Variations in the system hardware are hidden by the BIOS from programs that use BIOS services instead of directly accessing the hardware. MS-DOS (PC DOS), which was the dominant PC operating system from the early 1980s until the mid 1990s, relied on BIOS services for disk, keyboard, and text display functions.
Definition of efflorescence. 1  1a : the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : blossoming periods of â¦ intellectual and artistic efflorescence â Julian Huxleyb : an instance of such developmentc : fullness of manifestation : culmination. 2  2 : the period or state of flowering.
If your artistic career is in a period of efflorescence, that means you are producing the most work of your life, and it's very good. When something is in efflorescence, it is in bloom. Inside of efflorescence you see the Latin root flora which means plant. Use this to remember the blooming nature of the word. Try not to confuse this word with effervescent, which means bubbly and light, like a glass of seltzer or a cheerleader.