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title: "OSes vs. OSs"
description: "Both OSes and OSs seem to cause a lot of discussions all over the internet. We have decided to use OSes in Veeam technical documentation."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/styleguide/tw/os.html"
breadcrumb: "Style Guide > Tips and Tricks > OSes vs. OSs"
dateModified: "2026-09-03"
---

# OSes vs. OSs

Both OSes and OSs seem to cause [a lot of](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3348/plural-of-an-initialism-that-ends-with-the-letter-s) [discussions](https://twitter.com/timmedin/status/326397610984341506?lang=en) [all over](http://technotes.whw1.com/computer-related/operating-systems/22-what-is-the-plural-of-os-operating-system) [the internet](http://blog.gerv.net/2005/04/the_wonderful_p/). We have decided to use **OSes** in Veeam technical documentation.