SOS SOS is a Morse code distress signal (), used internationally, originally established for maritime use. In formal notation SOS is written with an overscore line (), to indicate that the Morse code equivalents for the individual letters of "SOS" a ...

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

Places

Sos, Nagorno-Karabakh Sos () is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population until the exodus of ...

, 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- ...

, France, a commune in southern France * Sos del Rey Católico, Aragon, Spain, a town in Zaragoza Province

People

* Bill Sayer (1934–1989), an English rugby league player nicknamed Sos *

sOs (gamer) Kim Yoo-jin (), better known by his gaming handle sOs, is a Korean professional ''StarCraft II'' player. He is the first two-time StarCraft II World Championship Series winner, claiming the title in 2013 and 2015. Kim spent most of his career ...

, a ''StarCraft II'' esports player *

Shaun Marsh Shaun Edward Marsh (born 9 July 1983) is an Australian cricketer who previously played for the Western Australia cricket team in Australian domestic cricket and has represented Australian national cricket team, Australia in all three formats. Ni ...

(born 1983), an Australian cricketer nicknamed SOS (Son of Swampy) * Sós, a surname * Stephen Silvagni (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'', a 1988 Swedish comedy film * ''

Son of Sardaar ''Son of Sardaar'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Ashwni Dhir. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and Juhi Chawla. A remake of 2010 Telugu film ''Maryada Ramanna'', it was released on 13 No ...

'', a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action-comedy film * '' SOS: The San Onofre Syndrome'', 2023 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 (paper-and-pencil game), a more complicated version of tic-tac-toe

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 , known by the pseudonym , was a Japanese manga artist. Career She wrote and illustrated various manga series, including, ''Homemade Home'', '' Forbidden Dance'', '' Sand Chronicles'', '' Piece: Kanojo no Kioku'', ''Tennen Bitter Chocolate'', '' ...

Music

Groups and labels

* SOS (Indonesian group), an Indonesian girl group active from 2012–2016 *

SOS (Turkish Cypriot band) SOS is a Turkish Cypriot rock band from Morphou, Northern Cyprus. The band was formed in 1987 with its current band members (with the exception of Özberek) with the initiative of the guitarist Kamil Atik in Morphou. The first years of the band w ...

, a Turkish Cypriot rock band active since 1987 * SOS (Filipino alternative band), an alternative rock band from the Philippines * SOS, a British band founded by

Bernie Marsden Bernard John Marsden (7 May 1951 – 24 August 2023) was 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 f ...

* Sisters of Shu, Dee Shu and Barbie Shu *

Swing Out Sister Swing Out Sister are a British pop band, best known worldwide for the 1986 song " Breakout". Other hits include " Surrender", " You On My Mind", " Twilight World", " Waiting Game", and a remake of the Eugene Record soul composition "Am I the ...

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

Bowie State University Bowie State University (Bowie State or BSU) is a public historically black university in Prince George's County, Maryland, north of Bowie. It is part of the University System of Maryland. Founded in 1865, Bowie State is Maryland's oldest his ...

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 Contemporary R&B, R&B and Boogie (genre), electro-funk musical ensemble, group who gained fame in the 1980s. They are best known for the songs ...

, an American R&B and electro-funk band active since 1977 * SOS Records, a punk rock record label

Albums

* ''SOS'' (Millencolin album), 2019 * ''S.O.S'' (Morgana Lefay album), 2000 * ''S.O.S.'' (S.O.S. Band album), , 1980 * ''SOS'' (SZA album), 2022 * ''S.O.S.'', by

La Bouche La Bouche (French for "The Mouth", ) is a German-American Eurodance duo best known for the hits " Be My Lover", " Sweet Dreams", " You Won't Forget Me" and "S.O.S." La Bouche was founded in 1994 by record producer Frank Farian in Frankfurt am Ma ...

, or its title song, 1998 * '' S.O.S.: Save Our Soul'', by Mark Broussard, 2007 * ''

$O$ ''SOS'' (stylized as ''$O$'') is the debut studio album by South African rap music, rap-rave music, 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 ...

'', by Die Antwoord, 2022

Songs

=SOS

= * "SOS" (ABBA song), 1975 * "SOS" (Avicii song), 2019 * "SOS" (Rihanna song), 2006 * "SOS", by Dethklok from ''

Dethalbum IV ''Dethalbum IV'' is the fifth full-length album by virtual death metal band Dethklok, from the Adult Swim animated series ''Metalocalypse''. The album was released on August 22, 2023, along with the film '' Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar'' ...

'', 2023 * "SOS", by Elena Patroklou, Cyprus' entry in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest, 1991 * "SOS", by Fifty Fifty from '' Love Tune'', 2024 * "S.O.S.", by Go West from their self-titled album * "SOS", by Max from '' Colour Vision (album)'', 2020 * "SOS", by Papa Roach from '' The Paramour Sessions'', 2006 * "SOS", by Sekai no Owari from ''

Eye An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones). It is part of an organism's visual system. In higher organisms, the ey ...

'', 2019 * "SOS", by Take That from ''

Progress Progress is movement towards a perceived refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. It is central to the philosophy of progressivism, which interprets progress as the set of advancements in technology, science, and social organization effic ...

'', 2010

=S.O.S or S.O.S.

= * "S.O.S." (ABC song), 1984 * "S.O.S" (Indila song), 2014 * "S.O.S" (Jonas Brothers song), 2007 * "S.O.S." (Pink Lady song), 1976 * "S.O.S." (Ola song), 2007 * "S.O.S.", by The Breeders from ''

Last Splash ''Last Splash'' is the second album by American alternative rock band the Breeders, released on August 30, 1993. Originally formed as a side project for Pixies (band), Pixies bass guitar, bassist Kim Deal, the Breeders quickly became her primar ...

'', 1993 * "S.O.S.", by Chroma Key from '' Dead Air for Radios'', 1998 * "S.O.S.", by Collie Buddz from '' WWE The Music, Vol. 8'', 2008 * "S.O.S.", by Earl Greyhound from '' Soft Targets'', 2006 * "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 ...

'', 2004 * "S.O.S.", by Gotthard from ''

Firebirth ''Firebirth'' is the tenth studio album released by Swiss hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1 ...

'', 2012 * "S.O.S.", by Hayley Kiyoko from ''

Panorama A panorama (formed from Greek language, Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any Obtuse angle, wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography (panoramic photography), film, seismic image ...

'', 2022 * "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 ...

'', 2002 * "S.O.S.", by

from ''A Moment of Love'', 1999 * "S.O.S.", by Stratovarius, from ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes also called fate (), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often used interchangeably, the words ''fate'' and ''destiny'' ...

'', 1988 * "S.O.S.", by The Suicide Machines from ''

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 pun ...

'', 1996 * " S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)", by Jordin Sparks, 2009 * " S.O.S. (Smile on Smile)", by Kis-My-Ft2, 2013 * " S.O.S. (Too Bad)", by Aerosmith, 1974 * " S.O.S. (The Tiger Took My Family)", by Dr. Bombay, 1998 * " (Sending Out An) S.O.S." by Retta Young, 1975 * " Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)", by Mötley Crüe, 1989 * " Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" by Edwin Starr, 1966 * "S.O.S. (Anything But Love)", by Apocalyptica from Worlds Collide, 2007

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'' * '' S.O.S.: Stories of Survival'', Philippine television program

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 ...

, 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 displays high-resolution video on a suspended globe with the aim of better representing global ph ...

, 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 () wafer. S ...

, a circuit-manufacturing process * Son of sysreport, in Linux; see * Special ordered set, 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 execu ...

, in computer programming *

System of systems The term system of systems refers to 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 ...

, 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, 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 ...

, a United States Air Force leadership school * State Defense Guard (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, 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 encod ...

, a type of gene *

SOS response The SOS response is a global transcriptional response to DNA damage in prokaryotes, in which the cell cycle is arrested and DNA repair mechanisms (error-free as well as error-prone) are induced. The regulation of this response is driven by two p ...

, 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 ...

, a Vietnamese-American association * Samaritans of Singapore, 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 Heri ...

, 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 me ...

, 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 families facing difficultie ...

, an organization that maintains housing and services for children without stable parental care * SOS Sahel Ethiopia, 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 concent ...

, an antiwar movement during the Vietnam War

Sport

Side out scoring In sport, score is a quantitative measure of the relative performance of opponents in a sporting discipline. Score is normally measured in the abstract unit of ''points'', and events in the competition can raise or lower the score of the invo ...

, a competition where a team can only earn points when serving *

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. Computatio ...

, a competitor rating statistic * Survival of the Shawangunks, a triathlon held in New Paltz, New York

Other uses

Södersjukhuset Södersjukhuset (Sös) is one of the largest district general hospital 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 ...

, a hospital in Stockholm, Sweden *

Somali shilling The Somali shilling ( sign: Sh.So.; ; ; ; 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 shilling has been the currency of ...

(ISO 4217 code: SOS), currency of Somalia * SOS incident, several missing person incidents in Hokkaidō, Japan in the 1980s * S.O.S Soap Pads