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BIOS

hardware

Basic Input/Output System, firmware stored on a chip that initialises hardware during the boot process

Pronunciation

Correct

BYE-oss

/ˈbaɪɒs/

Pronounced as an acronym with two syllables: 'bye-oss'. This pronunciation is universal in computing and has been standard since the term was introduced with IBM PCs in 1981.

Source: en.wikipedia.org(community consensus)

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