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1
rules
about
actions
and
activities
that people should or should not
perform
or take part in:
Examples:
The
teacher
spent
ten
minutes
explaining
all the dos and don'ts in the
classroom
.
2
abbreviation for
denial
of
service
: an
occasion
when a
computer
network
or
website
is
intentionally
prevented
from working
correctly
, by a person or
group
sending
a
large
amount
of
data
at one time:
Examples:
DoS
attacks
can be
motivated
by
revenge
,
blackmail
, or
activism
.
One
type
of DoS
involves
redirecting
outgoing
messages
from the
client
back to the
client
.
3
abbreviation for
disk
operating
system
: a
type
of
operating
system
for
computers
4
abbreviation for
disk
operating
system
:
software
that
controls
a
computer
system
and
manages
the other
programs
, used
mainly
in
older
computers
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