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Sci-Tech Dictionary: vertical obstacle sonar
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(′vərd·ə·kəl ¦äb·stə·kəl ′sō′när)

(engineering) An active sonar used to determine heights of objects in the path of a submersible vehicle; its beam sweeps along a vertical plane, about 30° above and below the direction of the vehicle's motion. Abbreviated VOS.

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An operating system used in Stratus computers. FTX is Stratus' Unix operating system.

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