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unos

Unos is a noun in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian, meaning "input," "entry," or "insertion." It is used for the act of entering data or information, often in computing and data processing contexts. Phrases such as "unos podataka" (data entry), "unos korisnika" (user input), and "unos informacija" are common in everyday and technical use.

The acronym UNOS refers to the United Network for Organ Sharing, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization established

In addition to the acronym, "unos" generally denotes data entry in Slavic-language computing contexts. When encountered

in
the
1980s
to
operate
the
national
Organ
Procurement
and
Transplantation
Network
(OPTN)
under
contract
with
the
federal
government.
UNOS
coordinates
organ
donation,
matching,
and
allocation;
maintains
the
national
wait
list
of
patients
awaiting
transplantation;
and
supports
transplant
centers
and
organ
procurement
organizations
with
policy
development,
data
collection,
and
research.
without
capitalization,
its
meaning
is
typically
linguistic
or
administrative
rather
than
organizational,
and
its
use
is
predominantly
within
translations
or
discussions
of
data
processing
in
those
languages.