os

IPA: ˈɑs

Root Word: OS

The Ordnance Survey, official mapping agency in Great Britain (see also the noun below).
(UK) an Ordnance Survey map.
(anatomy) Synonym of bone.
(anatomy) An opening or entrance to a passage, particularly one at either end of the cervix, internal (to the uterus) or external (to the vagina).
An osar or esker.
(sports) Abbreviation of Owen Sound. [A placename]
(software) Initialism of operating system. [(software) Software for controlling the allocation and use of various hardware resources (memory, CPU time, disk space, input and output devices) to tasks and remote terminals.]
Abbreviation of ordinary seaman. [the lowest grade of seaman in the merchant marine; the grade below able seaman]
(rare) Alternative form of o's.

Abbreviation of outsize (clothes for large people) [of an unusually large size]
Abbreviation of oversize. [Larger than normal]
Abbreviation of Old Style; a term used in English language historical studies to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian calendar instead of the modern Gregorian calendar
(screenwriting) Abbreviation of offscreen; indicates a line of dialogue is spoken by someone not visible onscreen [Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen]

Examples of "os" in Sentences

Maemo is not a device but an OS.
Browsers and OS are easily changed.
But what is the 'name' of the OS of the automobile
Thus this is a Nextstep based os, not a BSD based os.
A wristwatch was the first wait cursor in early versions of Mac OS.
It is possible to configure the OS to have no additional paging file.
Try reinstalling the OS with the OS media that came with the computer.
The drawback is that the guest OS has to be compatible with the host CPU.
It is inspired by the user interface of RISC OS not to be confused with os .
The two new models can recline up to 80 degrees so users can take advantage of their touch screens with the new OS.