Definitions for OS
ɒs; ˈɒs əos

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. osnoun

   a mouth or mouthlike opening

2. osmium, Os, atomic number 76noun

   a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known

3. operating system, OSnoun

   (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services

4. oculus sinister, OSnoun

   the left eye

5. bone, osnoun

   rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Osnoun

   The chemical symbol for the element osmium.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OSnoun

   an Ordnance Survey map.

   We've got an OS of the Cuckmere area.

2. Etymology: From neuter word os with the oris (meaning "mouth").

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1. os

   OS, an acronym for Operating System, refers to a system software that manages all the hardware and software resources in a computer device. It provides various services for computer programs, such as file system management, process scheduling, memory management and input/output operations. Some examples of OS include Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Os

   Os is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Os i Østerdalen. The new municipality of Os was separated from Tolga on 1 July 1926. The municipality is located to the west of the municipality of Røros and to the south of Midtre Gauldal and Holtålen in Sør-Trøndelag county. In Hedmark county, Os is east of Tolga and north of Engerdal.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Os

   os, n. a bone. [L.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OS

   1. [Operating System] n. An abbreviation heavily used in email, occasionally in speech. 2. n. obs. On ITS, an output spy. See OS and JEDGAR in Appendix A.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Os

   the mouth of insects, in general.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Os is ranked #156044 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Os surname appeared 104 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Os.
   
   61.5% or 64 total occurrences were White.
   21.1% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   7.6% or 8 total occurrences were Black.
   7.6% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Computer Science
   • Connective Tissue
   • Eye
   • Metallic Element
   • Orifice
   • Software

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Anagrams for OS »

1. SO

2. So

3. So.

4. s.o.

5. s/o

6. so

How to pronounce OS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say OS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of OS in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of OS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=OS
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=OS
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Os
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=OS
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=OS
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Os
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=OS
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=OS