OS

Meaning

Name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Owen Sound.
2. The Ordnance Survey, official mapping agency in Great Britain (see also the noun below).
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Old Saxon.

Adj

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of outsize, clothes for large people.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of oversize.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of Old Style, a term used in English language historical studies to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian calendar instead of the modern Gregorian calendar.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of offscreen, indicating a line of dialogue is spoken by someone not visible onscreen.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of over shoulder.

Adv

Initialism of overseas.

Noun

1. (UK) An Ordnance Survey map.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of operating system.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of ordinary seaman.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of oppidan scholar.

Synonyms

operating system

oculus sinister

operating-system

LS

user group

O.S.

ornamental stitching seam

open sprinkler

AB

🆎

Translations

sistema operativo

Betriebssystem

sistema operativo

système d’exploitation

işletim sistemi

SO

OS

besturingssysteem

sistema operacional

sistema operatiu

λειτουργικό σύστημα

sistema operativo

SE

se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌoʊ ˈɛs/