ACS
Encyclopedia
Companies and commerce
- ACS:LawACS:LawACS:Law was a United Kingdom law firm specialising in intellectual property law. Prior to 2009, its most notable case was the defence of a British national accused of public indecency in Dubai. The firm is best known for its actions against persons allegedly infringing copyright through...
, a British law firm specialising in intellectual property cases - Advanced Composites SolutionsAdvanced Composites SolutionsAdvanced Composites Solutions is an engineering company specialized in composite materials technology, mainly their application to the development and construction of light aircraft...
, engineering company specialized in composite materials technology - Affiliated Computer ServicesAffiliated Computer ServicesAffiliated Computer Services Inc. provides information technology services as well as business process outsourcing solutions to businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. ACS is based in Dallas, Texas and the current CEO is Lynn Blodgett. ACS is ranked at number 341 on the 2010...
(stock symbol: ACS), a business and technology outsourcing company - Air CessAir CessAir Cess is a cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.-Fleet:The Air Cess fleet includes the following aircraft :*1 Antonov An-12*2 Antonov An-24*1 Antonov An-26*1 Antonov An-72...
, cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - Alaska Communications System, former name of AT&T Alascom, an American communications services company
- Alaska Communications SystemsAlaska Communications SystemsAlaska Communications is a telecommunications corporation headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It was the first telecommunications provider in the state of Alaska to maintain a third-generation wireless network and the only provider in Alaska that owns fully incorporated infrastructure for the...
, an American communications services company, distinct from AT&T Alascom - Alternative compensation systemAlternative compensation systemVarious alternative compensation systems have been proposed as ways to allow the widespread reproduction of digital copyrighted works while still paying the authors and copyright owners of those works. This article only discusses those proposals which involve some form of government intervention...
, a way to allow reproduction of digital copyrighted works while still paying the authors and copyright owners - Grupo ACSGrupo ACSActividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. is a Spanish company dedicated to civil and engineering construction, all types services and telecommunications. It is one of the leading construction companies in the world, with projects in many countries around the world...
(Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.; IBEX-35 stock symbol: ACS), a civil engineering firm based in Madrid, Spain - Air Courier Services SA, a Greek courier services company
Education
- American College of SofiaAmerican College of SofiaThe American College of Sofia is among the top and most prestigious secondary schools in Bulgaria and the Balkans, based in the capital city of Sofia. The college, founded in 1860, is regarded as the oldest American educational institution outside the United States...
, a prestigious secondary school in Sofia, Bulgaria - American Community School at BeirutAmerican Community School at BeirutThe American Community School at Beirut, also known as ACS Beirut is a private school located in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It is an independent private coeducational institution offering educational services to students of all nationalities, ranging from Preschool, students aged from 3...
, an international private school located in Beirut, Lebanon - American Community School in Amman, an international school in Amman, Jordan
- ACS International SchoolsACS International SchoolsACS International Schools is a group of three schools based in England and one in Qatar. Until 2005, the organisation was known as American Community Schools. The four campuses are located in Cobham and Egham in Surrey and in the London Borough of Hillingdon and Doha, Qatar which is due to open in...
, a group of international schools in the UK - Anglo-Chinese SchoolAnglo-Chinese SchoolThe Anglo-Chinese School ; is a family of Methodist schools in Singapore, and Indonesia.The name is usually abbreviated as "ACS", with the junior college as "ACJC", and its students and alumni referred to as "ACSians" , or "ACS boys" .ACS was the first school...
, Singapore, a group of Methodist schools in Singapore - Anglo-Chinese Schools, MalaysiaAnglo-Chinese Schools, MalaysiaThe Anglo-Chinese Schools of Malaysia refer to a number of Methodist schools, who are not affiliated with the Anglo-Chinese School of Singapore. These include:-Malacca:* SMK Methodist , Malacca* The first Anglo-Chinese School in Malacca-Perak:...
, a group of Methodist schools in Malaysia - Arkansas Correctional SchoolArkansas Correctional SchoolArkansas Correctional School is the education system serving the Arkansas Department of Correction prisons and the Arkansas Department of Community Correction facilities. The district opened in 1973 when Act 279 was passed by the Arkansas General Assembly...
, a school system in prisons in Arkansas - Associated Colleges of the SouthAssociated Colleges of the SouthThe Associated Colleges of the South is a consortium of 16 liberal arts colleges in the southern United States. It was formed in 1991.-Members:*Birmingham-Southern College - Birmingham, Alabama...
, a group of leading liberal arts colleges in the United States - Assumption College SchoolAssumption College SchoolAssumption College Catholic High School is an International Baccalaureate authorized catholic high school in Windsor, Ontario.- History :Assumption was founded by the Basilian Fathers in 1870 as part of Assumption University, which is now part of the University of Windsor...
, a catholic high school in Ontario, United States - Alperton Community SchoolAlperton Community SchoolAlperton Community School is a secondary school located in Alperton within the London Borough of Brent. It has approximately 1200 students. The current head teacher is Margaret Rafee...
, a secondary school in London, UK - American Community SchoolsAmerican Community SchoolsACS Athens - American Community Schools is a private school offering International JK-12 education to local, national and international students in Greece.- History :...
, an English-speaking private school system in Athens, Greece - Avery Coonley SchoolAvery Coonley SchoolThe Avery Coonley School , commonly called Avery Coonley, is an independent, coeducational day school serving academically gifted students in preschool through eighth grade , and is located in Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S...
, a private elementary school in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States - The Lehman Alternative Community SchoolLehman Alternative Community SchoolThe Lehman Alternative Community School is a nationally renowned public, educational alternative, combined middle and high school in the Ithaca City School District in Ithaca, New York. Serving grades 6-12 with approximately 305 students, the school is known for its small class size,...
, a combined middle and high school which provides alternative education in Ithaca, New York, United States
Entertainment
- Adam Carolla Show, American morning radio program
- Adventure Construction SetAdventure Construction SetAdventure Construction Set is a program written by Stuart Smith that is used to construct tile-based graphical adventure games. ACS was originally published by Electronic Arts in 1984 on the Commodore 64, and was later ported to the Apple II, Amiga and MS-DOS platforms...
, a program used to construct Ultima-type videogames - Antichrist SuperstarAntichrist SuperstarAntichrist Superstar is the second full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 8, 1996 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. The record's success in mainstream charts propelled the band into a household name and turned its frontman overnight...
, a 1996 rock album by Marilyn Manson - Apolyton Civilization SiteApolyton Civilization SiteApolyton Civilization Site is one of the largest web sites on the Internet dedicated to connecting players of the Civilization series of computer games and other games in the 4X game genre...
, a website for players of the Civilization series of computer games
Government and military
- Accredited Certification Scheme, in the United Kingdom, a qualification scheme for workers dealing with gas appliances (see Gas Safe RegisterGas Safe RegisterThe Gas Safe Register is the official registration scheme in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Guernsey for installers and maintenance engineers dealing with natural gas appliances...
) - Aerial Common SensorAerial Common SensorThe Lockheed Martin Aerial Common Sensor platform was a reconnaissance aircraft airframe, for the United States Army and Navy. The aircraft would have been able to detect troop movements, intercept enemy communications and radar transmissions, and communicate with other aircraft. It would have had...
, a reconnaissance aircraft airframe for the United States Army and Navy - American Community SurveyAmerican Community SurveyThe American Community Survey is an ongoing statistical survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, sent to approximately 250,000 addresses monthly . It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the decennial census...
, a project of the United States Census Bureau - Approved Contractor Scheme, in the United Kingdom, a quality assurance scheme for the private security industry (see Security Industry AuthoritySecurity Industry AuthorityThe Security Industry Authority is the organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry in the UK. It is a non-departmental public body reporting to the Home Secretary and was established in 2003 under the terms of the Private Security Industry Act 2001.The SIA has two main...
) - Army Combat ShirtArmy Combat ShirtThe Army Combat Shirt, or ACS is a flame-resistant shirt developed for the United States Army as an addition to the Army Combat Uniform. The ACS is a stand-alone shirt designed specifically for use with Improved Outer Tactical Vest armor in warm and hot weather. It is intended to greatly increase...
, flame-resistant shirt developed for the United States Army - Attitude control systemAttitude control systemIn spaceflight, the attitude control system or attitude determination and control system of a spacecraft consists of equipment to measure, report and change the orientation of the vehicle.- Components :...
, a spacecraft system - Australian Customs ServiceAustralian Customs ServiceThe Australian Customs and Border Protection Service is the Australian Federal Government agency responsible for managing the security and integrity of the Australian border, facilitating the movement of legitimate international travellers and goods, and collecting border-related duties and...
, the Australian government agency responsible for the Australian border - Auxiliary crane shipAuxiliary Crane ShipAn Auxiliary Crane Ship is a vessel of the United States Military Sealift Command designed to operate where port facilities are limited or damaged to transfer cargo between themselves, other vessels, and piers.- Description :...
, a vessel of the United States Navy
Organizations and societies
- American Cancer SocietyAmerican Cancer SocietyThe American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and...
, an American medical organization - American Chemical SocietyAmerican Chemical SocietyThe American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
, an American professional association - American Colonization SocietyAmerican Colonization SocietyThe American Colonization Society , founded in 1816, was the primary vehicle to support the "return" of free African Americans to what was considered greater freedom in Africa. It helped to found the colony of Liberia in 1821–22 as a place for freedmen...
, an organization that helped in founding Liberia as a colony for freed slaves - American Constitution Society for Law and PolicyAmerican Constitution Society for Law and PolicyThe American Constitution Society for Law and Policy is a progressive legal organization that promotes the U.S. Constitutional values of "individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law." The American Bar Association Journal described it as "the...
, an organization of lawyers and law students in the United States - American Cryonics SocietyAmerican Cryonics SocietyThe American Cryonics Society , also known as the Cryonics Society of America, is a member-run, California-based, 501 tax-exempt nonprofit organization that supports and promotes research and education into cryonics and cryobiology...
, non-profit corporation that supports and promotes research and education into cryonics - American CueSports AllianceAmerican CueSports AllianceThe American CueSports Alliance is a non-profit league-sanctioning body for cue sports in the United States. They produce national billiards tournaments on an annual basis, in areas such as eight-ball and nine-ball....
, a US-based pool league - Association of Caribbean StatesAssociation of Caribbean StatesThe Association of Caribbean States was formed with the aim of promoting consultation, cooperation, and concerted action among all the countries of the Caribbean. It comprises twenty-five member states and four associate members...
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and HistoriansAssociation of Cricket Statisticians and HistoriansThe Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians was founded in England in 1973 for the purpose of researching and collating information about the history and statistics of cricket...
, an association founded England in 1973 to collect cricket data - Audience Council ScotlandAudience Council ScotlandThe Audience Council Scotland was created upon establishment of the BBC Trust in January 2007. It replaced the Broadcasting Council for Scotland which had many responsibilities the present Council now has....
- Australian Cinematographers SocietyAustralian Cinematographers SocietyThe Australian Cinematographers Society is an Australian organisation established in 1958 for cinematographers to meet and discuss the issues that affected them...
- Australian Computer SocietyAustralian Computer SocietyThe Australian Computer Society is an association for information and communications technology professionals. According to its Constitution, its objects are "to advance professional excellence in information technology" and "to promote the development of Australian information and communications...
, an association for information and communications technology professionals
Science, technology, and medicine
- Acetyl-CoA Synthetase, an enzyme
- 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde is an intermediate in the metabolism of tryptophan in the tryptophan-niacin catabolic pathway. Quinolinate is a neurotoxin formed nonenzymatically from 2-amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde in mammalian tissues. 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde is...
, a chemical in tryptophan metabolism - Access Control ServiceAccess Control ServiceAccess Control Service, or Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control Service is a cloud-based service that provides an easy way of authenticating and authorizing users to gain access to web applications and services while allowing the features of authentication and authorization to be factored out of...
, a cloud-based service for authentication and authorization - ACS-1ACS-1The ACS-1 and ACS-360 are two related supercomputers designed by IBM as part of the IBM Advanced Computing Systems project from 1961 to 1969...
and ACS-360, supercomputers designed but never completed in the 1960s by the IBM Advanced Computing Systems - Action Code ScriptAction Code ScriptAction Code Script is a scripting language used in video games such as HeXen and some modern Doom source ports, such as ZDoom. It is syntactically similar to C, but less flexible....
, a scripting language used in video games such as HeXen and Doom ports - Acute coronary syndromeAcute coronary syndromeAcute coronary syndrome is usually one of three diseases involving the coronary arteries: ST elevation myocardial infarction , non ST elevation myocardial infarction , or unstable angina ....
, a form of chest pain due to reduced oxygen supply to the heart muscle - Adobe Creative SuiteAdobe Creative SuiteAdobe Creative Suite is a collection of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications made by Adobe Systems. The collection consists of Adobe's applications , that are based on various technologies...
, a software package by Adobe Inc. - Advanced Camera for SurveysAdvanced Camera for SurveysThe Advanced Camera for Surveys is a third generation axial instrument aboard the Hubble Space Telescope . The initial design and scientific capabilities of ACS were defined by a team based at Johns Hopkins University. ACS was assembled and tested extensively at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp...
, an instrument aboard the Hubble Space Telescope - Advanced Control System, framework for building complex control systems
- American College of SurgeonsAmerican College of SurgeonsThe American College of Surgeons is an educational association of surgeons created in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.-Membership:...
, a fellowship of American surgeons - American Cancer SocietyAmerican Cancer SocietyThe American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and...
, a voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer - Advanced Cataract Surgery, the modern method of cataract removal using phacoemulsification
- Anticenter shellAnticenter shellThe Anti-center shell is the name of a region in space emitting 21 cm radiation near the anticenter of the Milky Way Galaxy in the constellation Auriga. It is located at , or l = 197°, b = +2° in galactic coordinates. It is a galactic supershell within our galaxy which is spherical in shape and...
, a supershell located outside of the galaxy - Auto Configuration Server, management server for TR-069TR-069TR-069 is a DSL Forum technical specification entitled CPE WAN Management Protocol...
compliant Customer Premises Equipment - Automated Cartridge System, an information retrievalInformation retrievalInformation retrieval is the area of study concerned with searching for documents, for information within documents, and for metadata about documents, as well as that of searching structured storage, relational databases, and the World Wide Web...
system, often used for library management