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Yoo-fi? Yoo-ef-ee?

They shoulda made it easier to pronounce if they wanted people to call it that

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[–] McGuirk808@lemmy.world 82 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're 100% correct.

But I'm gonna keep calling it BIOS anyway.

[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It does seem to serve the same purpose, an “OS” under the OS so 🤷

[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I don't think the OS is the same in BIOS. It is "Basic Input Output System"

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Seems like it should be BI/OS, then, haha.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Something something bi erasure

[–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Common misconception, it actually stands for Basic Initial Operating System /s

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Which operates the system