MS-DOS

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MS-DOS

(ɛmˈɛsˈdɒs)
n
(Computer Science) trademark computing a type of disk operating system
[C20: from M(icro)s(oft), the company that developed it, + DOS]
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Noun1.MS-DOS - an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computersMS-DOS - an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers
Microsoft disk operating system
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