EPS
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Computers and technology
- External Power Supply, an external AC adapterAC adapterThe AC adapter, AC/DC adapter or AC/DC converter is a type of external power supply, often enclosed in what looks like an over-sized AC plug. Other names include plug pack, plug-in adapter, adapter block, domestic mains adapter, line power adapter, or power adapter...
(aka AC/DC electric current adapter / converter) - common External Power SupplyCommon External Power SupplyIn 2009 several government, consumer and industry initiatives resulted in the European Union's definition of a common External Power Supply for use with data-enabled mobile phones sold in the EU. An external power supply is the AC power adapter that converts household AC voltages to the much...
, EU standard for mobile phone chargers - Eco Pickled Surface strip steel processing technology, a replacement for acid pickling of steel
- Electric power steering, a type of power steering system used in cars
- Entry-Level Power Supply SpecificationEntry-Level Power Supply SpecificationEntry-Level Power Supply Specification is a Power Supply Unit meant for high end computers and entry-level servers. Developed by the Server System Infrastructure forum , the EPS form factor is a derivative of the ATX form factor...
, an alternative to ATX Power Supply Units for computers - Electronic Payment ServicesElectronic Payment ServicesElectronic Payment Services , commonly known as EPS, is the largest electronic payment system in Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen starting from 1985. The service is provided by EPS Company Limited...
, the largest electronic payment system in Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen - NHS Electronic Prescription Service, a service that is part of the NHS in Great Britain
- Encapsulated PostScriptEncapsulated PostScriptEncapsulated PostScript, or EPS, is a DSC-conforming PostScript document with additional restrictions which is intended to be usable as a graphics file format...
, (.eps) a graphics file format - Ensoniq EPSEnsoniq EPSThe EPS was one of the first few affordable samplers on the market. It was manufactured from 1988 to 1991 by Ensoniq in Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA. The EPS was a 13 bit sampler....
, a sampler manufactured from 1988 to 1991 - EUMETSAT Polar System, a satellite system launched by Eumetsat
- Evolved Packet System, a 3GPP telecommunications system referring to the architecture designed for long term evolution
- Express Payment SystemExpress Payment SystemThe Express Payment System, more commonly known as the EPS, was the EFTPOS system originally of the ATM cards of Bank of the Philippine Islands and its subsidiaries, BPI Family Savings Bank and BPI Direct Savings Bank. Today, it is the EFTPOS system of the Expressnet interbank network in the...
, the EFTPOS system for ATM cardholders of banks who are affiliated with the Expressnet interbank network in the Philippines - Machine epsilonMachine epsilonMachine epsilon gives an upper bound on the relative error due to rounding in floating point arithmetic. This value characterizes computer arithmetic in the field of numerical analysis, and by extension in the subject of computational science...
, a commonly used abbreviation for the machine precision in floating point arithmetic
Medicine and chemistry
- Electrophysiology studyElectrophysiology studyAn electrophysiology study is a minimally invasive procedure which tests the electrical conduction system of the heart to assess the electrical activity and conduction pathways of the heart. The study is indicated to investigate the cause, location of origin, and best treatment for various...
, a test of the electrical conduction system of the heart performed by a cardiac electrophysiologist - Extracellular polymeric substanceExtracellular polymeric substanceExtracellular polymeric substances, also known as exopolysaccharide, or EPS, are high-molecular weight compounds secreted by microorganisms into their environment. These are mostly composed of polysaccharides and can either remain attached to the cell's outer surface, or be secreted into its growth...
, or ExopolysaccharideExopolysaccharideExopolysaccharides are high-molecular-weight polymers that are composed of sugar residues and are secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment. Microorganisms synthesize a wide spectrum of multifunctional polysaccharides including intracellular polysaccharides, structural...
, sticky organic matter (slime) produced by microorganisms and responsible of cells adhesion in biofilmBiofilmA biofilm is an aggregate of microorganisms in which cells adhere to each other on a surface. These adherent cells are frequently embedded within a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substance...
s - Extrapyramidal symptomsExtrapyramidal symptomsThe extrapyramidal system can be affected in a number of ways, which are revealed in a range of extrapyramidal symptoms , also known as extrapyramidal side-effects , such as akinesia and akathisia .Extrapyramidal symptoms are various movement disorders such as acute dystonic reactions,...
, a group of side effects commonly caused by antipsychotic drugs - Expressed prostatic secretion, a specimen of prostatic fluid, a component of semenSemenSemen is an organic fluid, also known as seminal fluid, that may contain spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads and other sexual organs of male or hermaphroditic animals and can fertilize female ova...
, collected by prostate massageProstate massageProstate massage is the massage or stimulation of the male prostate gland for sexual stimulation or medical purposes.The prostate takes part in the sexual response cycle, and is essential for ejaculation...
to screen for prostatitisProstatitisProstatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland, in men. A prostatitis diagnosis is assigned at 8% of all urologist and 1% of all primary care physician visits in the United States.-Classification:...
. - Expanded polystyrene, a foam product consisting of polystyrene and a gas
Mathematics and economics
- Earnings per shareEarnings per shareEarnings per share is the amount of earnings per each outstanding share of a company's stock.In the United States, the Financial Accounting Standards Board requires companies' income statements to report EPS for each of the major categories of the income statement: continuing operations,...
, a company's total earnings divided by the number of outstanding shares - Elizabeth's Percentage System, a mathematical formula developed by Elizabeth Zimmermann to determine how many stitches to cast on for a sweater
- Equal Probability of Selection, a class of statistical samplingSampling (statistics)In statistics and survey methodology, sampling is concerned with the selection of a subset of individuals from within a population to estimate characteristics of the whole population....
methods
Meteorology
- Ensemble Prediction System, could refer to a Numerical weather predictionNumerical weather predictionNumerical weather prediction uses mathematical models of the atmosphere and oceans to predict the weather based on current weather conditions. Though first attempted in the 1920s, it was not until the advent of computer simulation in the 1950s that numerical weather predictions produced realistic...
system used for producing Ensemble forecastsEnsemble forecastingEnsemble forecasting is a numerical prediction method that is used to attempt to generate a representative sample of the possible future states of a dynamical system...
. Multiple forecasts are produced from similar initial conditionsInitial value problemIn mathematics, in the field of differential equations, an initial value problem is an ordinary differential equation together with a specified value, called the initial condition, of the unknown function at a given point in the domain of the solution...
to produce an ensemble. Therefore, examining the spread of the ensemble gives an estimate of the UncertaintyUncertaintyUncertainty is a term used in subtly different ways in a number of fields, including physics, philosophy, statistics, economics, finance, insurance, psychology, sociology, engineering, and information science...
in the prediction, and allows probabilistic forecasts to be issued (i.e. the chance of winds exceeding a threshold).
Government, police and military
- Edmonton Police ServiceEdmonton Police ServiceEdmonton Police Service is the municipal police force for the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.-Organization:The current head of the EPS is Roderick Knecht....
, responsible for policing in the City of Edmonton, Alberta - Ejército Popular Sandinista, the Sandinista Popular Army of Sandinista-era Nicaragua
- Executive Protective Service, a former division of the United States Secret Service
- European Protected SpeciesEuropean Protected SpeciesEuropean Protected Species are species of plants and animals protected by law throughout the European Union. They are listed in Annexes II and IV of the European Habitats Directive....
, species of plants and animals protected by law throughout the European Union
Organizations, businesses, and publications
- Economists for Peace and SecurityEconomists for Peace and SecurityEconomists for Peace and Security is a United Nations-registered, New York-based NGO which links economists interested in peace and security issues. Inspired by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, it was founded in 1989 as Economists Against the Arms Race , before becoming...
- European Physical SocietyEuropean Physical SocietyThe European Physical Society is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote physics and physicists in Europe. Formally established in 1968, its membership includes the national physical societies of 41 countries, and some 3200 individual members. The Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft,...
, an organization whose purpose is to promote physics and physicists in Europe - Environmental Law ServiceEnvironmental Law ServiceEnvironmental Law Service is a Czech non-governmental organization of lawyers who use law to further the public interest. Based in Tábor, its Czech name is Ekologický právní servis . It has a second office at Brno....
, a Czech non-governmental organization - Española Public SchoolsEspanola Public SchoolsEspañola Public School District #55 or Española Public Schools is a school district based in Española, New Mexico, USA....
, a school district in Española, New Mexico, USA - Elektroprivreda SrbijeElektroprivreda SrbijeElektroprivreda Srbije or simply EPS is the state-owned energy provider in Serbia, and currently the largest enterprise in Serbia. As of 2010, the company employs 34,130 workers....
, electric power industry of Serbia - European Passenger Services, a former division of British Rail in the United Kingdom
- European Political ScienceEuropean Political ScienceEuropean Political Science is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the European Consortium for Political Research , since 2005 in collaboration with Palgrave Macmillan...
, a political science journal sponsored by the ECPR
Science fiction
- Electro-Plasma System, a network for energy distribution on starships in the fictional Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
universe.