DOS
dɔːs
Definition

Definition of DOS - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

1.
acr: Department of StateRaregovernment office handling foreign affairs and diplomacyRare
  • The DOS released a new travel advisory today.
Department of State
2.
acr: denial of serviceTECH.attack that makes a service unavailableTECH.
  • The website suffered a DOS attack yesterday.
3.
acr: Disk Operating SystemDatedold system for running computersDated
  • He learned to use DOS in the 1980s.
operating system
4.
acr: date of serviceRareday when service is givenRare
  • The DOS for the package was yesterday.
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MS-DOSabbr.
operating system for running programs on old computers
MS-DOS was popular in the 1980s.

Origin of DOS

Acronym for Disk Operating System

Examples of DOS in a sentence

  • She works as an analyst at the DOS.
  • A DOS attack can cripple online services quickly.
  • They implemented security measures to prevent DOS attacks.
  • Many old games were designed for DOS.
  • DOS commands are still used by enthusiasts.
  • The technician noted the DOS on the invoice.

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  1. French:Département d'État américain, déni de service, ...
  2. German:DOS, Servicedatum, ...
  3. Italian:Dipartimento di Stato, DOS, ...
  4. Spanish:Departamento de Estado, DoS, ...
  5. Portuguese:Departamento de Estado dos Estados Unidos, negação de serviço, ...
  6. Chinese:美国国务院, 拒绝服务攻击, ...
  7. Japanese:国務省, DoS, ...
  8. Arabic:وزارة الخارجية, هجوم حجب الخدمة, ...
  9. Hebrew:מִשְׂרַד הַחוּץ, הַתְקָפַת מְנִיעַת שֵׁרוּת, ...
  10. Russian:Государственный департамент, DOS, ...
  11. Ukrainian:Держдеп, DOS, ...
  12. Hindi:राज्य विभाग, डॉस, ...
DoS
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Definition of DoS - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Denial of ServiceTECH.attack that makes a network service unavailableTECH.
  • The website suffered a DoS attack last night.
  • A DoS attack disrupted the online conference.
  • The bank's servers were down due to a DoS.
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Origin of DoS

Acronym, Denial of Service

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  1. French:Déni de Service, ...
  2. German:DoS, ...
  3. Italian:DoS, ...
  4. Spanish:DoS, ...
  5. Portuguese:DoS, ...
  6. Chinese:DoS, ...
  7. Japanese:DoS, ...
  8. Arabic:هجوم حجب الخدمة, ...
  9. Hebrew:מַתְקֶפֶת מְנִיעַת שֵׁירוּת, ...
  10. Russian:DoS, ...
  11. Ukrainian:DoS, ...
  12. Hindi:डिनायल ऑफ सर्विस, ...
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