May 6, 2008 01:36
16 yrs ago
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English term
Paula Veiga
BIOS
English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
BIOS
BIOS
Responses
| 4 +4 | Basic Input/Output System |
Richard Jenkins
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| 3 +1 | biographies |
BrettMN
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Change log
May 6, 2008 08:38: Marie-Hélène Hayles changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Responses
+4
2 mins
Richard Jenkins
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
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English
Specializes in field
Brazil
Translator and Editor
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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7
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
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
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Cheers, Mihaela :)
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| agree |
orientalhorizon
33 mins
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Cheers :)
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| agree |
David Russi
1 hr
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Cheers, David :)
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| agree |
Phong Le
4 hrs
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Cheers, Phong :)
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Elena Aleksandrova
5 hrs
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Cheers, Elena :)
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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
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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.
With no context, whoooooo can say? One guess is as good as another.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Monika Silea
: cool!!!
8 hrs
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| neutral |
Jennifer Levey
: As good as another - yes, but hardly merits an agree...
8 hrs
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