What does SOS stand for on phones?

Answer 1

It means Save Our Souls

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There have been many different combinations of words attributed to SOS, but it has no word meaning. The original radio distress signal was CQD. However, in Morse Code, SOS is simpler to send, is not mistaken for other signals. 3 dots, 3 dashes, 3 dots. Or ... --- ...

Answer 2

SOS is the international distress signal from back in the days when ships typically communicated using Morse Code.

Contrary to urban legend, it's not an abbreviation and doesn't "stand for" anything ("Save Our Ship/Souls" is a common claim). It was chosen because it's a short signal composed of easy-to-remember characters (in Morse: ... --- ...), so that anyone hearing it, even if they weren't proficient enough in Morse to understand a longer more complicated message, would know it was an emergency call and get someone who did understand Morse to get the details.

Answer 3

S.O.S means Some . One . Special.

Answer 4

S.O.S is an acronym for Save Our Souls.

Answer 5

I think SOS stand for some one special.