DOS

¹

[daws, dos]

noun

Computers.

1. any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.

DOS

²

abbreviation

1. Department of State.

DoS

³

[daws, dos, dee-oh-es]

abbreviation

1. Computers.,  denial-of-service.

   DoS protection for web servers.

DOS

/ dɒs /

acronym

1. disk-operating system, often prefixed, as in MS-DOS and PC-DOS; a computer operating system

Word History and Origins

Origin of DOS¹

d(isk) o(perating) s(ystem)

Example Sentences

Back in 1999, the government launched DoS attacks against foreign websites associated with Falun Gong, a spiritual movement banned in China.

From Scientific American

Both carriers are vulnerable to a "voice DoS," shutting down a conversation mid-call with a flood of signal bearers.

From The Verge

DoS attacks over Tor are easier to perpetrate than on the “clearweb”, largely because there just isn’t the same level of bandwidth on Tor.

From Forbes

Arbor Networks, a private firm that tracks cybersecurity threats, said that in just the past day, France has suffered over 1,070 DoS problems with its websites, The Associated Press reports.

From Newsweek

From the logs, some have suggested that the DoS attack, as detailed above, was responsible for "de-anonymising" users of the site.

From BBC

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