MS-DOS

/ˌɛmɛsˈdɒs/

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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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism 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.

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

    1994 August 29, John M. Goodman, “The DOS heavyweights go another round”, in InfoWorld, page 87

Translations

French MS-DOS
  • MS-DOSTranslations
Italian MS-DOS
  • MS-DOSTranslations
Russian МС-ДОС
  • МС-ДОС (MS-DOS)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

MS-DOS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MS-DOS

MLA

“MS-DOS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MS-DOS. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MS-DOS,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MS-DOS.

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