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POS

POS

4 6.3
A place where someone or something is
  • noun
  • /piː oʊ ɛs/
translation icon : posición
  • Sending a Quick Reaction Force to your POS at this time.
  • POS plan
  • POS means point

One says pause POS for position, the other says SFLD.

Examples

  • The enemy fleet warps back to the POS not 5 minutes later!

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  • Bracken talked about the accuracy of the POS AR to 500 yards.

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  • ST establishes contact with the POS owners who can field a single Sabre; he is currently cloaked near their fleet.

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  • Without this inside the computer, I can't plug in… all the other parts and pieces of the system out front, the POS system, to make it work.

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  • The technician updated the software at the POS to improve transaction speed.

  • In retail, the POS is where customers make payments for their purchases.

  • A reliable POS system can enhance customer experience by reducing wait times.

Synonyms

place
vsPOS
∞ 1.0

A particular area where something is or should be

is the abbreviation commonly used for the same idea in technical or casual usage
position
vsPOS
∞ 1.0

The place where someone or something is placed

is the shortened form used in technical and informal contexts
location
vsPOS
41 1.4

The act of putting something in a particular place

is an abbreviation that names a place rather than the placing action
possie
vsPOS
  • UK
9.9

A good spot to see or hear something

is a neutral technical abbreviation rather than slang praising a spot

Compounds

POS tagger
  • Specialized
6.4

A computer program that labels words in text with parts of speech like noun or verb

Surface Forms

POS singular
POSs plural

Morphology

POS = P + O + S

This is an initialism (acronym) whose letters stand for words; the letters are not English morphemes and do not transparently convey the meaning.

Etymology

POS stands for position, meaning someone's or something's place. That's why maps and apps show your POS to help others find your 'location'.