What does MS-DOS mean?

Definitions for MS-DOS
ms-dos

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word MS-DOS.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. MS-DOS, Microsoft disk operating systemnoun

    an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers

Wikipedia

  1. MS-DOS

    MS-DOS ( em-es-DOSS; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few operating systems attempting to be compatible with MS-DOS, are sometimes referred to as "DOS" (which is also the generic acronym for disk operating system). MS-DOS was the main operating system for IBM PC compatibles during the 1980s, from which point it was gradually superseded by operating systems offering a graphical user interface (GUI), in various generations of the graphical Microsoft Windows operating system. IBM licensed and re-released it in 1981 as PC DOS 1.0 for use in its PCs. Although MS-DOS and PC DOS were initially developed in parallel by Microsoft and IBM, the two products diverged after twelve years, in 1993, with recognizable differences in compatibility, syntax, and capabilities. Beginning in 1988 with DR-DOS, several competing products were released for the x86 platform, and MS-DOS went through eight versions, until development ceased in 2000. Initially, MS-DOS was targeted at Intel 8086 processors running on computer hardware using floppy disks to store and access not only the operating system, but application software and user data as well. Progressive version releases delivered support for other mass storage media in ever greater sizes and formats, along with added feature support for newer processors and rapidly evolving computer architectures. Ultimately, it was the key product in Microsoft's development from a programming language company to a diverse software development firm, providing the company with essential revenue and marketing resources. It was also the underlying basic operating system on which early versions of Windows ran as a GUI.

ChatGPT

  1. ms-dos

    MS-DOS, which stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System, is a discontinued operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s. MS-DOS resulted from a request in 1981 by IBM for an operating system to use in its IBM PC range of personal computers. Primarily developed by Microsoft, MS-DOS is a command line based system where users input commands to perform operations.

Wikidata

  1. MS-DOS

    MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid-1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating systems offering a graphical user interface, in particular by various generations of the Microsoft Windows operating system. MS-DOS grew out of a request placed by IBM in 1981 for an operating system to use in its IBM PC range of personal computers. Microsoft quickly bought the rights to QDOS, also known as 86-DOS, from Seattle Computer Products, and began work on modifying it to meet IBM's specification. The first edition, MS-DOS 1.0, was launched in August 1981. The version shipped with IBM's PCs was called PC DOS. Although MS-DOS and PC DOS were initially developed in parallel by Microsoft and IBM, the two products eventually went their separate ways. During its life, several competing products were released for the x86 platform, and MS-DOS itself would go through eight versions, until development ceased in 2000. Ultimately it was the key product in Microsoft's growth from a programming languages company to a diverse software development firm, providing the company with essential revenue and marketing resources. It was also the underlying basic operating system on which early versions of Windows ran as a GUI. It is a flexible operating system, and consumes only 8 MB of installation space.

Matched Categories

How to pronounce MS-DOS?

How to say MS-DOS in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of MS-DOS in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of MS-DOS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of MS-DOS in a Sentence

  1. Lisa Gilbert:

    This is a pretty scary foreshadowing of what's going to be on [Sen. Mitch] McConnell's list of to dos in the next Congress and certainly dismantling the campaign finance system is high on his priority list.

  2. Anthony Lopes Pinto:

    Dos Santos is one of the few leaders in Africa who can actually single-handedly raise billions, angola is the largest recipient of Chinese FDI in Africa and increased FDI is one of the ways to avoid recession.

  3. Carlos Zarlenga:

    As market leaders, we are taking on the responsibility of facing the challenges of competitiveness that the industry is experiencing in order to make a sustainable future possible for our businesses and the proper return to shareholders, we continue to work with unions, dealers, suppliers and the government in order to enable this new and additional 10 billion reais investment in the factories of São Caetano do Sul and São José dos Campos.

  4. Gary Miliefsky:

    [They] have become so frequent and due to the massively deployed secret botnets (malware running on computers all over the globe), you can lease a DDoS attack against any target, like Dyn, for a very low cost, in addition, with the exponential power of computing, one can build DoS equipment for less than $300.

  5. Anonymous:

    Why doesn't DOS ever say 'EXCELLENT command or filename'


Translations for MS-DOS

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for MS-DOS »

Translation

Find a translation for the MS-DOS definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"MS-DOS." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/MS-DOS>.

Discuss these MS-DOS definitions with the community:

1 Comment
  • Jervis Ghangli
    Jervis Ghangli
    thanks for the help you pple have been given us by explaining the meaning of words and abbreviation
    LikeReply 29 years ago

Are we missing a good definition for MS-DOS? Don't keep it to yourself...

Image or illustration of

MS-DOS

Credit »

Free, no signup required:

Add to Chrome

Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

Free, no signup required:

Add to Firefox

Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

Browse Definitions.net

Quiz

Are you a words master?

»
a shortage of rainfall
A relocation
B drought
C temptation
D slip

Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for MS-DOS: