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non
Prefix
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non or non- means the same as not, but makes not part of the word it changes. When you add non- to a word it makes that word mean the opposite.
That drink is non-alcoholic, it has no alcohol in it.
He is a non-believer; he does not believe at all.
DOS
Acronym
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Disk Operating System:
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# Any computer operating system that is stored on a disk and read into memory.
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#: They began developing DOS's in the 1970's.
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#: Windows replaced DOS in the '90's.
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#: DR-DOS is a real DOS with complete open source code.
DOS
Initialism
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(s) of
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Date of
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of states
DoS
Abbreviation
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" of ", a way of attacking a computer (hacking) in a network.
disk
Noun
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A disk is an object that is thin, flat, and circular.
A coin is a disk of metal.
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Something that looks like a disk.
Venus' disk blocked light from the Sun.
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A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.
Turn the disk over after it has finished.
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A floppy disk.
He still uses floppy disks from 1979.
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A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD.
She burned some disks yesterday to back up the information on her computer.