What does S.O.S mean?

Answer 1

SOS may stand for:

SOS, the international Morse code distress signal, consisting of three dots, three dashes and three dots (··· --- ···)
Science of Spirituality, a non-profit organization related to meditation
SOS response, a DNA repair system of prokaryotes involving RecA and LexA proteins
Somali shilling, the currency of Somalia (ISO currency code "SOS")
Silicon on Sapphire, a type of wafer chip design
Secretary of State
SOS (arcade game), a 1980 arcade game by Namco
SOS Children's Villages
State of Sabotage, a micronation formed in 2003 on the uninhabited Finnish island of Harakka
Save Our State, an immigration reform group in Southern California
Strength of Schedule, a factor for selection into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball tournament, and predictor of how a team might do in any sport, typically released by ESPN
Secular Organizations for Sobriety
SOS (operating system), the "Sophisticated Operating System", an operating system used by the ill-fated Apple III computer
Special Operations Squadron, an United States Air Force Special Operations Squadron
Sheamus O'Shaunessy, a professional wrestler
Stephen Silvagni, an Australian football player, standing for "Son of Silvagni", after his father, Sergio Silvagni
Season On Sex, a mid-nineties tabloid term for women who dates sportsmen
S.O.S. (Lost), a TV episode from the series Lost
SOS Brigade, Suzumiya Haruhi's club in the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and the Light Novel Suzumiya Haruhi series
Saving Our Selves, a Hurricane Katrina relief fundraising telethon, which aired on BET
Switched-On Schoolhouse, an educational computer program for homeschoolers and private school students
Special Operations Strikeforce, a United States government-sponsored team of superheroes featured in the comic book series The Savage Dragon.
In music:

SOS (ABBA song), a 1975 hit single for ABBA
S.O.S. (Agnetha song), a 1975 recording of ABBA's track with swedish vocals only by Agnetha Fältskog
SOS (Rihanna song), a 2006 single by singer Rihanna
The SOS Band, an American R&B musical ensemble best known for the hits "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" and "Just Be Good to Me"
S.O.S (album), an album by Morgana Lefay
SOS (Good Charlotte song) by Good Charlotte
SOS may also stand for:

The tiebreaker "Sum of Opponents' Scores" in a McMahon system tournament
a brand of detergent-infused scouring pad, manufactured by Clorox, supposed to stand for "Save Our Saucepans"
**** On a Shingle, U. S. military slang for creamed chipped beef on toast
"Son of Sevenless', a small GTPase that promotes the exchange of Ras-bound GDP by GTP

Answer 2

This is a rescue call. When a ship or an aircraft is in danger they send the s.o.s (Save Our Souls) call to radar control asking for help and rescue them from being perished.

Answer 3

Save Our Souls

Answer 4

In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Ship," "Save Our Souls," "Survivors On Ship," "Save Our Sailors" 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. Other backronyms include Stuck On Site. In reality, it has no meaning.

Answer 5

Save Our Souls

Answer 6

Contrary to popular notion, the letters SOS do not stand for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls". They were selected to indicate a distress because, in Morse code, these letters and their combination create an unmistakeable sound pattern

Answer 7

Save Our Souls ( International Morse Code Distress signal )

Answer 8

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There is much mystery and misinformation surrounding the origin and use of maritime distress calls. Most of the general populace believes that "SOS" signifies "Save Our Ship." Casual students of radio history are aware that the use of "SOS" was preceded by "CQD." Why were these signals adopted? When were they used?

The wireless telegraphers used Morse Code to send messages. Morse Code is a way of "tapping" out letters using a series of dots (short signals) and dashes (long signals). "CQ" preceded time signals and special notices. "CQ" was generally adopted by telegraph and cable stations all over the world. In 1904, the Marconi company suggested the use of "CQD" for a distress signal. Although generally accepted to mean, "Come Quick Danger," that is not the case. It is a general call, "CQ," followed by "D," meaning distress. A strict interpretation would be "All stations, Distress."

At the second Berlin Radiotelegraphic Conference 1906, the subject of a danger signal was again addressed. Considerable discussion ensued and finally SOS was adopted. The thinking was that three dots, three dashes and three dots could not be misinterpreted. It was to be sent together as one string.

The Marconi Yearbook of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony , 1918 states, "This signal [SOS] was adopted simply on account of its easy radiation and its unmistakable character. There is no special signification in the letter themselves, and it is entirely incorrect to put full stops between them [the letters]." All the popular interpretations of "SOS," "Save or Ship," "Save Our Souls," or "Send Out Succour" are simply not valid. Stations hearing this distress call were to immediately cease handling traffic until the emergency was over and were likewise bound to answer the distress signal.

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Answer 9

Save Our Ship

Answer 10

Save Our Souls!

Answer 11

Save our souls. It was originally used in semaphore ( flag language ) then transferred over to Morse code. Used for the first time in Morse code on the HMS Titanic.