MS DOS
or MS-DOS
[ em-es -daws, -dos ]
/ ˈɛmˌɛs ˈdɔs, -ˈdɒs /
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Trademark.
an operating system for personal computers, originally developed by Microsoft for IBM computers.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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British Dictionary definitions for MS DOS
MS-DOS
/ (ɛmˈɛsˈdɒs) /
noun
trademark computing a type of disk operating system
Word Origin for MS-DOS
C20: from M (icro) s (oft), the company that developed it, + DOS
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