Noun
(computing) Acronym of Basic Input/Output System.
(computing, informal, by extension) any firmware user interface that provides similar functionality as BIOS, such as UEFI
plural of bio
(obsolete) A vitamin essential for the growth of yeast, since found to be several B vitamins.
bios (plural bioi)
In the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben, a particular mode of life; "qualified life", as opposed to the bare life or zoe.
bios (plural bioi)
In the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben, a particular mode of life; "qualified life", as opposed to the bare life or zoe.
A BIOS might be reflashed in order to upgrade to a newer version to fix bugs or provide improved performance or to support newer hardware, or a reflashing operation might be needed to fix a damaged BIOS. Source: Internet
A boot menu such as the textual menu of Windows, which allows users to choose an operating system to boot, to boot into the safe mode, or to use the last known good configuration, is displayed through BIOS and receives keyboard input through BIOS. Source: Internet
A leading gay-rights group that has praised Tesla’s treatment of its LGBTQ employees wants Elon Musk to apologize for mocking people who display their gender pronouns in their online bios. Source: Internet
Adding memory to a computer, for example, meant that the CP/M system had to be reinstalled with an updated BIOS capable of addressing the additional memory. Source: Internet
A modern Wintel -compatible computer provides a setup routine essentially unchanged in nature from the ROM-resident BIOS setup utilities of the late 1990s; the user can configure hardware options using the keyboard and video display. Source: Internet
Applications Personal computers ROM BIOS firmware on a Baby AT motherboard In some respects, the various firmware components are as important as the operating system in a working computer. Source: Internet