Corporation for open systems
(COS) An international consortium of computer users and vendors set up to provide ways of testing OSI implementations.
(1994-11-30)
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[kawr-puh-ruh-tiz-uh m, -pruh-tiz-] /ˈkɔr pə rəˌtɪz əm, -prəˌtɪz-/ noun 1. the principles, doctrine, or system of corporative organization of a political unit, as a city or state. /ˈkɔːpərɪtɪzəm; -prɪtɪzəm/ noun 1. the organization of a state on a corporative basis n. 1890, from corporate + -ism. Used over the years in various senses of corporate, […]
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[kawr-puh-rey-tiv, -per-uh-tiv, -pruh-] /ˈkɔr pəˌreɪ tɪv, -pər ə tɪv, -prə-/ adjective 1. of or relating to a corporation. 2. of or relating to a political system under which the principal economic functions, as banking, industry, or labor, are organized as corporate unities. /ˈkɔːpərətɪv; -prətɪv/ adjective 1. of or characteristic of a corporation 2. (of a […]
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