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Doc vs Dos - What's the difference?

doc | dos |

As an initialism doc

is drug of choice.

As a noun dos is

can, tin.

doc

English

Etymology 1

From by shortening.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal) A doctor.
  • Etymology 2

    From (document) by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A document.
  • Usage notes
    In professional jargon, this word is used especially in the plural to refer to technical documentation or collected legal evidence: "I'm not sure about that. I'll have to check the docs ."

    Anagrams

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    dos

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (computing) ; a family of 16-bit text-based operating systems for early IBM personal computers
  • Derived terms

    * DR-DOS * MS-DOS

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (military) Date(s) of service
  • (military) Date of separation
  • (US) Department of State
  • (sciences) Density of states
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