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OS


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

 
 
Hacker Slang: OS

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.

 
Medical Dictionary: OS

abbr.

Latin. oculus sinister (left eye)

 
Abbreviations: OS
is short for:

Meaning Category
Left eye (oculus sinister)Medical->Physiology
MouthMedical->Physiology
O SullivanCommunity->Famous
Ocular SinisterMedical->Physiology
Oculus Sinister - Left EyeMedical->Physiology
Off ScreenCommunity->Media
Off-Street ParkingCommunity->Housing Abbreviations
Oh StarcraftMiscellaneous->Science Fiction
Old SchoolCommunity->Educational
Old ShinolaMiscellaneous->Funnies
Old SkoolGovernmental->Military
OmniSkyBusiness->Firms
On SeaGovernmental->Military
On ServiceGovernmental->Military
On SheetBusiness->Accounting
On StationGovernmental->Military
One SizeMiscellaneous->Clothes
Online ServicesComputing->Networking
Open ServerComputing->Networking
Open SocketsComputing->Software
Open SourceComputing->Software
Computing->General
Open StreetBusiness->Stock Exchange
Open SystemComputing->General
Operating StandardsBusiness->General
Operating StrengthGovernmental->Military
Operating SystemAcademic & Science->Electronics
Governmental->Military
Computing->General
Computing->Security
Computing->Drivers
Operations SystemComputing->Telecom
Opportunity To ServeGovernmental->Military
Opposite StrandMedical->Human Genome
Optimal StrategyCommunity->Sports
Optimize For SizeComputing->General
Optional StoppingGovernmental->Transportation
Oral SurgeryMedical->Physiology
Ordinance SurveyGovernmental->Police
Ordnance SurveyGovernmental->Military
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.Business->NYSE Symbols
Organizational SoftwareBusiness->General
Organizzazioni SindacaliInternational->Italian
Orthopterists' SocietyMedical->Veterinary
OsmiumAcademic & Science->Chemistry
Academic & Science->Electronics
Osteogenic sarcoma (context bone tumours)Medical->Oncology
Other SingerBusiness->Positions
Other SpecificationsGovernmental->Military
Other SupplementaryGovernmental->US Government
Out SizedBusiness->Positions
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
Overseas StudiesAcademic & Science->Universities
Overtly SimilarGovernmental->Military
Oxygen SaturationMedical->Physiology

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WordNet: OS
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
  Synonym: operating system

Meaning #2: the left eye
  Synonym: oculus sinister

 
Shopping: OS
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Airstick OsOs X
 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Hacker Slang. The Jargon File. Copyright © 2007.  Read more
Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
Abbreviations. STANDS4.com - The source for acronyms and abbreviations. Copyright ©2006 STANDS4 LLC. All rights reserved.  Read more
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