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    MOS
    abbreviation
    (used in digital communications) member (of the) opposite sex. Also mos
  • mos.
    mos.
    abbreviation
    months.

MOS

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. (used in digital communications) member (of the) opposite sex. Also mos

  2. Electronics. metal oxide semiconductor.


mos. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. months.


MOS British  

abbreviation

  1. metal oxide silicon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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.

From Time Magazine Archive

Net income, 6 mos. 7,013,456 6,527,111 General Motors Corp.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some reports to John Stockholder: 9 mos. 1933-9 mos.

From Time Magazine Archive

James Andrew Fischer, 10 mos., and their five older siblings take the giant economy-size carton.

From Time Magazine Archive

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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