APS
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Education
- Army Public SchoolArmy Public SchoolArmy Public School is a system of public schools established for imparting education to the children of the Indian armed forces personnel. With 125 schools throughout the country, it is one of the largest chain of schools in India that is controlled by the AWES .The schools are generally managed...
, group of Army schools in India under AWES - APS NetherlandsAPS NetherlandsAPS Netherlands, also known as the National Center for School Improvement, is a non-governmental, not-for-profit educational organization in Utrecht, Netherlands. Founded in 1969, it has approximately 130 educators from various professional backgrounds. APS International, founded in 2003, is their...
, or APS International, a Dutch educational non-governmental organization - Abbottabad Public School and College
- Albuquerque Public SchoolsAlbuquerque Public SchoolsAlbuquerque Public Schools is a school district based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Founded in 1891, the Albuquerque Public School District is the largest of 89 public school districts in the State of New Mexico....
, the largest school district in the State of New Mexico - Arlington Public SchoolsArlington Public SchoolsArlington Public Schools is a public school division in Arlington County, Virginia. In 2010, there were 19,903 students, up from 18,715 a year earlier. In 2010, the students had come from more than 120 countries. There were 2,166 teachers....
- Assisted Places SchemeAssisted Places SchemeThe Assisted Places Scheme was established in the UK by the Conservative government in 1980. Children who could not afford to go to fee-paying independent schools were provided with free or subsidised places - if they were able to score within the top 10-15% of applicants in the school's entrance...
- Associated Public Schools of VictoriaAssociated Public Schools of VictoriaThe Associated Public Schools of Victoria are a group of eleven elite independent schools in Victoria, Australia, similar to the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales in New South Wales....
, a group of eleven elite independent schools in Victoria, Australia - Atlanta Public SchoolsAtlanta Public SchoolsAtlanta Public Schools is a school district based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. APS is run by the Atlanta Board of Education with interim superintendent Erroll Davis...
Places
- AnápolisAnápolisAnápolis is the third largest city in the State of Goiás in Brazil. It lies in the center of a rich agricultural region and has become a leader in food processing and pharmaceutical plants.-Location and population:...
, Goiás, Brazil, from its IATA airport code - Apsley railway stationApsley railway stationApsley railway station is in Apsley, on the southern outskirts of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.The station is north west of London Euston on the West Coast Main Line...
, Apsley, England, from its National Rail code - Alba-la-RomaineAlba-la-RomaineAlba-la-Romaine is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-History:It was founded in Roman times and bore the names Alba Helviorum and possibly Alba Augusta. From the Middle Ages until 1904, it bore the name Aps, the family name of the local proprietors...
, Ardèche, France, known as Aps until 1904 and called Alba Augusta in Roman times
Science and medicine
- adenosine 5´ phosphosulfate, a substrate used in pyrosequencing
- Advanced Photon SourceAdvanced Photon SourceThe Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory is a national synchrotron-radiation light source research facility funded by the United States Department of Energy Office of Science...
, a synchrotron X-ray source at Argonne National Laboratory - Algebra of Physical SpaceAlgebra of physical spaceIn physics, the algebra of physical space is the use of the Clifford or geometric algebra Cℓ3 of the three-dimensional Euclidean space as a model for -dimensional space-time, representing a point in space-time via a paravector .The Clifford algebra Cℓ3 has a faithful representation, generated by...
- American Pain Society, a multidisciplinary community to increase the knowledge of pain and its treatment
- American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
- American Physiological SocietyAmerican Physiological SocietyThe American Physiological Society was founded in 1887 with 28 members. Of them, 21 were graduates of medical schools, but only 12 had studied in schools that had a professor of physiology. Today, the APS has 10,500 members, most of whom hold doctoral degrees in medicine, physiology or other...
- American Phytopathological SocietyAmerican Phytopathological SocietyThe American Phytopathological Society is an international scientific organization devoted to the study of plant diseases. APS promotes the advancement of modern concepts in the science of plant pathology and in plant health management in agricultural, urban and forest settings...
- Ammonium PersulfateAmmonium persulfateAmmonium persulfate 2S2O8 is a strong oxidizing agent. It is very soluble in water; the dissolution of the salt in water is endothermic. It is a radical initiator. It is used to etch copper on printed circuit boards as an alternative to ferric chloride solution...
, a substrate used in Western blot gels - Antiphospholipid syndromeAntiphospholipid syndromeAntiphospholipid syndrome or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome , often also Hughes syndrome, is an autoimmune, hypercoagulable state caused by antibodies against cell-membrane phospholipids that provokes blood clots in both arteries and veins as well as pregnancy-related complications such as...
- Apus (constellation) (standard astronomical abbreviation Aps)
- Association for Psychological ScienceAssociation for Psychological ScienceThe Association for Psychological Science , previously the American Psychological Society, is a non-profit international organization whose mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of...
- Attending physicianAttending physicianIn the United States, an attending physician is a physician who has completed residency and practices medicine in a clinic or hospital, in the specialty learned during residency. An attending physician can supervise fellows, residents, and medical students...
's statement - Australian Psychological SocietyAustralian Psychological SocietyThe Australian Psychological Society is a professional association established to represent psychologists in Australia. The APS has more than 18,500 members, making it the largest professional body representing psychologists in Australia...
- Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromeAutoimmune polyendocrine syndromeIn medicine, autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes are a heterogeneous group of rare diseases characterised by autoimmune activity against more than one endocrine organs, although non-endocrine organs can be affected....
Computing and technology
- Application Packaging StandardApplication Packaging StandardThe "Application Packaging Standard" is a standard to allow controlled provisioning and management of simple web applications in a shared hosting environment...
- Autoprotection switching, a computer networking system
- Active pixel sensorActive pixel sensorAn active-pixel sensor is an image sensor consisting of an integrated circuit containing an array of pixel sensors, each pixel containing a photodetector and an active amplifier. There are many types of active pixel sensors including the CMOS APS used most commonly in cell phone cameras, web...
- Active protection system, active hard drive protectionActive hard drive protectionIn computer hardware, active hard-drive protection refers to technology that attempts to avoid or reduce mechanical damage to hard disk drives by preparing the disk prior to impact...
used on IBM/Lenovo ThinkPadThinkPadThinkPad is line of laptop computers originally sold by IBM but now produced by Lenovo. They are known for their boxy black design, which was modeled after a traditional Japanese lunchbox...
laptop computers - Advanced Photo SystemAdvanced Photo SystemAdvanced Photo System is a film format for still photography first produced in 1996. It was marketed by Eastman Kodak under the brand name Advantix, by FujiFilm under the name Nexia, by AgfaPhoto under the name Futura and by Konica as Centuria.- Design :The film is 24 mm wide, and has three...
, photography - Alt-preset-standard, a popular setting for the LAMELAMELAME is a free software codec used to encode/compress audio into the lossy MP3 file format.-History:The name LAME is a recursive acronym for "LAME Ain't an MP3 Encoder". Around mid-1998, Mike Cheng created LAME 1.0 as a set of modifications against the "8Hz-MP3" encoder source code...
mp3 audio software - Assembly Programming System
- Asynchronous Protocol Specification, or X.445, a telecommunications standard
- Assembly Processing System
- Atmospheric Plasma Spray, a Thermal sprayingThermal sprayingThermal spraying techniques are coating processes in which melted materials are sprayed onto a surface. The "feedstock" is heated by electrical or chemical means ....
technique
News and Media
- Agence de Presse Senegalaise, Senegalese news agency abbreviated APS
- Alabama Press Syndicate
Weapons
- APS Stechkin, Russian machine pistol.
- APS Underwater Assault RifleAPS Underwater Assault RifleThe APS Underwater Assault Rifle is an AK-47 derivative designed by the Soviet Union in the early 1970s as an underwater firearm. It was adopted in 1975. It is made by the Tula Arms Plant in Russia...
- Pindad APS-3 Anoa, Pindad PanserPindad PanserThe Anoa is a 6x6 armoured personnel carrier developed by PT Pindad of Indonesia. The vehicle is named after the Anoa, which is a type of buffalo indigenous to Indonesia...
, Indonesian Armour Personnel Carrier - Active protection systemActive protection systemAn active protection system is a system designed to prevent sensor-based weapons from acquiring and/or destroying a target....
, a system to protect tanks from anti-tank guided missiles
Transport
- Accessible Pedestrian Signal
- Acoustic Parking System
- Alimentation par Sol, a system for delivering third-rail electrical power to trams
- AutopilotAutopilotAn autopilot is a mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being. An autopilot can refer specifically to aircraft, self-steering gear for boats, or auto guidance of space craft and missiles...
system - US Navy Hull classification symbolHull classification symbolThe United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration use hull classification symbols to identify their ship types and each individual ship within each type...
for Transport Submarine
Organizations and firms
- ASTRA Platform ServicesASTRA Platform ServicesASTRA Platform Services GmbH is a sister company of SES Astra, both are subsidiaries of SES based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. From its headquarters in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany, APS operates a broadcasting centre, providing a wide range of services, including content management, playout,...
- Aborigines' Protection SocietyAborigines' Protection SocietyThe Aborigines' Protection Society was an international human rights organisation, founded in 1837, to protect the health and well-being and the sovereign, legal and religious rights of the indigenous peoples subjected by colonial powers. The Society published tracts, pamphlets, Annual Reports and...
- Advanced Protection Services
- Adult Protective ServicesAdult Protective ServicesIn the United States, Adult Protective Services are social services provided to abused, neglected, or exploited older and/or disabled adults. APS is typically administered by local or state health, aging, or regulatory departments and includes a multi-disciplinary approach to helping victims of...
- Alternative Press Syndicate, formerly Underground Press Syndicate
- American Philatelic SocietyAmerican Philatelic SocietyThe American Philatelic Society is the largest nonprofit stamp collecting and organization of philately in the world, with almost 44,000 members from 110 countries...
, or their postage stamp authentication service - American Philosophical SocietyAmerican Philosophical SocietyThe American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743, and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications,...
- American Purchasing And Supply
- American Public TelevisionAmerican Public TelevisionAmerican Public Television is the largest syndicator of programming for public television stations in the United States.-History:...
, formerly American Program Service - APS Consulting Engineers
- APS Technology, Inc.
- Archaeological Project ServicesHeritage LincolnshireThe Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire or Heritage Lincolnshire in the shortened form of its name, is an independent charitable trust working to preserve, protect, promote and present Lincolnshire's heritage for the benefit of local people and visitors. It is based in Heckington near Sleaford...
- Arizona Public ServiceArizona Public ServiceArizona Public Service Company is the largest electric utility in Arizona and the principal subsidiary of publicly-traded S&P 500 member Pinnacle West Capital Corporation , which in turn had been formerly named AZP Group, when Arizona Public Service reorganized as that holding company in 1985.With...
, an electric power company - Armenian Professional SocietyArmenian Professional SocietyThe Armenian Professional Society is an organization that aims to better "fellowship among Armenian professionals." The society was created in 1958, and to join it, one must first have a four-year degree from an accredited university, as well as being sponsored by two paying members of APS....
- Army Public SchoolArmy Public SchoolArmy Public School is a system of public schools established for imparting education to the children of the Indian armed forces personnel. With 125 schools throughout the country, it is one of the largest chain of schools in India that is controlled by the AWES .The schools are generally managed...
, group of Army schools IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
under AWES - Associated Professional Systems
- Association for Psychological ScienceAssociation for Psychological ScienceThe Association for Psychological Science , previously the American Psychological Society, is a non-profit international organization whose mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of...
- Australian Public ServiceAustralian Public ServiceThe Australian Public Service is the Australian federal civil service, the group of people employed by federal departments, agencies and courts under the Government of Australia, to administer the working of the public administration of the Commonwealth of Australia...
- Australian Federal Police Protective Service, formerly Australian Protective Service
- Austrian Peace ServiceAustrian Peace ServiceThe Austrian Peace Service is the smallest of the three sectors of the Austrian Service Abroad.The Austrian Peace Service is one of the three sections of the Non-Profit-Organisation Austrian Service Abroad and offers a twelve month long alternative to the nine month long orderly civilian service.-...
- Average-sized Penis Society
Miscellaneous
- Acting Police Sergeant
- Advanced Planning & SchedulingAdvanced Planning & SchedulingAdvanced planning and scheduling refers to a manufacturing management process by which raw materials and production capacity are optimally allocated to meet demand...
- Argument from poverty of the stimulus, a theory of language acquisition in linguistics
- Advanced Photo SystemAdvanced Photo SystemAdvanced Photo System is a film format for still photography first produced in 1996. It was marketed by Eastman Kodak under the brand name Advantix, by FujiFilm under the name Nexia, by AgfaPhoto under the name Futura and by Konica as Centuria.- Design :The film is 24 mm wide, and has three...
, a photographic film format - Annual Population SurveyAnnual Population SurveyThe Annual Population Survey is a combined statistical survey of households in Great Britain which is conducted quarterly by the Office for National Statistics...
, a household survey in Great Britain - ApSApSApS is an abbreviation for "", the Danish term for a limited liability company. ApS, when appended to the end of a Danish company name, is similar to Ltd. after the name of a British company. An ApS is required to have capital of at least 80,000 DKK .-References:*...
, the Danish abbreviation for a limited liability company (Anpartsselskab) - Asset Protection SchemeAsset protectionAsset protection is a set of legal techniques and a body of statutory and common law dealing with protecting assets of individuals and business entities from civil money judgments...
, a UK government insurance scheme designed to help banks with bad loans - Australian Pink Floyd ShowAustralian Pink Floyd ShowThe Australian Pink Floyd Show, more frequently referred to as the Australian Pink Floyd, are a Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia. Their live shows attempt to recreate the look, feel, and sound of Pink Floyd's later world tours, employing visual aids such as...
, a tribute band of Pink Floyd - Attending physician statementAttending physician statementAn attending physician statement is a report by a Physician, Hospital or Medical facility who has treated, or who is currently treating, a person seeking insurance. In traditional underwriting, an APS is one of the most frequently ordered additional sources of medical background information...
- abbreviation for 'appearances', used in soccer statistics to show how many matches a player appeared in