Cos

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Cos, COS or CoS, may refer to:

Maths, science and technology

• Cosine, a trigonometric function
• COS cells, a cell line used by biologists
• Carbonyl sulfide, a chemical compound
• Class of service (CoS), a 3 bit field within a layer two Ethernet frame header defined by IEEE 802.1p
• Class of service (COS), a configuration parameter in legacy telephone systems
• Cobalt sulfide, a chemical compound
• Cray Operating System, a proprietary operating system Cray supercomputers
• Crypto Operating System, the development name of a Mac-compatible operating system
• CatOS, an obsolete operating system for Cisco Catalyst devices
• Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, an ultraviolet instrument installed on the Hubble Space Telescope
• Central office switching, a system or unit that connects telephone calls

Places

• Cos, Ariège, a commune of the Ariège department in France
• Cos or Kos, a Greek island
• Colorado Springs Airport, a public airport located near Colorado Springs
• Gulf of Cos, a narrow gulf of the Aegean Sea

Roles

• Chief of Staff, the coordinator of the supporting staff of an organization
• Chief of Station, an official appointed as chief of a stationary post
• Chief of Station, also known as resident spy, the chief spy operating in a foreign nation
• Roman consul, the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic and the Empire

Organizations, societies and churches

• Charity Organization Society, a private charity (late 19th century to early 20th century) for information on the poor
• Children's Orchestra Society, a non-profit organization in New York City for musically talented children and teens
• Commandement des Opérations Spéciales, a French organization that coordinates special forces of all military branches
• Community of Science, online database
• Cooper Ornithological Society, an ornithological society founded in 1893 in California
• Church of Satan, an organization for those who lead their life according to The Satanic Bible
• Church of Scientology, an organization devoted to the practise and the promotion of the Scientology belief system
• Church of Scotland, the national church of Scotland
• Council of State, an advisory body of many countries
• Consequence of Sound, a Chicago-based music website

Oil and Gas

• CoS, Chance of Success, used in Oil and Gas exploration to give an indication of the chance of finding commercial Oil/Gas reserve

Other

• Cos lettuce, a variety of lettuce
• CoyotAir (airline designator code), from Spain
• Cost of sales, the direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold by a company
• Chicks on Speed, an electropop group which started in Munich
• Martín Perfecto de Cos (1800–1854), 19th-century Mexican general, brother in law of Presidente & General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• COS (Collection of Style), a fashion line by H&M
• A nickname for comedian Bill Cosby, and the title of a 1976 sketch comedy television series hosted by Cosby IMDB
• An old pet form for "cousin"
• Informal abbreviation for the book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

See also

• Kos (disambiguation)
• Because (disambiguation)

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