'''DOS''' {{IPAc-en|d|ɒ|s}}, short for '''Disk Operating System''',<ref>{{cite book|last=Murdock|first=Everett|title=DOS the Easy Way|publisher=EasyWay Downloadable Books|year=1988|isbn=0-923178-00-7}}</ref> is an [[acronym]] for several closely related [[operating system]]s that dominated the [[IBM PC compatible]] market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 including the partially DOS-based [[Microsoft Windows]] versions [[Windows 95|95]], [[Windows 98|98]], and [[Windows Me|Millennium Edition]]. |
'''DOS''' {{IPAc-en|d|ɒ|s}}, short for '''Disk Operating System''',<ref>{{cite book|last=Murdock|first=Everett|title=DOS the Easy Way|publisher=EasyWay Downloadable Books|year=1988|isbn=0-923178-00-7}}</ref> is an [[acronym]] for several closely related [[operating system]]s that dominated the [[IBM PC compatible]] market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 including the partially DOS-based [[Microsoft Windows]] versions [[Windows 95|95]], [[Windows 98|98]], and [[Windows Me|Millennium Edition]]. |