DOS Information Technology Abbreviation

DOS has various meanings in the Information Technology category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of DOS in Information Technology.

Denial of Service

Most Common

Any action or series of actions that prevents any part of an information system from functioning.

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Disk Operating System

Disk Operating System and disk operating system (generically), most often reveal themselves in abbreviated form as DOS, refer to an operating system software used in most computers that provides the abstraction and management of secondary storage devices and the information on them. Such software is referred to as a disk operating system when the storage devices it manages are made of rotating platters, such as floppy disks or hard disks.

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