dose

n 1: a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

2: the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation)

taken in or absorbed at any one time [syn: {dosage}]

v 1: treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the

paint"

2: administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"

[syn: {drug}]

COSE

Common Open Software Environment. An initiative by

Hewlett-Packard, Sun, IBM, Novell, Univel and SCO to move

towards consistency and interoperability between Unix

suppliers.