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BIOS¹
- /ˈbaɪ.ɒs/ UK
- /ˈbaɪ.oʊs/ US
noun BIOSes
- Acronym of Basic Input/Output System Toshiba manufactures the chip set and the 8- to 10-MHz bus; the BIOS, shadowable in both system and video modes, is licensed from Award.
- any firmware user interface that provides similar functionality as BIOS, such as UEFI.
bios²
noun
- plural of bio
- A vitamin essential for the growth of yeast, since found to be several B vitamins.
bios³
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life, the good life”), first distinguished in this particular sense by Giorgio Agamben. Doublet of jiva and quick.
noun bioi
- A particular mode of life, a qualified life.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: organic, rom, biographies, boot manager, bootrom, bsod, firmware, mainboard, boot loader, logic board, gpio, boot sector, front end, environment, logicboard, desktop environment
Talk about this word "bios." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bios. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bios. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bios "bios." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bios.Cite this
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title = {bios},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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