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OS

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  1. or O/S Old Style
  2. ordinary seaman

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1. [Operating System] n. An abbreviation heavily used in email, occasionally in speech.

2. n. obs. On ITS, an output spy. See OS and JEDGAR in Appendix A.

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Meaning Category
A On SurveillanceMiscellaneous->Unfiled
A Outside SystemMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Left eye (oculus sinister)Medical->Physiology
O SullivanCommunity->Famous
OStium (mouth)Medical->Physiology
Object SummaryMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Occulus SinisterMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Ocular SinisterMedical->Physiology
Oculus SinisterMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Oculus Sinister - Left EyeMedical->Physiology
Off ScreenCommunity->Media
Off SiteBusiness->General
Off-Street parkingCommunity->Housing
Offentlig SakMiscellaneous->Hobbies
Oh StarcraftMiscellaneous->Science Fiction
Old SchoolCommunity->Educational
Old SebilisMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Old ShinolaMiscellaneous->Funnies
Old SkoolGovernmental->Military
Old StyleCommunity->Media
Old SuisunMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Ole SyversenMiscellaneous->Names and Nicknames
Omega StrainMiscellaneous->Unfiled
OmniSkyBusiness->Firms
Omnipotent SpiritualityMiscellaneous->Unfiled
On SeaGovernmental->Military
On SerottaMiscellaneous->Unfiled
On ServiceGovernmental->Military
On SheetBusiness->Accounting
On StationGovernmental->Military
On SteroidsMiscellaneous->Unfiled
On-orbit StationGovernmental->NASA
One SizeMiscellaneous->Clothes
Online ServiceMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Online ServicesComputing->Networking
Oooh ShizzitMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Open ServerComputing->Networking
Open SocketsComputing->Software
Open SourceComputing->General
Computing->Software
Open SpaceAcademic & Science->Architecture
Open StreetBusiness->Stock Exchange
Open SystemComputing->General
Operating SoftwareGovernmental->NASA
Operating StandardsBusiness->General
Operating StrengthGovernmental->Military
Operating StyleMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Operating SystemAcademic & Science->Electronics
Computing->General
Governmental->Military
Computing->Security
Computing->Software
Computing->Drivers
Governmental->NASA
Operational SpongeMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Operations SpecialistGovernmental->Military
Operations SystemComputing->Telecom
Ophiological ServicesMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Opportunity to ServeGovernmental->Military
Opposite StrandMedical->Human Genome
Optics SubsystemGovernmental->NASA
Optimal StrategyCommunity->Sports
Optimize for SizeComputing->Software
Optional StoppingGovernmental->Transportation
Oral SurgeryMedical->Physiology
Orbital ServicingGovernmental->NASA
Orbiter SpecificationGovernmental->NASA
Orchard StreetMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Ordinance SurveyGovernmental->Police
Ordnance SurveyGovernmental->Military
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.Business->NYSE Symbols
Organ SeriesCommunity->Music
Organizational SoftwareBusiness->General
Organizzazioni SindacaliInternational->Italian
Original SpecialBusiness->Products
Orthopaedic SurgeonMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Orthopterists' SocietyMedical->Veterinary
Orzya SativaAcademic & Science->Botany
Os StandsMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Osteogenic Sarcoma (bone tumors)Medical->Oncology
Ostrich SourceMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Other SingerBusiness->Positions
Other SourceGovernmental->FBI Files
Other SpecificationsGovernmental->Military
Other SupplementaryGovernmental->US Government
Out SizedBusiness->Positions
Outer SenMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Outer SensorGovernmental->Military
Outer SpaceGovernmental->NASA
Outside ScopeGovernmental->FBI Files
Outside ShotCommunity->Sports
Outstanding StudentAcademic & Science->Universities
Ouvrier spécialiséInternational->French
Over SizedMiscellaneous->Clothes
Overall SurvivalMedical->Oncology
Overhead SendingComputing->Networking
Overhead SpendingBusiness->General
Overly ShortMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Overseas StudiesAcademic & Science->Universities
Overtly SimilarGovernmental->Military
Ownage SquadMiscellaneous->Unfiled
Oxygen SaturationMedical->Physiology
Ozone SafeBusiness->Products

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