Disk Operating System

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
DOS
Pronunciation
/dɪsk ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military

Examples in Context

  1. When IBM needed a file-system and some way to access it, we got the Microsoft Disk Operating System(DOS), MS-DOS.
  2. Mapped real time disk operating system While accessing the hard disk, a disk operation failed even after retries.
  3. Disk operating system / virtual storage
  4. The part of a disk operating system that controls the organization and allocation of disk files, which may consist of one or more sectors.
  5. Disk Operating System(DOS) & Fundamentals of Compiling

Other meanings of DOS

Denial Of Service Computing
Denail Of Service Misc
Disk Operating Systems Misc
Disk Operation System Misc
Disc Operating System Misc
Department Of State Gov
Density Of States Academic
Degradation Of Service Misc
Degrees Of Separation Academic
Director Of Sales Business