diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
index 0954bbef08..326be242ce 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 	partitions have the partition ID of <literal>165</literal>.</para>
 
       <para>In general, each operating system that you use will identify
-	partitions in a particular way.  For example, DOS, and its
+	partitions in a particular way.  For example, &ms-dos;, and its
 	descendants, like &windows;, assign each primary and logical partition a
 	<firstterm>drive letter</firstterm>, starting with
 	<devicename>C:</devicename>.</para>
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	  <para>A DOS partition on the same computer</para>
+	  <para>A &ms-dos; partition on the same computer</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
@@ -4215,9 +4215,9 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
 
 	    <para>If you are failing entirely in figuring out the
 	      correct geometry for your machine, here is a tip: Install
-	      a small DOS partition at the beginning of the disk and
+	      a small &ms-dos; partition at the beginning of the disk and
 	      install &os; after that.  The install program will see
-	      the DOS partition and try to infer the correct geometry
+	      the &ms-dos; partition and try to infer the correct geometry
 	      from it, which usually works.</para>
 
 	    <para>The following tip is no longer recommended, but is
@@ -4226,7 +4226,7 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
 	    <blockquote>
 	      <para>If you are setting up a truly dedicated &os;
 		server or workstation where you do not care for
-		(future) compatibility with DOS, Linux or another
+		(future) compatibility with &ms-dos;, Linux or another
 		operating system, you also have got the option to use
 		the entire disk (<guimenuitem>A</guimenuitem> in the partition
 		editor), selecting the non-standard option where &os; occupies
@@ -4248,7 +4248,8 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
 	      is specified in
 	      the <filename>/boot/device.hints</filename> file.  The
 	      &man.ed.4; driver does not use the <quote>soft</quote>
-	      configuration by default (values entered using EZSETUP in DOS),
+	      configuration by default (values entered using EZSETUP in
+	      &ms-dos;),
 	      but it will use the software configuration if you
 	      specify <literal>-1</literal> in the hints for the
 	      interface.</para>
@@ -4506,8 +4507,8 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
       <listitem>
 	<para>You have a FreeBSD disc, and FreeBSD does not recognize your
 	  CD/DVD drive, but &ms-dos; / &windows; does.  You want to copy the
-	  FreeBSD installation files to a DOS partition on the same computer,
-	  and then install FreeBSD using those files.</para>
+	  FreeBSD installation files to a &ms-dos; partition on the same
+	  computer, and then install FreeBSD using those files.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
@@ -4763,7 +4764,7 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
 	<para>At a minimum, you will need as many 1.44&nbsp;MB floppies
 	  as it takes to hold all the files in the
 	  <filename>base</filename> (base distribution) directory.  If
-	  you are preparing the floppies from DOS, then they
+	  you are preparing the floppies from &ms-dos;, then they
 	  <emphasis>must</emphasis> be formatted using the &ms-dos;
 	  <command>FORMAT</command> command.  If you are using &windows;,
 	  use Explorer to format the disks (right-click on the
@@ -4778,7 +4779,7 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
 
 	<para>If you are creating the floppies on another FreeBSD machine,
 	  a format is still not a bad idea, though you do not need to put
-	  a DOS filesystem on each floppy.  You can use the
+	  a &ms-dos; filesystem on each floppy.  You can use the
 	  <command>bsdlabel</command> and <command>newfs</command>
 	  commands to put a UFS filesystem on them instead, as the
 	  following sequence of commands (for a 3.5" 1.44&nbsp;MB floppy)
@@ -4826,7 +4827,7 @@ Please press any key to reboot.</screen>
 	  called <filename>freebsd</filename> in the root directory of the
 	  partition.  For example, <filename>c:\freebsd</filename>.  The
 	  directory structure of the CDROM or FTP site must be partially
-	  reproduced within this directory, so we suggest using the DOS
+	  reproduced within this directory, so we suggest using the &ms-dos;
 	  <command>xcopy</command> command if you are copying it from a CD.
 	  For example, to prepare for a minimal installation of
 	  FreeBSD:</para>