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BIOS

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
BIOS /ˈbʌɪɒs/

▶noun a set of computer instructions in firmware which control input and output operations.

– origin acronym from Basic Input-Output System.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bio/ˈbʌɪəʊ/

▶noun (pl. bios) informal a biography.

'BIOS' also found in these Oxford entries:

abiogenesis - aerobe - aerobic - amphibian - antibiotic - bio - bio- - biography - biology - biopsy - biotic - biotin - microbe - rhizobium

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