{"id":10921,"date":"2015-06-22T17:08:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T17:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/cisco-ios\/"},"modified":"2015-06-22T17:08:43","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T17:08:43","slug":"cisco-ios","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/25140\/cisco-ios","title":{"rendered":"Cisco IOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_cisco_ios_mean\">What Does Cisco IOS Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p> Cisco IOS (Internetwork Operating System) is a software made by Cisco for use on various hardware devices such as networking routers and switches. 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