dos (root: do)

Noun dos has 2 senses

• dos(n = noun.group) department of state, state, state department, united states department of state - the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
is a kind of executive department
has particulars: foggy bottom
has parts: bureau of diplomatic security, ds, foreign service, bureau of intelligence and research, inr

• dos(n = noun.communication) disk operating system - an operating system that is on a disk;
is a kind of operating system, os
has particulars: microsoft disk operating system, ms-dos