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Definition of DOS - Reverso English Dictionary
Acronym
1.
acr: Department of StateRare government office handling foreign affairs and diplomacyRare
- The DOS released a new travel advisory today.
2.
acr: denial of serviceTECH. attack that makes a service unavailableTECH.
- The website suffered a DOS attack yesterday.
3.
acr: Disk Operating SystemDated old system for running computersDated
- He learned to use DOS in the 1980s.
4.
acr: date of serviceRare day when service is givenRare
- The DOS for the package was yesterday.
Expressions with DOS
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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.
Please confirm the DOS for the repair service.
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- French:Département d'État américain, déni de service, ...
- German:DOS, Servicedatum, ...
- Italian:Dipartimento di Stato, DOS, ...
- Spanish:Departamento de Estado, DoS, ...
- Portuguese:Departamento de Estado dos Estados Unidos, negação de serviço, ...
- Chinese:美国国务院, 拒绝服务攻击, ...
- Japanese:国務省, DoS, ...
- Arabic:وزارة الخارجية, هجوم حجب الخدمة, ...
- Hebrew:מִשְׂרַד הַחוּץ, הַתְקָפַת מְנִיעַת שֵׁרוּת, ...
- Russian:Государственный департамент, DOS, ...
- Ukrainian:Держдеп, DOS, ...
- Hindi:राज्य विभाग, डॉस, ...
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.
Origin of DoS
Acronym, Denial of Service
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- French:Déni de Service, ...
- German:DoS, ...
- Italian:DoS, ...
- Spanish:DoS, ...
- Portuguese:DoS, ...
- Chinese:DoS, ...
- Japanese:DoS, ...
- Arabic:هجوم حجب الخدمة, ...
- Hebrew:מַתְקֶפֶת מְנִיעַת שֵׁירוּת, ...
- Russian:DoS, ...
- Ukrainian:DoS, ...
- Hindi:डिनायल ऑफ सर्विस, ...
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