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Dod vs Dos - What's the difference?

dod | dos |

As nouns the difference between dod and dos

is that dod is initialism of Date of Death|lang=en while dos is plural of lang=en.

As initialisms the difference between dod and dos

is that dod is alternative form of DOD|lang=en while DOS is date(s) of service.

As a verb dod

is to cut off, as wool from sheep's tails; to lop or clip off.

As a proper noun DOS is

acronym of Disk Operating System|lang=en; a family of 16-bit text-based operating systems for early IBM personal computers.

dod

English

Alternative forms

* DoD

Noun

  • (US, military)
  • (automotive) , a type of engine that can shut down cylinders when not needed
  • 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
  • See also

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    Anagrams

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