What does S.O.S. stand for???

Question

I always hear the term but i dont know what they stand for, i need an answer that wont say something like its "help" or something, wanna know what it stands for S.O.S.
please dont post things like "why" or "i dont know" best answer will be chosen!!

Answer 1

The main expansions are -

SOS MAYDAY (logging abbreviation)
SOS Sibling Over Shoulder (chat)
SOS [not an acronym] a common misconception is that SOS means Save Our Ship/Souls (a distress call); the letters don't actually stand for anything
SOS Secretary Of State
SOS Speed of Sound
SOS Sink or Swim (Super Nintendo video game)
SOS Sultan Of Swat (Babe Ruth)
SOS Somali Shilling (ISO currency code)
SOS Socialstyrelsen (Sweden: national board of health and welfare)
SOS Sound On Sound
SOS Save Our Selves
SOS Son of Sevenless (enzyme involved in the signal transduction pathway)
SOS Silicon On Sapphire
SOS System Of Systems
SOS Share Our Strength

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-dits/three-dahs/three-dits, 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 write it is with a bar above the letters, i.e. SOS.

In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Souls," "Save our Ship" "Save Our Shelby," "Shoot Our Ship", "Sinking Our Ship", "Survivors On Shore", and others. It is mostly known by "Save Our Souls". However, these phrases were a later development, most likely used to help remember the correct letters—something known as a backronym.

Many songs have been made of the distress signal SOS, such as "Message in a Bottle" by The Police, "SOS" by ABBA, "SOS" by Rihanna, "S.O.S." by The Jonas Brothers, and "Stranger" by Gamma.

Answer 3

Supposedly, Save our Ship, but most likely they were used because S and O represent the longer simple Morse Code letters. S is 3 dots and O is 3 dashes.
http://ling.ucsc.edu/~hank/morseabc.html
Combined they are very unlikely to be confused with some other letter combination. They can also be sent rapidly even in a confused situation and can be sent by flashing lights, radio, horn, etc. Three gun shots then a gap is used for hunter's emergency, but that may be more recent.

Answer 4

The three letters S O S were easy to transmit using the "newly" invented Morse Code. Dot-Dot-Dot, Dash-Dash-Dash, Dot-Dot-Dot.

This code was adopted as the international distress code in the early 1900's. The Titantic was the first cruise liner to use the code.

The various phrases (such as Save Our Souls) associated with the code are considered a way to remember the code (not that it's that difficult).

Answer 5

Though it is an internationally recognized call for help from a ship in distress, just what words the letters stand for have never been completely agreed upon.

Answer 6

Most people think it means save our ships or save our souls but thats wrong. It's only a menomic memory device.

It was noted that SOS looks the same even if its upside down.
In Morse code S = dot dot dot and O = dash dash dash.

Anyone hearing that would immediately recognize it as the international distress signal.

Answer 7

It means nothing. ...---... is The International Distress Signal in Morse Code. If broken up,it does represent SOS; but it is not broken up - it is transmitted as one continuous signal which is recognized by operators, who may well not speak English and have no idea what save, or our or ship, or souls means.

As an ex-coastal radio operator, I feel obliged to dispel the myth; but my patience has run thin.

Answer 8

SOS is the frequently used description for the international Morse code misery sign (· · · — — — · · ·). This misery sign grew to become into first accompanied by means of the German government in radio rules useful April a million, 1905, and became the international customary while it grew to become into included interior the 2nd international Radio-telegraphic convention, which grew to become into signed on November 3, 1906, and became useful on July a million, 1908. In person-friendly utilization, SOS became linked with words which includes "shop Our Souls," "shop our deliver" "shop Our Shelby," "Shoot Our deliver", "Sinking Our deliver", "Survivors On Shore", and others. that's frequently time-honored by means of "shop Our deliver". besides the shown fact that, those words have been a later progression, maximum probable used to help keep in mind the main suitable letters—something time-honored as a backronym.

Answer 9

It's a miss conception that it means "save our souls" or "save our ship" but actually the letters stand nothing.........

http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/SOS

Answer 10

Save Our Souls or Save our Ship

CQD (-.-. --.- -..) was the original standard international Morse code distress signal.
It was originally proposed and adopted by Marconi on January 7, 1904. It was officially superseded with the code SOS in 1908 which was considered more distinctive and easier to use.

CQD stood for "Come Quick, Danger".

Hope you found your answer :0)