Eos is, in Greek mythology, the Titan goddess of the dawn, who rose from her home at the edge of Oceanus, the Ocean that surrounds the world, to herald her brother Helios, the sun. The Greek worship of the dawn as a goddess is believed to be inherited from Indo-European times. The name Eos is cognate to Latin Aurora, to Vedic Ushas.
Electro Optical System, used by the camera manufacturer Canon in their film/digital cameras. Cameras like EOS Rebel2000 or EOS Elan 7 are Electro Optical System. EF or EF-S lenses can be used on a EOS camera.
A cryptocurrency created by Block One which supports smart contacts much like Ethereum. EOS uses delegated proof of stake to confirm transactions, which leads to confirmed speeds of at least 1000 transactions per secund, as opposed to Ethereum's 15 transactions per secund. The developers of Block One claim EOS, as a cryptocurrency, is not an acronym.
- I bought EOS at its peak! Oh no!
- That's right. Buy high, sell low.