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Microsoft computer operating system
MS-DOS (/ˌɛmˌɛsˈdɒs/ em-ess-DOSS; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal
MS-DOS
Family of operating systems for IBM PC compatibles
DOS/360 from 1966. Others include Apple DOS, Apple ProDOS, Atari DOS, Commodore DOS, TRSDOS, and AmigaDOS. IBM PC DOS (and the separately sold MS-DOS)
DOS
Text editor in MS-DOS and Windows 9x
MS-DOS Editor, commonly just called edit or edit.com, is a TUI text editor. Originally, it was a 16-bit application that shipped with MS-DOS 5.0 and later
MS-DOS_Editor
of MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS, and at least partially compatible disk operating systems. It does not include the many other operating systems called "DOS" which
Comparison of MS-DOS compatible operating systems
Comparison_of_MS-DOS_compatible_operating_systems
commands provided by the MS-DOS disk operating system (DOS), especially as used on an IBM PC compatible computer. Other DOS variants as well as the legacy
List_of_DOS_commands
Computer operating system
MS-DOS 7 is a real mode operating system for IBM PC compatibles. Unlike earlier versions of MS-DOS, it was not released separately by Microsoft, but included
MS-DOS_7
MSDOS-like operating system
compatible with IBM PC DOS and MS-DOS. Its first release was version 3.31, named so that it would match MS-DOS's then-current version. DR DOS 5.0 was released
DR-DOS
Line-oriented debug utility in DOS
The line-oriented debugger DEBUG.EXE is an external command in MS-DOS and compatible operating systems, OS/2, and 16 and 32-bit versions of Windows. DEBUG
Debug_(command)
Computer operating system
licensed and then purchased by Microsoft and developed further as MS-DOS and IBM PC DOS. 86-DOS was created because sales of the Seattle Computer Products 8086
86-DOS
Multitasking operating system released 1986
MS-DOS 4.0 was a multitasking release of MS-DOS developed by Microsoft based on MS-DOS 2.0. Lack of interest from OEMs, particularly IBM (who previously
MS-DOS_4.0_(multitasking)
Subsystem for 32-bit Windows for running 16-bit DOS & Windows programs
1993]. Undocumented DOS: A programmer's guide to reserved MS-DOS functions and data structures - expanded to include MS-DOS 6, Novell DOS and Windows 3.1
Virtual_DOS_machine
File manager
DOS Shell is a file manager that debuted in MS-DOS and PC DOS version 4.0, released in June 1988. It was no longer included in MS-DOS version 6, but remained
DOS_Shell
Comprehensive list of features of x86-based computers
Ralf Brown's Interrupt List (aka RBIL, x86 Interrupt List, MS-DOS Interrupt List or INTER) is a comprehensive list of interrupts, calls, hooks, interfaces
Ralf_Brown's_Interrupt_List
1992 Microsoft operating system version
which ran as a shell on top of MS-DOS, its 386 Enhanced Mode functioned as a virtual machine monitor virtualizing DOS as a guest . It was the last Windows
Windows_3.1
Computer operating system
released on November 20, 1985 as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). The
Microsoft_Windows
User-definable variable associated with each running process in many operating systems
SET under DR DOS 6.0 and higher (and only with SWITCHES=/L (for "allow lowercase names") under DR-DOS 7.02 and higher). In principle, MS-DOS 7.0 and higher
Environment_variable
1995 Microsoft operating system version
operating systems, Windows 95, which replaced Windows 3.1, merged Microsoft's MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems into a single product, and featured
Windows_95
8-bit operating system by Microsoft
8-bit home computer standard MSX, and is a cross between MS-DOS v1.25 and CP/M-80 v2.2. MSX-DOS and the extended BASIC with 3½-inch floppy disk support
MSX-DOS
First sector of partitioned PC computer disk
nested logical drives inside an extended partition came with DOS 3.30. Since MS-DOS, PC DOS, OS/2 and Windows were never enabled to boot off them, the MBR
Master_boot_record
1990 Microsoft operating system version
companies developed the next generation beyond MS-DOS, called OS/2. Early OS/2 software is not encumbered with MS-DOS compatibility, giving IBM a technological
Windows_3.0
Open source clone of MS-DOS
FreeDOS (formerly PD-DOS) is a free software operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. It intends to provide a complete MS-DOS-compatible environment
FreeDOS
1985 Microsoft operating system version
being released two years later. Windows 1.0 runs on MS-DOS, as a 16-bit shell program known as MS-DOS Executive, and it provides an environment which can
Windows_1.0
Graphical user interface for Microsoft Windows
switch between them. Windows 1.0, shipped in November 1985, introduced MS-DOS Executive, a simple file manager that differentiated between files and folders
Windows_shell
1980s MS-DOS software
creating and editing text, spreadsheets, charts and other documents on the MS-DOS operating systems. It was released by Lotus Development as a follow-on to
Lotus_Symphony_(MS-DOS)
Computer operating system for x86 processors
PTS-DOS (also punctuated as PTS/DOS) is clone of Microsoft's disk operating system, MS-DOS, developed in Russia by PhysTechSoft and Paragon Technology
PTS-DOS
System file (DOS BIOS in MS-DOS, combined with DOS kernel in Windows 9x)
essential part of MS-DOS and Windows 9x. It contains the default MS-DOS device drivers (hardware interfacing routines) and the DOS initialization program
IO.SYS
Series of Microsoft operating systems
later versions. MS-DOS support was retained in order to facilitate booting into Windows as well as providing real mode support for DOS. The first version
Windows_9x
API of the MS-DOS operating system
The DOS API is an API which originated with 86-DOS and is used in MS-DOS/PC DOS and other DOS-compatible operating systems. Most calls to the DOS API
DOS_API
File system used by MS-DOS and Windows 9x
0x14 (AST MS-DOS 3.x), 0x24 (NEC MS-DOS 3.30), 0x56 (AT&T MS-DOS 3.x), 0xE5 (Tandy MS-DOS), 0xF2 (Sperry IT MS-DOS 3.x, Unisys MS-DOS 3.3 – also used
File_Allocation_Table
Word processor
primary software engineer. Microsoft announced Multi-Tool Word for Xenix and MS-DOS in 1983. Its name was soon simplified to Microsoft Word. Free demonstration
Microsoft_Word
Events in the history of 16-bit x86 DOS-family disk operating systems
users. DR-DOS began selling to end users with version 5.0 in July 1990, followed by MS-DOS 5.0 in June 1991 Free download – starting with OpenDOS 7.01 in
Timeline of DOS operating systems
Timeline_of_DOS_operating_systems
Variant of PC DOS/MS-DOS developed for Japan
versions of DOS/V: Toshiba Nichi-Ei (日英; Japanese-English) MS-DOS 5.0 Compaq MS-DOS 5.0J/V (1992-04) MS-DOS 5.0/V (OEM, generic MS-DOS 5.0/V) MS-DOS 6.0/V[citation
DOS/V
Computer operating system
PC DOS and MS-DOS was DOS, which is also the generic term for disk operating system, and is shared with dozens of disk operating systems called DOS. The
IBM_PC_DOS
Error screen displayed after a fatal system error on a computer
(Commonly, but not exclusively, it was seen while the Novell NetWare client for MS-DOS, NETX, was loaded.) The issue was fixed in most instances by adding an additional
Black_screen_of_death
Localization to the Russian language
standard for Cyrillic. The first official Russification of MS-DOS was carried out for MS-DOS 4.01 in 1989/1990, released on 9 April 1990 (1990-04-09).
Computer_Russification
Translator of computer source code
publishers claim this would be MS-DOS 1.1 and 2.0, it actually is SCP MS-DOS 1.25 and TeleVideo PC DOS 2.11.) SCP 86-DOS – Single-User Disk Operating System
Source-to-source_compiler
Impact of 1981 American microcomputer model
developer of its primary operating system, IBM PC DOS—licensed the operating system generically as MS-DOS to over 70 other companies. The first computer
Influence of the IBM PC on the personal computer market
Influence_of_the_IBM_PC_on_the_personal_computer_market
Default command line for MS-DOS and Windows 9x
the default command-line interpreter for MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me. In the case of DOS, it is the default user interface as well
COMMAND.COM
File holding settings for a computer program
of MS-DOS. An example CONFIG.SYS: DOS=HIGH,UMB DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS FILES=30 SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND
Configuration_file
ROM-DOS (1989), MS-DOS clone by Datalight PTS-DOS (1993), MS-DOS clone developed in Russia by PhysTechSoft FreeDOS (1994), open source MS-DOS clone MiniVMDOS
List of disk operating systems called DOS
List_of_disk_operating_systems_called_DOS
Free MS-DOS emulator
DOSBox is a free and open-source MS-DOS emulator. It supports running programs – primarily video games – that are otherwise inaccessible since hardware
DOSBox
Executable file format used for .EXE files in MS-DOS
leading developers of MS-DOS. The MZ DOS executable file is newer than the COM executable format and differs from it. The DOS executable header contains
DOS_MZ_executable
Scottish video game designer
and early 1990s he ported nine games from the Amiga and other systems to MS-DOS. From 1994 to 2004 he designed and programmed a series of Tycoon games,
Chris_Sawyer
American multinational technology company
Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the PC operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Windows. The company's 1986 initial public
Microsoft
Interface to device driver that appears in filesystem
ordinary files either. MS-DOS borrowed the concept of special files from Unix but renamed them devices. Because early versions of MS-DOS did not support a
Device_file
Discontinued family of computer operating systems
compatible with MS-DOS. To reflect this compatibility the name was changed, and CP/M-86 became DOS Plus, which in turn became DR-DOS. ZCPR (the Z80 Command
CP/M
Computers derived from the IBM PC
firmware interface, or have their CSMs disabled, cannot natively run MS-DOS since MS-DOS depends on a BIOS interface to boot. Only the Macintosh had kept
IBM_PC_compatible
The index of MS-DOS compatible video games is split into multiple pages because of its size. To navigate by individual letter use the table of contents
Index_of_DOS_games
Means of compressing an executable file
Yoshihiko Mino, POPCOM.COM, signature "-pc1-") Known executable compressors for MS-DOS-compatible executable files (.COM or .EXE): Realia Spacemaker (since 1982
Executable_compression
Defunct American multinational operating system software company
for DOS and Windows users to have a choice between MS-DOS and DR-DOS feature-wise, and that it was technically possible to run Windows 4 on DR-DOS 7 simply
Caldera_(company)
2000 Microsoft operating system version
editing and was designed to be easy to use for consumers; it is the last MS-DOS-based Windows version as all consumer versions starting with Windows XP
Windows_Me
Neo-grotesque sans-serif typeface
Portuguese), 861 (MS-DOS Icelandic), 862 (Hebrew), 863 (MS-DOS Canadian French), 864 (Arabic), 865 (MS-DOS Nordic), 866 (MS-DOS Russian), 869 (IBM Greek)
Arial_Unicode_MS
RAM area of an IBM AT or compatible computer
with Digital Research's DR DOS 5.0 (via HIDOS.SYS /BDOS=FFFF and CONFIG.SYS HIDOS=ON) and since 1991 with MS-DOS 5.0 (via DOS=HIGH), parts of the operating
High_memory_area
Italian-American programmer and original developer of the FreeDOS kernel
a DOS-like operating system for use in embedded systems for some while before the advent of FreeDOS. His efforts started when he developed an MS-DOS 3
Pat_Villani
"Star Crusader (1994) MS-DOS release dates". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2018. "Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (1994) MS-DOS release dates". MobyGames
List of Take-Two Interactive games
List_of_Take-Two_Interactive_games
Typographical mark (\)
is a reasonable approximation in ASCII of the Greek letter lambda, λ). MS-DOS 2.0, released 1983, copied the idea of a hierarchical file system from Unix
Backslash
1995 video game
Cyberdreams and distributed by MGM Interactive and Acclaim Entertainment for MS-DOS and Mac OS, respectively. The game is based on Ellison's short story of
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game)
I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Scream_(video_game)
Excel – for MS Windows and Apple Macintosh. The proprietary spreadsheet leader. Microsoft Works Spreadsheet – for MS Windows (previously MS-DOS and Apple
List_of_spreadsheet_software
USB drive software
released on December 4, 2011, with originally only MS-DOS support. Version 1.0.4 introduced FreeDOS support and version 1.1.0 introduced ISO image support
Rufus_(software)
DOS specification
feature named MS-DOS Extensions or DOS API translation that had been proposed by Ralph Lipe in the original drafts. Most of it was implementing DOS and BIOS
DOS_Protected_Mode_Interface
Personal finance management tool
data is incompatible between the two versions. Earlier versions ran on MS-DOS and the Apple II. Versions of Quicken range from "starter" editions to more
Quicken
1997 action-adventure game
game in the Grand Theft Auto series and was released in November 1997 for MS-DOS and Windows, in December 1997 for the PlayStation and in October 1999 for
Grand_Theft_Auto_(video_game)
Architecture of computer operating systems
The basic code is similar in function to MS-DOS. They are 16-/32-bit hybrids and require support from MS-DOS to operate. To start up or boot, Windows
Architecture_of_Windows_9x
Key on a computer or terminal keyboard
2016 to 2022 replaced the physical function keys with the Touch Bar. Under MS-DOS, individual programs could decide what each function key meant to them,
Function_key
Operating system from IBM
of PC DOS targeting the Intel 80286 processor. Notably, basic system calls were modelled after MS-DOS calls; their names even started with "Dos" and it
OS/2
Computer program that runs as a background process
specified as Type=forking and "multi-threaded" datagram servers under inetd. In MS-DOS, daemon-like functionality was implemented as a terminate-and-stay-resident
Daemon_(computing)
Video game series
Apple II, Mac, MS-DOS, Commodore 64, NES, MSX, PC-Engine CD-ROM²) Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World (1988; Apple II, Amiga, MS-DOS, Commodore 64
Might_and_Magic
IBM PC compatible home computer system
MS-DOS 2.11R, the HX shipped with Personal Deskmate 2. Most versions of MS-DOS works with the 1000 HX, including DOS 3.x and some later versions; DOS
Tandy_1000
Computer file system architecture design
The FAT file system is a file system used on MS-DOS and Windows 9x family of operating systems. It continues to be used on mobile devices and embedded
Design_of_the_FAT_file_system
1990s small battery-powered computer
(MS-DOS 5.0, NEC V30) ZEOS Pocket PC (MS-DOS 5.0, 1991) Sharp PC-3000 (MS-DOS 3.3, 1991) Sharp PC-3100 (MS-DOS 3.3, 1991) Hewlett-Packard 95LX (MS-DOS 3
Palmtop_PC
Family of CP/M- and DOS-compatible multi-user multi-tasking operating systems
Concurrent DOS V60 FlexOS DR DOS PC DOS – IBM's OEM version of (single-user) MS-DOS MS-DOS 4.0 (multitasking) PC-MOS/386 – unrelated multitasking DOS clone
Multiuser_DOS
Expressions for the Nintendo Entertainment System on December 3, 1991 and for MS-DOS in 1993. Tom has mouse-napped Jerry's nephew Tuffy and locked him in a trunk
List of Tom and Jerry video games
List_of_Tom_and_Jerry_video_games
Personification of operating systems
omitted entirely. MS-DOS-tan is most commonly represented as a shy schoolgirl, with black or dark grey hair in pigtails decorated with "DOS"-shaped hair ties;
OS-tan
Line-oriented text editor
with early versions of IBM PC DOS, MS-DOS and OS/2. Although superseded in MS-DOS 5.0 and later by the full-screen MS-DOS Editor, and by Notepad in Microsoft
Edlin
Video game series
them. Grand Theft Auto, the first game in the series, was released for MS-DOS and Windows in November 1997, ported to the PlayStation in 1998 and the
Grand_Theft_Auto
Software that manages computer hardware resources
operating system from Microsoft, which IBM sold as IBM PC DOS and Microsoft branded as MS-DOS (MicroSoft Disk Operating System) and was widely used on
Operating_system
Slanting line punctuation mark (/)
"stroke". Clarifying terms such as "forward slash" were coined because MS-DOS and Windows use the backslash extensively. The slash is commonly used in
Slash_(punctuation)
Windows compatibility software
Windows run on top of MS-DOS, and Windows programs may depend on MS-DOS programs to be usable. Wine does not have good support for MS-DOS, but starting with
Wine_(software)
1995 video game
for Mortal Kombat 3 in Europe. Sculptured Software did the 16-bit and PC MS-DOS versions, while the PlayStation and PC Windows versions were developed by
Mortal_Kombat_3
Microsoft Unix operating system
compatibility of Xenix-compiled C software with MS-DOS, and interoperability of Xenix-based file servers and MS-DOS application servers. The company advised
Xenix
Series of PCs by NEC, sold primarily in Japan
computer and is thus capable of running ported (and localized) versions of MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. However, as Windows spread, software developers no
PC-98
Video games by developer/publisher
Heartlight were released together in 1994 by Epic as the Epic Puzzle Pack. The MS-DOS release of The Adventures of Robbo was an enhanced version of the original
List_of_games_by_Epic_Games
Cross-platform machine-code compiler
who use cross compilers that run on a current platform (such as Aztec C's MS-DOS 6502 cross compilers running under Windows XP). Use of virtual machines
Cross_compiler
Type of interface based on outputting to or controlling a text display
exist. On IBM PC compatibles, the Basic Input Output System (BIOS) and MS-DOS system calls provide a way to write text on the screen, and the ANSI.SYS
Text-based_user_interface
Presentation application, part of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office
presentation market, which was very heavily dominated by MS-DOS applications on PCs. The market leaders on MS-DOS in 1988–1989 were Harvard Graphics (introduced
Microsoft_PowerPoint
supplied PC-DOS. Microsoft had retained the rights to re-sell PC-DOS separately to the IBM PC. When they sold the product it was branded as MS-DOS but was
History_of_personal_computers
Shell command for listing files and directories
86, CDOS, TRIPOS, DOS, 4690 OS, OS/2, Windows, Singularity, ROM-DOS, ReactOS, GNU, AROS, VMS, RT-11, RSX-11, OS/8, 86-DOS, MS-DOS (in versions 1 and
Dir_(command)
Command-line utility that carries out disk formatting
It is a component of various operating systems, including 86-DOS, MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS and OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS. The command performs the
Format_(command)
Input method
European, Arabic and Asian computers used other hardware code pages, and MS-DOS was able to switch between them at runtime with commands like KEYB, CHCP
Alt_code
List of non-internet BBS programs
Windows/Linux/ARM Linux/OSX. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2. Synchronet – Windows/Linux/BSD, past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2. WWIV – WWIV v5.x is supported
List_of_BBS_software
File archiver
released for macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, and in the past for Windows CE, MS-DOS and OS/2. RAR/DOS started as a mix of x86 assembler and C, with the amount of assembly
WinRAR
Disk compression utility
(initially known as DoubleSpace) is a disk compression utility supplied with MS-DOS starting from version 6.0 in 1993 and ending in 2000 with the release of
DriveSpace
Media player for Microsoft Windows
Version 1 of Winamp was released in 1997, along with basic counterparts for MS-DOS and Macintosh, and quickly grew popular with over 3 million downloads, paralleling
Winamp
This is an index of DOS games. This list has been split into multiple pages. Please use the Table of Contents to browse it. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K
Index_of_DOS_games_(A)
Computer program or file valid in multiple programming languages or file formats
language ? Go on ! The following file runs as an MS-DOS batch file, then re-runs itself in Perl: Highlighted for DOS batch @rem = ' --PERL-- @echo off perl "%~dpnx0"
Polyglot_(computing)
component. List of PC games List of free PC games List of Linux games Index of DOS games List of Windows 3.x games Index of Windows games List of Games for
Lists_of_video_games
Word processor
XyWrite is a word processor for MS-DOS and Windows modeled on the mainframe-based ATEX typesetting system. Popular with writers and editors for its speed
XyWrite
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
In some of these systems (MS-DOS/PC DOS 2.xx, DOS Plus 2.1, DR-DOS 7.02 and higher, PTS-DOS, Embedded DOS, FreeDOS and RxDOS), the setting can also be
Command-line_interface
Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Windows products and included an enhanced version of DOS, often referred to as MS-DOS 7.0. It also featured a significant
History of the graphical user interface
History_of_the_graphical_user_interface
1992 fighting game
powerful laser beam. Carlos Pesina plays Raiden (spelled "Rayden" in the MS-DOS and console ports), a thunder god and guardian of Earthrealm who competes
Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)
Mortal_Kombat_(1992_video_game)
MS DOS
MS DOS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English dūst ‘dust’, applied as a nickname, possibly for someone with a dusty complexion or hair (as, for example, a miller), or for a worthless person.North German : possibly a Westphalian habitational name from a farm named with dost ‘bush’, ‘brush’. However, the word also means ‘fine dust’, ‘flour’ and may have been applied as an occupational nickname for a miller. Compare 1.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Night Maker; The Moon
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Friend of the Prophet Muhammad
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Enemy of Sin
Boy/Male
Celtic
From the sand hill.
Male
African
born after twins.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from Dowdeswell in Gloucestershire, named from an Old English personal name Dogod + Old English wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Evening
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Friendship; Dosti
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. In the US this is a southern name, common in TX, MS, and LA.
Girl/Female
Indian
Doshima
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friend
Boy/Male
Indian
Friend
Boy/Male
Indian
Ten (Number)
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Friend of the Prophet Muhammad
Girl/Female
Tamil
Dhrushma | தà¯à®°à¯à®·à®®à®¾à®‚
Doshima
Dhrushma | தà¯à®°à¯à®·à®®à®¾à®‚
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Dorsett.Possibly a respelling of French Dosset (see Dossey).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Friend; Sweetheart
MS DOS
MS DOS
Female
English
Medieval Latin form of Persian Esther, HESTER means "star."
Boy/Male
English Irish
Stranger.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Earth
Girl/Female
Tamil
Gaganasri | ககநாஸரீ
Sky
Girl/Female
Tamil
Part of a divine power
Girl/Female
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Cawthorne.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Battlefield's Protector
Biblical
bitterness of the Lord
Female
Russian
(ЕвпракÑиÑ) Variant spelling of Russian Yevpraksiya, EVPRAKSIYA means "good conduct."
MS DOS
MS DOS
MS DOS
MS DOS
MS DOS
n.
A genus of herbs (Anthemis) of the Composite family. The common camomile, A. nobilis, is used as a popular remedy. Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter, aromatic taste. They are tonic, febrifugal, and in large doses emetic, and the volatile oil is carminative.
n.
The science or doctrine of doses; dosology.
n.
A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.
n.
Too great a dose; an excessive dose.
n.
A draught; a dose; usually, a draught or dose of a liquid medicine.
n.
The appliance by which the dose is administred.
v. t. & i.
To give an underdose or underdoses to; to practice giving insufficient doses.
n.
The art of curing, founded on resemblances; the theory and its practice that disease is cured (tuto, cito, et jucunde) by remedies which produce on a healthy person effects similar to the symptoms of the complaint under which the patient suffers, the remedies being usually administered in minute doses. This system was founded by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, and is opposed to allopathy, or heteropathy.
n.
A dose which is less than required; a small or insufficient dose.
n.
To give doses to; to medicine or physic to; to give potions to, constantly and without need.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dose
a.
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.
n.
A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic.
imp. & p. p.
of Dose
v. t.
To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
v. i.
Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.
n.
To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the patient or the disease; to form into suitable doses.
n.
The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal.
n.
A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium.
n.
A dose of physic for a horse.