MOS
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(used in digital communications) member (of the) opposite sex. Also mos
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Electronics. metal oxide semiconductor.
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The microprocessor Myny and his colleagues built is the iconic MOS 6502.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
It refers to the sailor’s “rating,” the equivalent of the Army’s MOS.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2023
After some indecision around what technology to focus on, the three men settled on a new version of MOS — metal oxide semiconductor — technology called silicon-gate MOS.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Crispy and grainy, rice burgers have been on the menu at MOS Burger, a fast-food chain in Japan, since the 1980s.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2022
MOS: All, sir; 'tis your right, your own; no man Can claim a part: 'tis yours, without a rival, Decreed by destiny.
From Volpone; Or, the Fox by Ben Jonson
Born normal, Clarence Jr. continued so until 9 mos. old.
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Net income, 6 mos. 7,013,456 6,527,111 General Motors Corp.
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Some reports to John Stockholder: 9 mos. 1933-9 mos.
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James Andrew Fischer, 10 mos., and their five older siblings take the giant economy-size carton.
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Wayside Day Nursery, 216 East 20th St. 2 mos. to 7 yrs.
From The Children of the Poor by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis
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