is the common name of the international Morse code distress signal. SOS may also refer to:

Places

Sos, Artsakh Sos ( hy, Սոս) is a village ''de facto'' in the Martuni Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-major ...

, Azerbaijan, a village in Khojavend District *

Sos, Lot-et-Garonne Sos (; Gascon: ''Sòs'' or ''Sòç'') is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department of Lot-et-Gar ...

, France, a commune in southern France *

Sos del Rey Católico Sos del Rey Católico (in Aragonese: Sos d'o Rei Catolico) is a historic town and municipality in the Cinco Villas comarca, province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. History Located on rocky and elevated terrain, this important border town serv ...

, Aragon, Spain, a town in Zaragoza Province

People

Bill Sayer William Sayer (22 Jun 1934 – 16 Aug 1989), also known by the nickname of 'Sos', was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club lev ...

(1934-1989), an English rugby league player nicknamed Sos * sOs (gamer), a ''StarCraft II'' esports player *

Shaun Marsh Shaun Edward Marsh (born 9 July 1983) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Western Australia cricket team in Australian domestic cricket and has represented Australia in all three formats. Nicknamed SOS ("Son of Swampy"), he is a left- ...

(born 1983), an Australian cricketer nicknamed SOS (Son of Swampy) * Sós, a surname *

Stephen Silvagni Stephen Silvagni (born 31 May 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). As the second member of three generations of Silvagnis to represent the Blues, he i ...

(born 1967), an Australian football player nicknamed SOS

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''S.O.S.'' (1928 film), a 1928 British adventure film * ''S.O.S.'' (1999 film), a 1999 Norwegian / Italian comedy film * ''

S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa ''S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa'' (S.O.S. - A Sailing Conduct Tour) is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 1988, and directed by Lasse Åberg. Synopsis Lasse Åberg and Jon Skolmen star as ''Stig-Hel ...

'', a 1988 Swedish comedy film * ''

Son of Sardaar ''Son of Sardaar'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Ashwni Dhir. A remake of 2010 Telugu film '' Maryada Ramanna'' directed by S. S. Rajamouli, it featured Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and Juhi ...

'', a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action-comedy film

Games

* ''SOS'' (arcade game), a 1979 shoot 'em up arcade game by Namco * ''SOS'' (1993 video game), a 1993 SNES video game * '' SOS: The Final Escape'' or ''Disaster Report'', a 2002 PS2 video game * SOS (game), a paper and pencil game

Literature

* "SOS" (short story), a 1933 short story by Agatha Christie * '' Sos the Rope'', a 1968 novel by Piers Anthony * ''S.O.S.'' (novel), a 2001 novel by Joseph Connolly * "SOS", a 2003 short story manga collection by

Hinako Ashihara is a Japanese manga artist. She wrote and illustrated various manga series, including, ''Homemade Home'', ''Forbidden Dance'', ''Sand Chronicles'', '' Piece: Kanojo no Kioku'', ''Tennen Bitter Chocolate'', ''SOS'', and ''Chouchou Kumo''. Ashihara ...

Music

Groups and labels

* SOS (Indonesian group), an Indonesian girl group active from 2012–2016 * SOS (Turkish Cypriot band), a Turkish Cypriot rock band active since 1987 * SOS, a British band founded by

Bernie Marsden Bernard John Marsden (born 7 May 1951) is an English rock and blues guitarist. He is primarily known for his work with Whitesnake, having written or co-written with David Coverdale many of the group's hit songs, such as "Fool for Your Loving" ...

* Sisters of Shu,

Dee Shu Dee Hsu (; born 14 June 1978), more commonly known as Xiǎo S or Little S (小S), is a Taiwanese television host, actress, and singer, also formerly a ballroom dancer. Hsu is well known for her quick-witted caustic humor. From 2004 to 2015, she co ...

and

Barbie Shu Barbie Hsu (; born 6 October 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, singer, and television host. She is best known for her leading role in the television series '' Meteor Garden'' (2001). Life and career Hsu was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 6 October 197 ...

Swing Out Sister Swing Out Sister are a British pop group best known worldwide for the 1986 song " Breakout". Other hits include " Surrender", "Twilight World", "Waiting Game", and a remake of the Eugene Record soul composition " Am I the Same Girl?" History ...

, a UK band active since the 1980s * Symphony of Soul, the band of

Bowie State University Bowie State University (Bowie State) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Prince George's County, Maryland, north of Bowie, Maryland, Bowie. It is part of the University Sys ...

in Maryland, US *

The S.O.S. Band The S.O.S. Band (sometimes written as S.O.S. Band; abbreviation for Sounds of Success) is an American R&B and electro-funk group who gained fame in the 1980s. They are best known for the songs "Take Your Time (Do It Right)", "Just Be Good to M ...

, an American R&B and electro-funk band active since 1977 *

SOS Records SOS Records is a California-based punk-rock record label. The label was founded by Rob Chaos of Total Chaos and Ezzat Soliman. Bands * 4 Past Midnight *Abrasive Wheels *The Adicts *Adolescents * The Agitators *Antidote * Bad Manners * Bang Su ...

, a punk rock record label

Albums

* ''S.O.S.'' (S.O.S. Band album), a 1980 album and debut of The S.O.S. Band * ''S.O.S.'', a 1998 album by

La Bouche La Bouche (French for "The Mouth", ) is a German- American Euro-Dance duo best known for the hits " Be My Lover", "Sweet Dreams", " You Won't Forget Me" and "Tonight is the Night".IMO Records"La Bouche Biography", '' IMO Records' Retrieved on 08 ...

, and its title song * ''S.O.S'' (Morgana Lefay album), a 2000 album by Morgana Lefay * ''SOS'' (SZA album), a 2022 album by SZA * ''

$O$ ''$O$'' is the debut album by South African rap- rave group Die Antwoord. The album was initially a widely circulated internet-only release, and made available to stream for free on the band's website prior to Interscope Records signing the ban ...

'', a 2010 album by Die Antwoord * ''SOS'' (Millencolin album), a 2019 album by Millencolin

Songs

* " Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" by Edwin Starr, 1966 * "

S.O.S. (Too Bad) "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was released in 1975 as their third single from their second album ''Get Your Wings''. Background Written by Steven Tyler, it is a hard rocking song focusing on sex and ...

", by Aerosmith, 1974 * " (Sending Out An) S.O.S." by Retta Young, 1975 * "SOS" (ABBA song), 1975 * "S.O.S." (Pink Lady song), 1976 * "S.O.S." (ABC song), 1984 * "S.O.S" (Jonas Brothers song), 2007 * "S.O.S." (Ola song), 2007 * "S.O.S." by Stratovarius, from the album ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although oft ...

'' * "

S.O.S. (Let the Music Play) "S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)" is a song performed by American R&B and pop recording artist Jordin Sparks. It is the second single from her second studio album titled, ''Battlefield''. The song was released first in New Zealand on August 14, 200 ...

", by Jordin Sparks * " S.O.S. (The Tiger Took My Family)", by Dr. Bombay (Jonny Jakobsen) * "S.O.S.", by Collie Buddz from ''

WWE The Music, Vol. 8 ''WWE The Music, Volume 8'' is a Compilation album, compilation album released by WWE on March 25, 2008. Unlike WWE The Music, Vol. 7, Volume 7, which was released exclusively on iTunes, Volume 8 was sold as a Compact Disc, CD (much like other WWE ...

'' * "S.O.S.", by Jerry Cantrell from ''

Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 ''Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2'' is a double album by Jerry Cantrell, released on November 26, 2002 through Roadrunner Records. It is an expanded limited edition of Cantrell's ''Degradation Trip'' album, which was released five months earlier. ...

'' * "S.O.S.", by Chroma Key from ''

Dead Air for Radios ''Dead Air for Radios'' studio album by Kevin Moore, under the musical moniker Chroma Key. It was released through Fight Evil Records on December 16, 1998. The album was recorded by Steve Tushar at Bill's Place Rehearsal Studio in Hollywood, mix ...

'' * "S.O.S.", by Good Charlotte from ''

The Chronicles of Life and Death ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'' is the third studio album by American rock band Good Charlotte. Following the release of ''The Young and the Hopeless'' (2002), the group spent two years touring. By the second half of 2003, they had begun wr ...

'' * "S.O.S.", by Gotthard from ''

Firebirth ''Firebirth'' is the tenth studio album released by Swiss hard rock band Gotthard. It is the first album with singer Nic Maeder after Steve Lee's death. Track listing All songs written by Leo Leoni, Freddy Scherer and Nic Maeder, except whe ...

'' * "S.O.S.", by Earl Greyhound from '' Soft Targets'' * "S.O.S." (Indila song), by Indila from ''Mini World'' * "S.O.S.",

song * "S.O.S.", by The Suicide Machines from their album ''

Destruction by Definition ''Destruction by Definition'' is the debut album by the Detroit, Michigan punk rock band The Suicide Machines, released in 1996 by Hollywood Records. It was the band's first full-length album and established their presence in the mid-1990s punk ...

'' * "S.O.S. (Anything But Love)", by Apocalyptica from Worlds Collide * "S.O.S.", by The Breeders from ''

Last Splash ''Last Splash'' is the second album by American indie rock band the Breeders, released on August 30, 1993. Originally formed as a side project for Pixies bassist Kim Deal, the Breeders quickly became her primary recording outlet. ''Last Splash ...

'' * "SOS" (Avicii song) * "SOS" (Elena Patroklou song), 1991, Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 * "SOS" (Rihanna song), 2006 * "SOS", by Papa Roach from ''

The Paramour Sessions ''The Paramour Sessions'' is the fifth studio album and fourth major-label by American rock band Papa Roach. It was released on September 12, 2006 through Geffen Records. Following up from their fourth album '' Getting Away with Murder'', the a ...

'' * "SOS", by Sekai no Owari * "SOS", by Take That from their album ''

Progress Progress is the movement towards a refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. In the context of progressivism, it refers to the proposition that advancements in technology, science, and social organization have resulted, and by extension w ...

'' * "

Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.) "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" is a song by Mötley Crüe from their 1989 album '' Dr. Feelgood''. Released in 1990 as the album's fifth single, it peaked at #78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #34 on the Mainstream Rock charts. According to VH1 ...

", by Mötley Crüe on the album ''Dr. Feelgood''

Television

* S.O.S. (''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''), a 2015 episode and season 2 finale * " S.O.S. (''Lost'')", a 2006 episode of the second season * '' S.O.S.: Sexo y otros secretos'', a 2007 Mexican TV series * "S.O.S", a segment of the 2017 Thai TV series '' Project S: The Series''

Computing, and technology

Apple SOS The Sophisticated Operating System, or SOS (), is the primary operating system of the Apple III computer. SOS was developed by Apple Computer and released in October 1980. In 1985, Steve Wozniak, while critical of the Apple III's hardware flaw ...

, an operating system *

Science On a Sphere Science On a Sphere (SOS) is a spherical projection system created by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It presents high-resolution video on a suspended globe rather than a flat screen, with the aim of be ...

, a display system * Secure Our Smartphones, New York State and San Francisco initiative *

Sensor Observation Service The Sensor Observation Service (SOS) is a web service to query real-time sensor data and sensor data time series and is part of the Sensor Web. The offered sensor data consists of data directly from the sensors, which are encoded in the Sensor Mode ...

, a standardized web service (OGC) * Scrum of scrums, in software development *

SHARE Operating System The SHARE Operating System (SOS) is an operating system introduced in 1959 by the SHARE user group. It is an improvement on the General Motors GM-NAA I/O operating system, the first operating system for the IBM 704. The main objective was to im ...

, IBM *

Silicon on sapphire Silicon on sapphire (SOS) is a hetero-epitaxial process for metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing that consists of a thin layer (typically thinner than 0.6 µm) of silicon grown on a sapphire (Al2O3) wafer. ...

, a circuit-manufacturing process * Son of sysreport, in Linux; see *

Special ordered set In discrete optimization, a special ordered set (SOS) is an ordered set Set, The Set, SET or SETS may refer to: Science, technology, and mathematics Mathematics *Set (mathematics), a collection of elements *Category of sets, the category whose ...

, in optimization *

Structural operational semantics Operational semantics is a category of formal programming language semantics in which certain desired properties of a program, such as correctness, safety or security, are verified by constructing proofs from logical statements about its exec ...

, in computer programming *

System of systems System of systems is a collection of task-oriented or dedicated systems that pool their resources and capabilities together to create a new, more complex system which offers more functionality and performance than simply the sum of the constituent s ...

, in systems engineering

Food

* S.O.S. (appetizer), Swedish * "Shit On a Shingle", US military slang for

chipped beef Chipped beef is a form of pressed, salted and dried beef that has been sliced into thin pieces. Some makers smoke the dried beef for more flavor. The modern product consists of small, thin, flexible leaves of partially dried beef, generally sold ...

on toast

Government and military

* Secretary of state *

Services of Supply The Services of Supply or "SOS" branch of the Army of the USA was created on 28 February 1942 by Executive Order Number 9082 "Reorganizing the Army and the War Department" and War Department Circular No. 59, dated 2 March 1942. Services of Supp ...

, a branch of the United States army *

Special Operations Squadron Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, is the special operations component of the United States Air Force. An Air Force major command (MAJCOM), AFSOC is also the U.S. Air Force component command ...

, United States Air Force units *

Squadron Officer School Squadron Officer School (SOS), is a 5.5-week-long Professional Military Education (PME) course for U.S. Air Force and Space Force Captains, Department of the Air Force Civilian (DAFC) equivalents and International Officers. It fulfills the U. ...

, a United States Air Force leadership school *

State Defense Guard (Czechoslovakia) State Defense Guard (in Czech Stráž obrany státu, SOS, in Slovak Stráž obrany štátu) was a military service established in 1936 to protect borders of Czechoslovakia. From 1918 to 1936 border of Czechoslovakia was protected by "''finance ...

, Czechoslovakia, 1918–1936

Mathematics

Polynomial SOS In mathematics, a form (i.e. a homogeneous polynomial) ''h''(''x'') of degree 2''m'' in the real ''n''-dimensional vector ''x'' is sum of squares of forms (SOS) if and only if there exist forms g_1(x),\ldots,g_k(x) of degree ''m'' such that h(x) ...

, decomposing into a sum of squares * Sum of squares (disambiguation), in mathematics

Medicine and science

* '' Si opus sit'', use medicine if needed *

Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) or veno-occlusive disease with immunodeficiency is a potentially life-threatening condition in which some of the small veins in the liver are obstructed. It is a complication (medicine), complication of high-dos ...

, a medical condition *

Son of Sevenless In cell signalling, ''Son of Sevenless'' (''SOS'') refers to a set of genes encoding guanine nucleotide exchange factors that act on the Ras subfamily of small GTPases. History and name The gene was so named because the Sos protein that it encode ...

, a type of gene *

SOS response The SOS response is a global response to DNA damage in which the cell cycle is arrested and DNA repair and mutagenesis is induced. The system involves the RecA protein ( Rad51 in eukaryotes). The RecA protein, stimulated by single-stranded D ...

, a DNA repair system

Organizations

Boat People SOS Boat People SOS (BPSOS) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization devoted to Vietnamese-American civic and political activism. It is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. BPSOS' mission is to "empower, organize, and equip Vietnamese individuals and ...

, a Vietnamese-American association *

Samaritans of Singapore Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) is a non denominational, non-profit suicide prevention centre. Since its establishment in 1969, SOS has developed into a professionally run and managed organisation. It adopts a holistic approach to suicide, focuss ...

, a suicide prevention centre *

Save Outdoor Sculpture! Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999. History Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Herit ...

, a program of Heritage Preservation from 1989–1999 *

Secular Organizations for Sobriety Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS), also known as Save Our Selves, is a non-profit network of autonomous addiction recovery groups. The program stresses the need to place the highest priority on sobriety and uses mutual support to assist memb ...

, an addiction recovery program *

Share Our Strength Share Our Strength is a national organization working to end childhood hunger and poverty in the United States. Share Our Strength holds culinary events, solicits individual donations, and uses social media to raise funds, which are then used to ...

, a US hunger relief organization *

SOS Children's Villages SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental, nonprofit international development organization headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria. The organization provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children in need and protec ...

, an organization that maintains housing and services for children without stable parental care *

SOS Sahel Ethiopia SOS Sahel Ethiopia is an Ethiopian Non Governmental Organization (NGO) focusing on environmental sustainability and agriculture. It formerly operated under the direction of SOS Sahel UK from 1989 until 2005, when it evolved into an independent na ...

, a non-governmental organization in Ethiopia working on rural development *

Stop Our Ship (SOS) The Stop Our Ship (SOS) movement, a component of the overall civilian and GI movements against the Vietnam War, was directed towards and developed on board U.S. Navy ships, particularly aircraft carriers heading to Southeast Asia. It was concen ...

, an antiwar movement during the Vietnam War

Sport

Strength of schedule In sports, strength of schedule (SOS) refers to the difficulty or ease of a team's/person's opponent as compared to other teams/persons. This is especially important if teams in a league do not play each other the same number of times. Computation ...

, a competitor rating statistic *

Survival of the Shawangunks The Survival of the Shawangunks is a triathlon held in the town of New Paltz, New York. It is unusual in that it has seven transitions among the three racing modalities, compared to the two that are typical for the sport (switching from swimming to ...

, a triathlon held in New Paltz, New York

Other uses

Södersjukhuset Södersjukhuset (Sös) is one of the largest hospitals in Stockholm, Sweden. Constructed between 1937 and 1944, it was designed by architects Hjalmar Cederström and Hermann Imhäuser, and the construction was contracted to Toll Byggnads AB. Sö ...

, a hospital in Stockholm, Sweden *

Somali shilling The Somali shilling (sign: Sh.So.; so, shilin; ar, شلن; it, scellino; ISO 4217: SOS) is the official currency of Somalia. It is subdivided into 100 ''senti'' (Somali, also ), ''cents'' (English) or (Italian). Overview Early history The ...

(ISO 4217 code: SOS), currency of Somalia *

SOS incident The SOS incident occurred in Mount Asahidake in Daisetsuzan National Park in Japan in 1989. Two lost mountaineers were located and rescued after search teams spotted a large SOS message built from fallen birch logs, but the mountaineers had not ...

, several missing person incidents in Hokkaidō, Japan in the 1980s {{Disambiguation, geo