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{{For|usage on Wikipedia|Wikipedia:Oversight|selfref=yes}} {{wiktionary|OS|Os|os}} '''OS''', '''O.S.''', '''Os''', '''O's''', or '''os''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} == Computing == * [[Operating system]], computer system software that manages the hardware and software of a computer * [[Open source (disambiguation)]] * [[OpenStack]], a software platform for cloud computing == Medicine == * os, a [[bone]] in [[French language|french]] * os or ostium, a [[mouth]] or mouth-like opening ** ''external os'', the [[external orifice of the uterus]] ** ''internal os'', the [[internal orifice of the uterus]] ** ''[[per os]]'', meaning "ingestion by mouth" ** ''os'' or ''ostium'', the opening of a [[Coronary circulation|coronary artery]] * ''O.S.'' or ''OS'', ''oculus sinister'', meaning "left eye" in general ophthalmologic or optometric usage, particularly in [[Eyeglass prescription#Abbreviations and terms|eyeglass prescriptions]] (deprecated abbreviation) * [[Ohtahara syndrome]], a brain disorder * [[Overall survival rate]], a cancer survival statistic * [[Oneiroid syndrome]], a dreamlike fantastic delusional state == People == * [[Alexander Os]] (born 1980), a Norwegian biathlete * [[Os du Randt]] (born 1972), a South African rugby player * [[Os Guinness]] (born 1941), an English author and social critic == Places == === Norway === * [[Os, Innlandet]], a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway * [[Os, Hordaland]], a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway * [[Os, Østfold]], a parish in Rakkestad municipality in Østfold county, Norway * [[Os Church (disambiguation)|Os Church]], a name for several churches in Norway === Poland === * [[Oś, Kluczbork County]], a village in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland * [[Osiedle]] (Os.), a Polish term used for housing subdivisions in Poland === Germany === * [[Opavian Silesia]], a historical subregion of Silesia (Upper Silesia) in the Czech Republic === Other places === * [[Os, Värnamo]], a village in Värnamo Municipality, Småland province, Sweden * OS, [[List of airports by ICAO code: O#OS - Syria|ICAO code]] for airports in Syria * OS, WMO country code for [[Austria]] == Religion == * [[Ōs]], an Old English word denoting a god in Anglo-Saxon paganism, related to ''æsir'' * O.S., [[Order of Santiago]], a Spanish order dedicated to St James the Greater * O.S., [[Order of Sikatuna]], the national order of diplomatic merit of the Philippines == Science == * [[Ocean Science (journal)|''Ocean Science'' (journal)]], an oceanographic journal * [[Osmium]], symbol Os, a chemical element == Businesses == * [[Ordnance Survey]], national mapping agency of Great Britain * [[Austrian Airlines]] (IATA code OS based on its original name: ''Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG'') * [[O.S. Engines]], a Japanese manufacturer of model aircraft engines == Entertainment == * [[Os (Fringe)|"Os" (''Fringe'')]], an episode of the television show ''Fringe'' * ''[[Outlaw Star]]'', a manga and anime series * [[Prompt corner]], OS, opposite prompt or stage right in a theatre == Sport == * [[Ohio State Buckeyes]], a group of collegiate teams representing The Ohio State University * [[Os TF]], a sports club in Os, Norway * [[On-sight climbing]], an ascent of a rock climbing route on the first attempt * [[Baltimore Orioles]], an American baseball team nicknamed "O's" * [[Leyton Orient]], an English football (soccer) team nicknamed "O's" == Titles == * [[Ordinary seaman]], an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship * [[Ordnance sergeant]], an enlisted rank in the U.S. and Confederate armies during the American Civil War era * Old Shirburnian, used by [[List of Old Shirburnians|alumni of Sherborne School]] * Old Stonyhurst, used by [[List of Old Stonyhursts|alumni of Stonyhurst College]] == Other uses == * [[Esker]], also os, a long, winding ridge of sand and gravel in (formerly) glaciated regions * [[Ōs (rune)]] (ᚩ), a rune of the Anglo-Saxon fuþorc * [[Old Style and New Style dates|Old Style]] (O.S.) date, indicating use of an earlier calendar (in Anglophone countries, the Julian Calendar), as opposed to "N.S." (new style), usually indicating use of the Gregorian Calendar * [[Ossetic language]] (ISO 639-1 abbreviation OS) * [[Object sexuality]], sexual attraction to inanimate objects * [[Oral sex]] == See also == * [[0S (disambiguation)]] * [[ÖS (disambiguation)]] * [[Oz (disambiguation)]] {{disambiguation|geo}}
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