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ABS is an abbreviation for:
- Access and Benefit Sharing , an economic mechanism of the Biodiversity Convention
- Grammar school , one type of school
- Amniotic ligament syndrome , congenital malformations of body parts
- Antibiotic stewardship , an approach to the rational use of antibiotics
- Asset-Backed Security , a asset-backed security
- Upgraded line , near the railway
- Abu Simbel Airport , Egypt (IATA code)
Chemistry:
- Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene , thermoplastic plastic
- Abscisic acid , the phytohormone
- Alkyl benzene sulfonate , a group of surfactants, see sulfonic acids
Companies:
- ABS Pumps , a company in Lohmar
- Alternative Bank Switzerland
- Auer cutlery and silverware works , see Wellner
- Auto Build-up Services , former British car manufacturer
Technology:
- Apple Airport Base Station , see Apple AirPort
- Anti-lock braking system , English Antilock Braking System , for vehicle brakes
- Arch Build System , package management, see Arch Linux #Arch Build System (ABS)
- Automatic block signaling , an American operating method
- Automatic brake , English auto-brake-system , automatic braking system for aircraft
Organizations:
- Action alliance against tuition fees
- Operational Safety Committee
- American Bureau of Shipping , a classification society for ships and maritime structures
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Austro-British Society , registered association in Vienna, see Austro-British Society
Paragraph stands for:
- sender
- Absolute amount , see amount function
- made absolute , absolute cleaning of solvent to 100% salary, see Dehydration
Abs stands for:
- Abs (family name)
- Abs (Yemen) , city in Yemen
See also:
Wiktionary: ABS - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
