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An opperating system created in the early to mid 90's that was vastly supperior to many OS's currently. It's unfortunate demise was spelled out by poor driver support and lack of funding.

It now lives on only in verious open source projects and some offhand Palm workshop.
I wanted to convert to BeOS, but it died before truly reaching usable status.
BeOS by drk_ghost April 13, 2003
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Unlike Linux, BeOS was a REAL operating system which was stable, fast, and booted up within 20 seconds. The OS had fairly good hardware support, was easy to navigate, had programs that were easy to install, and had a good amount of multimedia tools. It would have been a perfect alternative to Windows had the BeOS executives decided not to try in vain to sue Microsoft and ultimately bankrupt themselves.
Oh well.
BeOS by PC User June 23, 2003
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Bay-be Os 

Bay-be Os are manufactured by Bay-be Os Corp. They originated when I was bored and called up 411 with some chums. I asked if they had baby in a strange accent and that is where Bay-be came from. Bay-be Os are baby meat in an O form. Kind of like Cheerios, except made of Bay-be. There are also Bay-be Strips; Looks like bacon, tastes like Bay-be!
I wonder if anyone will ever actually believe that there are such things as Bay-be Os out there.
Bay-be Os by Bay-be Os Corp. December 19, 2004
BeOS It's the OS.
I use BeOS simply because it's the OS!
BeOS by Daniel Mark June 22, 2003
A small piece of information. Derived from the word ken, used often in the scottish language and is synonymous with knowledge.
Person 1: "Hey I don't get this shit. How do you solve this problem?"
Person 2: "I got that one. Give me some kenlets on this assignment and I'll help you w/ that one."
kenlet by Norma Y. October 8, 2005
Word of the Day on July 13, 2026

I mean I guess bro

a word of expression to when you give up on comprehending someone's words of ignorance, stupidity, absurdity or are too exhausted to formulate a proper response.

Commonly seen in TikTok comment sections in replies to lazy attempts at humor, overconfidentally incorrect statement, or an over-the-top comment or when someone completely misses the mark on something.
"actually... incorrect statement, hope this helps!"
"I mean I guess bro"
Word of the Day on July 12, 2026

abandonware 

n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.
abandonware by Spoom October 24, 2003
Word of the Day on July 11, 2026