1.
[syn: Bos, genus Bos]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bos \Bos\, prop. n. [L., ox, cow.] (Zool.)
A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and
domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns,
and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bos
n 1: wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in
the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini [syn: Bos, genus
Bos]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
BOS
Basic Operating System (AIX, IBM)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
BOS
Basic Overseer Server (AFS)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
BOS
Batch Operating System (OS, Honeywell)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
BOS
1. Basic Operating System.
2. A data management system written at DESY and used
in some high energy physics programs.
3. The Basic Object System.
(1999-01-20)