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LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to:


Science and technology

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Length of stay Length of stay (LOS) is the duration of a single episode of hospitalization. patient, Inpatient days are calculated by subtracting day of admission from day of :wikt:discharge, discharge. Analysis A common statistic associated with length of stay ...
, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation *
Level of service Level of service may refer to: * Levels of service in asset management * Level of service (transportation) in transportation and traffic * Something agreed on in a Service-level agreement A service-level agreement (SLA) is a commitment between a ...
, a measure used by traffic engineers *
Level of significance In statistical hypothesis testing, a type I error is the mistaken rejection of an actually true null hypothesis (also known as a "false positive" finding or conclusion; example: "an innocent person is convicted"), while a type II error is the fa ...
, a measure of statistical significance *
Line-of-sight (disambiguation) Line of sight (adjectival form line-of-sight) is the unobstructed line between an observer and a subject of interest. Line of sight or Line of Sight may also refer to: * Sightline (architecture), an unobstructed line-of-sight between a subject a ...
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LineageOS LineageOS is an Android-based operating system for smartphones, tablet computers, and set-top boxes, with mostly free and open-source software. It is the successor to CyanogenMod, from which it was forked in December 2016, when Cyanogen Inc. a ...
, a free and open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers * Loss of signal **
Fading In wireless communications, fading is variation of the attenuation of a signal with various variables. These variables include time, geographical position, and radio frequency. Fading is often modeled as a random process. A fading channel is a ...
**End of
pass (spaceflight) An orbital pass (or simply pass) is the period in which a spacecraft is above the local horizon, and thus available for line-of-sight communication with a given ground station, receiver, or relay satellite, or for visual sighting. The beginning ...
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Loss of significance In numerical analysis, catastrophic cancellation is the phenomenon that subtracting good approximations to two nearby numbers may yield a very bad approximation to the difference of the original numbers. For example, if there are two studs, one L_ ...
, undesirable effect in calculations using floating-point arithmetic


Medicine and biology

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Lipooligosaccharide Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are large molecules consisting of a lipid and a polysaccharide that are bacterial toxins. They are composed of an O-antigen, an outer core, and an inner core all joined by a covalent bond, and are found in the outer me ...
, a bacterial lipopolysaccharide with a low-molecular-weight * Lower oesophageal sphincter


Arts and entertainment

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The Land of Stories ''The Land of Stories'' is a series of children's fiction, adventure and fantasy books written by American author, actor and singer Chris Colfer. The first book, ''The Wishing Spell'', was released on July 17, 2012. The sixth book was published ...
'', a series of children's novels by Chris Colfer * Los, or the
Crimson King The Crimson King, known to some as Los' or Ram Abbalah, is a fictional character created by Stephen King and the main antagonist of King's eight-volume ''Dark Tower'' series, as well as the novels ''Insomnia'' (1994) and '' Black House'' (200 ...
, a character in Stephen King's novels *
Los (band) Los was a British indie rock band, formed and based in Surrey. As of 2008, the band comprises Helen Sargent (vocals and synth), Daniel Hale (drums) and Chris Hamilton (guitars). Their distinctive sound had been described as a mixture of rock, ...
, a British indie rock band from 2008 to 2011 *
Los (Blake) In the mythological writings of William Blake, Los is the fallen (earthly or human) form of Urthona, one of the four Zoas. He is referred to as the "eternal prophet" and creates the visionary city of Golgonooza. Los is regularly described as a ...
, a character in William Blake's poetry *
Los (rapper) Carlos Coleman (born March 23, 1982), better known by his stage name King Los or simply Los is an American rapper and lyricist. He originally signed to Bad Boy Records during the 2005 in conjunction with his Bloc Incorporated record deal. After ...
(born 1982), stage name of American rapper Carlos Coleman * "Los", a song from the Rammstein album ''
Reise, Reise ''Reise, Reise'' (; a German '' military wake-up call'', literally "(a)rise, (a)rise") is the fourth studio album by Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 27 September 2004 through Universal Music in Germany and followed shortl ...
'' *Los, or 'Legion of Skanks', is a comedy podcast on Gas Digital Network.


Games and sports

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Line of scrimmage In gridiron football, a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line (across the width of the field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next play has begun. Its location is based on the spot where the ball is placed after the end o ...
, in American football *
Lucas Oil Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the National Football League (NFL)'s Indianapolis Colts and opened on August 16, 2008. The stadium was ...
, Indianapolis, Indiana, the home of the Indianapolis Colts football team


Locations

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Îles de Los Îles de Los are an island group lying off Conakry in Guinea, on the west coast of Africa. Their name is derived from the Portuguese: ''Ilhas dos Ídolos'', "Islands of the Idols". They are located about off the headland limiting the southern ...
, Guinea *
Los, Sweden Los is a locality situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 332 inhabitants in 2020. The village is known for its 18th-century cobalt mine, where Axel Fredrik Cronstedt discovered the chemical element of nickel Nickel ...
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Łoś, Masovian Voivodeship Łoś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prażmów, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Prażmów, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw Warsaw ...
, Poland * Los, a small crater on Mars


Business

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LOS AS LOS AS is a Norwegian electricity supplier and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Agder Energi. The company is the Norway's third largest household supplier. The company's core business is the supply of electricity products tailored to the differi ...
, a Norwegian electricity supplier and subsidiary of Agder Energi


Weapons

* PZL.37 Łoś, Polish bomber aircraft *
Los LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significance ...
(''Лось''), Soviet hunting rifle


Other uses

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Los (surname) Łoś (Polish) or Los (Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, etc., also transliterated from Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Russian "Лось") is a surname meaning "moose" or "elk" in most Slavic languages. People * Jan Łoś (born 2000), Polish footballer * Jerz ...
* Law of the sea *
London Oratory School The London Oratory School, also known as "The Oratory" or "The London Oratory" to distinguish it from other schools, is a Catholic Church, Catholic Secondary school#United Kingdom, secondary school for boys aged 7–18 and girls aged 16–18 in W ...
, a Catholic secondary school in Fulham, London; commonly known as The Oratory *
League of the South The League of the South (LS) is an American white nationalist, neo-Confederate, white supremacist organization, headquartered in Killen, Alabama, which states that its ultimate goal is "a free and independent Southern republic". The group def ...
, a neo-Confederate group * los, ISO 639 code for the
Loniu language Loniu is an Austronesian language spoken along the southern coast of Los Negros Island in the Manus Province, immediately east of Manus Island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. Loniu is spoken in the villages of Loniu and Lolak, and there are ...
of Papua New Guinea * ''los'', a determiner in the Spanish language * ''los'', a pronoun in the Spanish language * LOS, the IATA code for
Murtala Muhammed International Airport Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) ( yo, Pápá Ọkọ̀ Òfurufú Káríayé Múrítàlá Mùhammẹ̀d) is an international airport located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the entire state. The ai ...
in Lagos, Nigeria * LOS, the National Rail code for
Lostwithiel railway station Lostwithiel railway station serves the town of Lostwithiel in Cornwall, England. It is from via . Great Western Railway operates the station along with every other station in Cornwall. The station is on the banks of the River Fowey in Cornwal ...
in Cornwall, UK


See also

* * Loos (disambiguation) * Lost (disambiguation) *
LDOS (disambiguation) LDOS may refer to: * Local density of states, a physical quantity * The ICAO code for Osijek Airport in Osijek, Croatia * Lord's Day Observance Society * The disk operating system for the TRS-80 that later replaced TRSDOS See also *DOS (disamb ...
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