what does the acronym SOS mean and stand for?
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SOS is the commonly used description for the International Morse code distress signal (· · · - - - · · · ) (listen). This distress signal was first adopted by the German government in radio regulations effective April 1, 1905, and became the worldwide standard when it was included in the second International Radiotelegraphic Convention, which was signed on November 3, 1906, and became effective on July 1, 1908.
From the beginning, the SOS distress signal has actually consisted of a continuous sequence of three-dits/three-dahs/three-di... all run together without letter spacing. In International Morse Code, three dits form the letter S, and three dahs make the letter O, so "SOS" became an easy way to remember the correct order of the dits and dahs. In modern terminology, SOS is a "procedural signal" or "prosign", and the formal way to show that there are no internal spaces when it is sent is to write it with a bar above the letters, i.e. \overline{\mbox{SOS}}.)
In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Souls", "Save Our Ship", and "Send out Sailors". However, these phrases were a later development, most likely used to help remember the correct letters — something known as a backronym.
Second time today I've answered this. You should search answers before you ask people to do you a favor.
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save our souls
Personally if i was in trouble I hope someone would send a helicoptor, not a priest.
Maybe it should be SML. Save my life
Nerdy thing. Ever notice a lot of mobile phones have a default ring tone for sms messages that goes 3 short beeps, 2 long beeps, 3 short beeps.
Morse code for SMS
oh how the times have changed
save our souls
Personally if i was in trouble I hope someone would send a helicoptor, not a priest.
Maybe it should be SML. Save my life
Nerdy thing. Ever notice a lot of mobile phones have a default ring tone for sms messages that goes 3 short beeps, 2 long beeps, 3 short beeps.
Morse code for SMS
oh how the times have changed
Save our Ship
save our ship
I believe that it was used by captains on boats when they were in trouble. It was transmitted via Morse Code anytime a ship needed assistance. The SOS sent by the Titanic was ignored...
Save Our Ship
It was the distress call that was easy to remember via morse code when that was how ships communicated. It was three short beeps, three long beeps, then three short beeps.
Nothing.It was easy to remember as an emergency signal in the days of telegraphy.
It replaced the letters CQD.
some one special
These two websites have good answers..
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msos.html
http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/060199tip6.htm
Actually, I saw this at another forum, it doesn't mean anything.
"...---..." is SOS in morse code. It's very simple, so it was picked. Any words it may mean (save our ship, etc.) were picked around the word.
Also, the term was created by the Germans, so if it DID mean anything, it wouldn't be in English.
save our ship
It's 'save our soles'. And i spose if you were in a life or death situation it wouldnt really matter what one would be thinking would it really..or for that matter what it it meant.
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