"OS" meaning in English

See OS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌoʊ ˈɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-OS.wav
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} OS (not comparable)
  1. Abbreviation of outsize (clothes for large people) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: outsize (extra: clothes for large people)
    Sense id: en-OS-en-adj-4jH8ioYC
  2. Abbreviation of oversize. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: oversize
    Sense id: en-OS-en-adj-48XEhT~y
  3. Abbreviation 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 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: Old Style (extra: a term used in English language historical studies to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian calendar instead of the modern Gregorian calendar)
    Sense id: en-OS-en-adj-GJgK1ddA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 16 5 7 8 12 23 5 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 4 3 16 4 5 10 18 20 2 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 4 3 17 4 6 11 18 20 2 14 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 3 20 4 6 7 17 19 3 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 3 16 3 6 10 18 19 2 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 3 2 16 4 7 8 17 20 3 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 3 2 16 5 6 7 17 20 3 18 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 3 3 17 4 6 12 17 21 2 14 1
  4. (screenwriting) Abbreviation of offscreen; indicates a line of dialogue is spoken by someone not visible onscreen Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: offscreen (extra: indicates a line of dialogue is spoken by someone not visible onscreen)
    Sense id: en-OS-en-adj-55FAPTgK

Adverb

IPA: /ˌoʊ ˈɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-OS.wav
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} OS (not comparable)
  1. (Australia, informal) Abbreviation of overseas. Tags: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, not-comparable Alternative form of: overseas
    Sense id: en-OS-en-adv-UlgoNkLy Categories (other): Australian English

Proper name

IPA: /ˌoʊ ˈɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-OS.wav
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} OS
  1. (sports) Abbreviation of Owen Sound. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Owen Sound Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-OS-en-name-zhOLSvNR Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 4 3 16 4 5 10 18 20 2 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 4 3 17 4 6 11 18 20 2 14 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 3 16 3 6 10 18 19 2 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 3 3 17 4 6 12 17 21 2 14 1 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. The Ordnance Survey, official mapping agency in Great Britain (see also the noun below).
    Sense id: en-OS-en-name-Lo2JU0X6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 16 5 7 8 12 23 5 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 4 3 16 4 5 10 18 20 2 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 4 3 17 4 6 11 18 20 2 14 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 3 20 4 6 7 17 19 3 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 3 16 3 6 10 18 19 2 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 3 2 16 4 7 8 17 20 3 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 3 2 16 5 6 7 17 20 3 18 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 3 3 17 4 6 12 17 21 2 14 1

Noun

IPA: /ˌoʊ ˈɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-OS.wav Forms: OSes [plural], OSs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es|s}} OS (plural OSes or OSs)
  1. (UK) an Ordnance Survey map. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-OS-en-noun-VDm13voY Categories (other): British English, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 12 1 1 6 2 3 5 7 11 2 9 0 9 8 1 6 6 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 1 1 5 2 4 5 7 13 2 11 0 8 7 0 7 6 9 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 16 5 7 8 12 23 5 21 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 4 3 16 4 5 10 18 20 2 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 4 3 17 4 6 11 18 20 2 14 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 3 20 4 6 7 17 19 3 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 3 16 3 6 10 18 19 2 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 3 2 16 4 7 8 17 20 3 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 3 2 16 5 6 7 17 20 3 18 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 3 3 17 4 6 12 17 21 2 14 1
  2. (software) Initialism of operating system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: operating system Categories (topical): Software Translations (operating system): ՕՀ (ŌH) (Armenian), 운영 체제 (unyeong cheje) (Korean), system operacyjny [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), SO (Portuguese), sistem de operare [neuter] (Romanian), SO (Romanian), โอเอส (Thai), آپریٹنگ سسٹم (āpareṭiṅg sisṭam) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-OS-en-noun-rsUs8S2V Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software Disambiguation of 'operating system': 2 98 0 0
  3. Initialism of ordinary seaman. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: ordinary seaman
    Sense id: en-OS-en-noun-EHJcaBkS Categories (other): Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 1 1 5 2 4 5 7 13 2 11 0 8 7 0 7 6 9 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 16 5 7 8 12 23 5 21 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 2 10 3 9 4 18 16 3 32 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 4 3 16 4 5 10 18 20 2 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 4 3 17 4 6 11 18 20 2 14 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 3 20 4 6 7 17 19 3 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 3 16 3 6 10 18 19 2 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 3 2 16 4 7 8 17 20 3 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 3 2 16 5 6 7 17 20 3 18 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 3 3 17 4 6 12 17 21 2 14 1
  4. Initialism of oppidan scholar. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: oppidan scholar
    Sense id: en-OS-en-noun-ABPJJtvt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: OS diaper, OS nappy
Derived forms: AROS, iOS, iPadOS, JeOS, macOS, OS/2, OS X, RTOS, tvOS, watchOS, webOS

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: screenwriting",
  "path": [
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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "OS",
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}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: screenwriting",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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