# How is iOS pronounced?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-ios-pronounced/776405>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 5, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-ios-pronounced/776405 "2017-01-05T17:50:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![LunarPlexus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LunarPlexus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LunarPlexus)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-ios-pronounced/776405/41 "2017-01-10T04:26:04Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> You are [correct](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS). As of 2016 they have rebranded from OS X to “macOS” (to be consistent with iOS). The version is still 10, however (currently 10.12.2 as I write this).

Rhymes with tacos, right? 🙂

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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-ios-pronounced/776405/42 "2017-01-11T18:29:39Z")

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I generally also say O-S-X, although I acknowledge that this is not correct. However, I also referred to it as Mac-ohs, even before they actually changed the name to that.

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-ios-pronounced/776405/43 "2017-01-11T18:44:25Z")

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> [@LunarPlexus](#):
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> Rhymes with tacos, right? 🙂

mmmm, Mac O’s.

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