May 6, 2008 01:36
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English term

BIOS

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BIOS
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May 6, 2008 08:38: Marie-Hélène Hayles changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Discussion

Mediamatrix is right, there are at least 40 options - see http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=BIOS&Find=... you need to be more specific.
Jennifer Levey May 6, 2008:
No context? - Then no answer either.

Responses

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Selected

Basic Input/Output System

It's computing terminology, referring to the basic operational level of the computer:

BIOS (basic input/output system) is the program a personal computer s microprocessor uses to get the computer system started after you turn it on.
whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci213814,00.html
Peer comment(s):

agree Mihaela Ghiuzeli : http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=BI...
1 min
Cheers, Mihaela :)
agree orientalhorizon
33 mins
Cheers :)
agree David Russi
1 hr
Cheers, David :)
agree Phong Le
4 hrs
Cheers, Phong :)
agree Elena Aleksandrova
5 hrs
Cheers, Elena :)
disagree Jennifer Levey : You have less than a 1 in 40 chance of having guesses the context - hardly enough to justify grade 4 confidence - less still 5 agrees. Take a disagree for jumping the gun!
9 hrs
get off my back :(
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
1 hr

biographies

biologies, biographs, biospheres, biograms...

With no context, whoooooo can say? One guess is as good as another.
Peer comment(s):

agree Monika Silea : cool!!!
8 hrs
neutral Jennifer Levey : As good as another - yes, but hardly merits an agree...
8 hrs
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