Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Old Style
- abbreviation operating system
- abbreviation ordinary seaman
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- initialism
Ordnance Survey - initialism software
operating system - initialism
oculus sinister — left eye - initialism
outsize - initialism 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
- noun UK an
Ordnance Survey map.
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Examples
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I picked up Peachpit Press's Visual Quickstart OS X 10.2 (one of the books mine is angled towards), and O'Reilly's _Mac OS X for UNIX Geeks_ (strongly recommended), _OS X In a Nutshell_, and _Mac OS X Hacks_ (an amazing number of cool tips and hints).
randomness: errands, car, dropping trees, scorps badger 2003
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OS Compatibility: Windows 7®, Windows Vista®, Windows XP/2000 and Mac OS® X v10. 4 - v10. 6.x15
OCTools 2010
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So my main question is, is it worth paying an extra $150 USD for the HSM OS version of this lens? the only difference in aperture is from 50-70mm where the non os is 4.5 and the OS is 4.
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The real rub is that if you use the alternative Os feature and your Os is already installed you can't update or you will lose the ability to use the OS.
I4U News 2010
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So my main question is, is it worth paying an extra $150 USD for the HSM OS version of this lens? the only difference in aperture is from 50-70mm where the non os is 4.5 and the OS is 4.
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OS 3.0, the world's most advanced mobile operating system, and Mac OS® X Snow Leopard ™, an even more powerful and refined version of the world's best desktop operating system and the foundation for future Mac® innovation.
RushPRnews - Newswire & Global Press Release Distribution 2009
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ACPI provides two mechanisms for determining the OS, _OS and _OSI.
Planet GNOME 2008
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In a world where every computer system not running a certain OS is destroyed by a virus people play an online game called The World.
MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010
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My current main OS is XP, so it's all 32 bit right now. jbhenry huh989
Lifehacker’s Guide To Upgrading To Windows 7 RC | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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