MOS

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mos"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

MOS

1. (electronics) Initialism of metal oxide semiconductor.
2. (computing) Initialism of maintenance operating system.
3. (computing) Initialism of mobile operating system.
4. Initialism of member of the opposite sex.
6. (military) Initialism of military occupational specialty.

   "I was a marine. My MOS was 0311," he said.

7. (law enforcement) Initialism of member of the service.

   "We have an MOS down," the dispatcher said.

9. Initialism of manual of style.

   Alternative form: MoS

10. (broadcasting) Initialism of man on the street.

Proper noun

MOS

1. (Hong Kong, informal) Initialism of Ma On Shan.

See also

• See also MOSFET
• pMOS
• nMOS

Etymology 2

Disputed, with many speculative suggestions; see Wikipedia.

Phrase

MOS

1. (film) Without a synchronous audio track.

Anagrams

• OMS, OMs, SMO, SOM, Som., oms, osm, som, som'

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo o so/
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: mo o so

Proper noun

MOS (accusative MOS-on or MOS-n or MOS)

1. initialism of Monda Organizaĵo pri Sano

Indonesian

Noun

MOS (plural MOS-MOS)

1. (education, historical) initialism of masa orientasi siswa (“student orientation”)