What does it mean by "sos"?

Answer 1

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.

In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Ship," "Save Our Souls," "Survivors On Ship," "Save Our Sailors" "Stop Other Signals" 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,the phrase was chosen arbitrarily for its ease of remembering and typing, much like the modern 9-1-1 emergency number.

Answer 2

SOS is the commonly used description for the International Morse code distress signal (· · · - - - · · · ) . 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-dots/three-dashes/three-dots, all run together without letter spacing. In International Morse Code, three dots form the letter S, and three dashes make the letter O, so "SOS" became an easy way to remember the correct order of the dots and dashes. 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. SOS.)

In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Ship," "Save Our Souls," "Survivors On Ship," "Save Our Sailors" "Stop Other Signals" 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,the phrase was chosen arbitrarily for its ease of remembering and typing, much like the modern 9-1-1 emergency number.

Answer 3

Stuck On Site
Save Our Ship
Save Our Souls
Survivors On Ship
Save Our Sailors
Stop Other Signals
Send Out Sailors
Snot On Shirt
Smell Our Sh*t
See Out Side
Smack On Snout
Shark On Ship
Snap Our Sticks

Answer 4

SOS is a distress signal introduced in Germany
in 1905 An international morse code which became effective in July,1908, consisted of a continuous sequence of three dots/three dashes/three dots all running together without letter spacing. It's an easy way to remember the correct order of the dots and dashes. In popular usage,it can stand for save our ship, save our souls, survivors on ship, stop other signals, send out sailors and even stuck on site. The phrase was chosen arbitrarily for its ease of remembering and typing much like the modern 911 emergency number.

Answer 5

"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 our 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. "

Pity...I always thought it really did stand for something.

Answer 6

Some One Special
Sending Out Signals
Some One Sucks

Answer 7

In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Stuck On Site", "Save Our Ship," "Save Our Souls," "Survivors On Ship," "Save Our Sailors" "Stop Other Signals" and "Send Out Sailors".

Answer 8

Some feel it means "save our ship" or "send out support". but it was choses for the brevity of the signal and that it could not be confused with anything else

dotdotdot dashdashdash dotdotdot

Answer 9

SOS means save our souls i think

Answer 10

Doesn't actually stand for anything, it's just three letters that are very simple for a novice radio operator to transmit, and just as importantly, for a novice radio operator to pick up too