EPOS

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EPOS
1. Acronym for electronic point of sale, usually used with other words, as in EPOS terminal, EPOS system. See point-of-sale system.

2. A first-generation IPSE developed in Germany and used widely for real-time systems development. EPOS provides an integrated set of tools for requirements expression, data structure and design, code generation, documentation, and project planning and control.

A Dictionary of Computing JOHN DAINTITH

EPOS

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EPOS (ˈiːpɒs) Commerce electronic point of sale (as in EPOS terminal, EPOS system)

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH