"BO" meaning in English

See BO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BO
  1. (business, computing, historical) Initialism of BusinessObjects, a French enterprise software company specializing in business intelligence. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: BusinessObjects (extra: a French enterprise software company specializing in business intelligence)
    Sense id: en-BO-en-name-kCkFjUhx Categories (other): Business, Computing Topics: business, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: BOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} BO (countable and uncountable, plural BOs)
  1. (informal, euphemistic, uncountable) Initialism of body odor or body odour. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, euphemistic, informal, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: body odor or body odour
    Sense id: en-BO-en-noun-8JiwmqES Categories (other): English euphemisms, Smell Disambiguation of Smell: 13 53 11 5 18
  2. (software engineering) Initialism of business object. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: business object
    Sense id: en-BO-en-noun-q15XiRcO Categories (other): Software engineering, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 47 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 14 25 44 6 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 29 50 4 6 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  3. (entertainment) Initialism of box office. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: box office
    Sense id: en-BO-en-noun-RkB5CdVP Topics: entertainment, lifestyle

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} BO
  1. (knitting) Initialism of bind off. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: bind off
    Sense id: en-BO-en-verb-p~omdI5D Categories (other): Knitting Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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