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ms-dos

 

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Noun ms-dos has 1 sense
  1. MS-DOS, Microsoft disk operating system - an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers
    --1 is a kind of DOS, disk operating system

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MS-DOS

Description:

MS-DOS, short for Microsoft Disk Operating System, is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was widely used during the 1980s and 1990s before being replaced by Windows.

Senses:

Sense 1:

Noun: The most common sense of MS-DOS refers to the operating system itself.

Example sentence: I used to work on MS-DOS before moving to Windows.

Related products: MS-DOS books, MS-DOS software

Sense 2:

Adjective: MS-DOS can also describe something related to the MS-DOS operating system.

Example sentence: The program is designed to run on MS-DOS systems.

Related products: MS-DOS compatible hardware

Sense 3:

Verb: To MS-DOS means to use the MS-DOS operating system.

Example sentence: In the early days, I had to MS-DOS my way through computer tasks.

Sense 4:

Local Usage: In some regions, MS-DOS might be used to refer to any disk operating system, not limited to Microsoft's version.

Example sentence: Back in my hometown, everyone called any disk operating system MS-DOS.

Related products: Disk operating system books

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