OSS

oʊ ɛs ɛs

Definition

Definition of OSS - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: open-source software

TECH.

software with open code for everyone

TECH.

Many developers contribute to OSS projects.

FOSS

free software

open-source

acr: Office of Strategic Services

Dated

group for secret missions

Dated

The OSS was active during World War II.

Abbreviation

abr: out-of-school suspension

TECH.

temporary removal of a student from school for discipline

TECH.

He received an OSS for fighting.

out-of-school suspension

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Origin of OSS

Old English oss (bone)

Examples of OSS in a sentence

The company supports OSS for transparency.
The OSS conducted covert operations overseas.
Many OSS agents were recruited for their language skills.
The principal discussed OSS with the parents.
Students fear getting an OSS for repeated offenses.

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French:OSS, exclusion temporaire, ...
German:Open-Source-Software, Schulausschluss, ...
Italian:OSS, sosp., ...
Spanish:software de código abierto, suspensión externa, ...
Portuguese:OSS, suspensão externa, ...
Chinese:开源软件, 校外停课, ...
Japanese:OSS, 戦略事務局, ...
Arabic:البرمجيات مفتوحة المصدر, إيقاف عن الدراسة خارج المدرسة, ...
Hebrew:תָּכְנַת קוֹד פָּתוּחַ, הַשְׁעָיָה מִבֵּית הַסֵּפֶר, ...
Russian:ПО с открытым исходным кодом, временное отстранение от школы, ...
Ukrainian:ВПЗ, тимчасове відсторонення від навчання, ...
Hindi:मुक्त स्रोत सॉफ़्टवेयर, ओएसएस, ...
Bengali:ওএসএস, আউট-অফ-স্কুল সাসপেনশন, ...
Catalan:OSS, suspensió temporal fora de l'escola, ...
Czech:software s otevřeným zdrojovým kódem, dočasné vyloučení ze školy, ...
Danish:open source-software, udeblivelse, ...
Dutch:OSS, schorsing buiten school, ...
Greek:OSS, αποβολή, ...
Hungarian:nyílt forráskódú szoftver, iskolából való felfüggesztés, ...
Khmer:កម្មវិធីដែលបើកកូដប្រភព, ការព្យួរសិស្សនៅក្រៅសាលា, ...
Korean:오픈 소스 소프트웨어, 교외정학, ...
Persian:نرم‌افزار متن‌باز, تعلیق موقت از مدرسه, ...
Polish:open source, OSS, ...
Portuguese (BR):OSS, suspensão externa, ...
Romanian:open-source, ESS, ...
Swedish:öppen källkod, avstängning, ...
Thai:ซอฟต์แวร์โอเพนซอร์ส, พักการเรียนนอกโรงเรียน, ...
Turkish:açık kaynak yazılım, okuldan uzaklaştırma, ...
Vietnamese:phần mềm mã nguồn mở, OSS, ...

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