Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ms-dos

/ˌɛmɛsˈdɒs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: ms--dos
IPA: /ˌɛmɛsˈdɒs/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Microsoft Disk Operating System, an operating system for IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s, eventually succeeded by standalone versions of Microsoft Windows.

Example Sentences

"In its MS-DOS, Version 6.22, Microsoft added a legally correct version of data compression and enhanced the operating system's safety features."

Questions

How do you pronounce ms-dos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛmɛsˈdɒs/.
What does ms-dos mean?: Initialism of Microsoft Disk Operating System, an operating system for IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s, eventually succeeded by standalone versions of Microsoft Windows.

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