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Definition of 'BIOS'

BIOS

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acronym for

Basic Input Output System: the built-in software which controls the primary functions of a PC

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BIOS in American English (ˈbaɪˌoʊs ; bīˈōsˌ)

Computing

basic input/output system

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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