Dos - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Dos : (noun)
1: the federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789" [syn: Department of State, State Department, State, DoS]
2: an operating system that is on a disk [syn: DOS, disk operating system]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Dos :

1. The common abbreviation for MS-DOS.

2. IBM's Disk Operating System.

3. Any disk operating system.

(2001-03-16)

Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Dos : Denial Of Service [attack], "DoS"

Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:

Dos : Disk Operating System (OS, IBM, MS, ..., PC, Apple, RCA Spectra 70)

Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]: