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OCS

American  

abbreviation

  1. Military. officer candidate school.

  2. Old Church Slavonic.

  3. outer continental shelf.


OCS British  

abbreviation

  1. Officer Candidate School

"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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Shares in Mitie Group MTO 38.81%increase; green up pointing triangle soared after the U.K. outsourcing company agreed to be bought by facilities management group OCS for up to 3.1 billion pounds, equivalent to $4.16 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Google’s Optical Circuit Switching, or OCS, helps to route around service interruptions, the company said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025

The latest figures show that out of 111 eligible claimants in the OCS scheme, 107 for initial interim payments have been received and paid out.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025

Toyota and Lexus dealers will inspect the OCS sensors and replace them if necessary at no cost to owners.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

"The basic and predominating consideration governing selections to OCS," The Adjutant General announced, would be "outstanding qualities of leadership as demonstrated by actual services in the Army."

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor

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