DOS

Acronym of Disk Operating System, a family of disk-based operating systems.

Proper noun

  1. Acronym of Disk Operating System, a family of disk-based operating systems.
    • 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,...

    Coordinate Terms: CP/M

  2. Initialism of Department of State.

    Synonyms: Foggy Bottom

Derived

DR-DOS PC-DOS MS-DOS

Noun

  1. Initialism of date of service.
  2. Initialism of date of separation.
  3. Initialism of denial of service.

    Related: DoS

  4. Initialism of density of states.
  5. Initialism of director of studies.
  6. Initialism of disk operating system
  7. Initialism of death on scene.

Forms

DOSes