tone or keynote of a diatonic scale. 1
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Parts of speech for Dos
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dos popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dos usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dos
noun dos
- disk operating system — DOS.
- ms-dos — Microsoft Disk Operating System
- os — Anatomy, Zoology. a bone.
- unix — (operating system) /yoo'niks/ (Or "UNIX", in the authors' words, "A weak pun on Multics") Plural "Unices". An interactive time-sharing operating system invented in 1969 by Ken Thompson after Bell Labs left the Multics project, originally so he could play games on his scavenged PDP-7. Dennis Ritchie, the inventor of C, is considered a co-author of the system. The turning point in Unix's history came when it was reimplemented almost entirely in C during 1972 - 1974, making it the first source-portable OS. Unix subsequently underwent mutations and expansions at the hands of many different people, resulting in a uniquely flexible and developer-friendly environment. By 1991, Unix had become the most widely used multi-user general-purpose operating system in the world. Many people consider this the most important victory yet of hackerdom over industry opposition (but see Unix weenie and Unix conspiracy for an opposing point of view). Unix is now offered by many manufacturers and is the subject of an international standardisation effort [called?]. Unix-like operating systems include AIX, A/UX, BSD, Debian, FreeBSD, GNU, HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, NEXTSTEP, OpenBSD, OPENSTEP, OSF, POSIX, RISCiX, Solaris, SunOS, System V, Ultrix, USG Unix, Version 7, Xenix. "Unix" or "UNIX"? Both seem roughly equally popular, perhaps with a historical bias toward the latter. "UNIX" is a registered trademark of The Open Group, however, since it is a name and not an acronym, "Unix" has been adopted in this dictionary except where a larger name includes it in upper case. Since the OS is case-sensitive and exists in many different versions, it is fitting that its name should reflect this.
- windows — an opening in the wall of a building, the side of a vehicle, etc., for the admission of air or light, or both, commonly fitted with a frame in which are set movable sashes containing panes of glass.
Antonyms for dos
noun dos
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
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