What (who) is BIOS - definition
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Bios (disambiguation); BIOS (disambiguation)
![An [[American Megatrends]] BIOS showing an "[[Intel]] CPU uCode Loading Error" after a failed attempt to upload microcode patches into the CPU](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AMIBIOSIntel CPU uCode Error.jpg?width=200 "An [[American Megatrends]] BIOS showing an \"[[Intel]] CPU uCode Loading Error\" after a failed attempt to upload microcode patches into the CPU")
![[[Compaq Portable]] 386 BIOS](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Compaq Portable 386 BIOS.jpg?width=200 "[[Compaq Portable]] 386 BIOS")
![PLCC]] package in a socket.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elitegroup 761GX-M754 - AMIBIOS (American Megatrends) in a Winbond W39V040APZ-5491.jpg?width=200 "PLCC]] package in a socket.")
BIOS
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¦ noun a set of computer instructions in firmware which control input and output operations.
Origin
acronym from Basic Input-Output System.
BIOS
Basic Input Output System / Support (Reference: PC)
Pronunciation examples for BIOS
1. And read people's bios.
6LACK & Syreeta Butler _ Freedom Through Mental Health and Music _ Talks at Google
2. with bios underneath him.
Dan Carlin _ The New Golden Age of Oral Historical Storytelling _ Talks at Google
3. Their bios are there.
Action Adventures Potential Future _ John Werner _ Talks at Google
4. their bios are incredible.
B Corps - For People, Planet, and Profit _ Andrew Kassoy + More _ Talks at Google
5. people, as those bios suggest.
I Love New York _ Daniel Humm & William Guidara _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of BIOS
1. Also posted will be speed, direction, altitude and temperature, as well as supplementary musher bios.
2. See photos and bios of the justices» This is as it should be.
3. Baldor contributed to this report. ___ On the Net: Gates‘s official biography athttp://www.defenselink.mil/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid115
4. Bios of the Democratic candidates Westly, who taught public management at Stanford University, made millions as an executive at eBay.
5. "Read the official bios of corporate leaders, and you‘ll find that they almost always list civic activities and community leadership roles.