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QSO

noun QSOs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of quasi-stellar object (“a quasar”).
  2. dated A radio-quiet quasar.

verb QSOs · QSOing · QSOed

  1. ambitransitive, slang To communicate (with) by means of amateur radio. The basic award is issued when 500 countries have been successfully QSOed on the three bands.

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@misc{qso_2026,
  title = {QSO},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/qso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}