DOS is the part of a computer operating system that controls and manages files and programs stored on disk. DOS is an abbreviation for 'disk operating system'.
[computing, trademark]
Where do I find the instructions to load DOS programs from Windows XP?
DOS in British English1
(dɒs) trademark
noun acronym for
disk-operating system, often prefixed, as in MS-DOS and PC-DOS; a computer operating system
DOS in British English2
abbreviation for(in the US)
Department of State
Department of State in British English2
(dɪˈpɑːtmənt əv steɪt)
noun
the Department of State
DOS in American English
(dɔs; dɑs)
noun Computing
an operating system that resides on a disk
term used primarily in connection with microcomputers
Word origin
d(isk) o(perating) s(ystem)
More idioms containing
DOS
the dos and don'ts of something
All related terms of 'DOS'
do
Do is used to form the negative of main verbs, by putting 'not' after 'do' and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without 'to'.
adelantado
a military title given to Conquistadors allowing the bearer the right to become governor or justice of a region
ambuscado
an ambush
bandido
bandito
boldo
a Chilean evergreen tree, Peumus boldus , cultivated in California for its aromatic foliage
Caddo
a member of any of several Native American tribes formerly located in Arkansas , Louisiana , and eastern Texas , and now living in Oklahoma
cerrado
a vast area of tropical savanna in Brazil
descamisado
an extreme liberal of the Spanish revolution 1820–23
ejido
in Mexico, the communal farmland of a village , usually assigned in small parcels to the villagers to be farmed under a federally supported system of communal land tenure
juramentado
a Muslim , esp. a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels
renegado
→ renegade
tuxedo
A tuxedo is a black or white jacket worn mainly by men for formal social events .
updo
an upswept hairdo
ditto
In informal English , you can use ditto to represent a word or phrase that you have just used in order to avoid repeating it. In written lists, ditto can be represented by ditto marks – the symbol " – underneath the word that you want to repeat.
MS-DOS
a type of disk operating system
dos-à-dos
a seat on which the users sit back to back
Dos Passos
John ( Roderigo ). 1896–1970, US novelist of the Lost Generation ; author of Three Soldiers (1921), Manhattan Transfer (1925), and the trilogy USA (1930–36)
to-do
When there is a to-do , people are very excited , confused , or angry about something.
up-do
a hairstyle in which the hair is held away from the face and neck with pins or clips
do's and don'ts
If someone tells you the dos and don'ts of a particular situation , they advise you what you should and should not do in that situation.
do-si-do
a square-dance figure in which dancers pass each other with right shoulders close or touching and circle back to back
tae kwon do
a Korean self-defense system much like karate
how do you do?
a conventional formula when being introduced
the dos and don'ts of something
the things that you should and should not do in a particular situation
Campos
a city in E Brazil , in E Rio de Janeiro state on the Para í ba River . Pop: 388 000 (2005 est)