Nas (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
People
- NasNasNasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
, an American rapper - Mehmet NasMehmet NasMehmet Nas is a Turkish professional footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Sivasspor in the Süper Lig.-Club career:...
, Turkish footballer - Nesrin NasNesrin NasNesrin Nas is a Turkish academic in economics, politician and the former leader of the Motherland Party .She was born in the Central Anatolian town of Bünyan in Kayseri Province. Her father was Mehmet Secaattin and her mother Şerife...
, Turkish academic
Computing
- Network-attached storageNetwork-attached storageNetwork-attached storage is file-level computer data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous clients. NAS not only operates as a file server, but is specialized for this task either by its hardware, software, or configuration of those elements...
, a network-based computer data storage system - Network access serverNetwork access serverA Network Access Server is a single point of access to a remote resource.-Overview:Concentrates dial-in and dial-out user communications. An access server may have a mixture of analog and digital interfaces and support hundreds of simultaneous users.Communications processor that connects...
, also known as a terminal server - Network Audio SystemNetwork Audio SystemThe Network Audio System is an open-source, network-transparent, client–server audio transport system. It can be described as the audio equivalent of the X Window System. NAS works on Unix and Microsoft Windows platforms. The project began in the early 1990s...
, an open-source audio file transfer system - Non Access StratumNon Access StratumNon-access stratum is a functional layer in the UMTS wireless telecom protocol stack between a core network and user equipment.The layer supports signalling and traffic between those two elements. +- – - – - -+ +- – - – - – -+...
, a concept in wireless networking
Concepts or categories
- NaS battery, also known as a sodium-sulfur batterySodium-sulfur batteryA sodium–sulfur battery or liquid metal battery is a type of molten metal battery constructed from sodium and sulfur . This type of battery has a high energy density, high efficiency of charge/discharge and long cycle life, and is fabricated from inexpensive materials...
- National account system, a framework for measuring the economic activity of a nation
- National Airspace SystemNational Airspace SystemThe National Airspace System of the United States is one of the most complex aviation systems in the world — consisting of thousands of people, procedures, facilities, and pieces of equipment — that enables safe and expeditious air travel in the United States and over large portions of the world's...
, an aviation control system in the United States - Naval air stationNaval Air StationA Naval Air Station is a military airbase, and consists of a permanent land-based operations locations for the military aviation division of the relevant branch of their Navy...
, a military air base - New antisemitism, a belief that antisemitism is on the rise in the 20th century
- Non Access StratumNon Access StratumNon-access stratum is a functional layer in the UMTS wireless telecom protocol stack between a core network and user equipment.The layer supports signalling and traffic between those two elements. +- – - – - -+ +- – - – - – -+...
, a functional layer in UMTS protocol stack - Nucleophilic aromatic substitutionNucleophilic aromatic substitutionright|300px|Aromatic nucleophilic substitutionA nucleophilic aromatic substitution is a substitution reaction in organic chemistry in which the nucleophile displaces a good leaving group, such as a halide, on an aromatic ring...
, a reaction in organic chemistry - Nucleophilic acyl substitutionNucleophilic acyl substitutionNucleophilic acyl substitution describes the substitution reaction involving nucleophiles and acyl compounds. Acyl compounds are carboxylic acid derivatives including esters, amides and acid halides...
, a reaction in organic chemistry
Medicine
- Neonatal abstinence syndrome, a drug withdrawal syndrome found in infants that have been administered drugs
- Nerve Attenuation Syndrome, a fictional disease in the movie Johnny Mnemonic that slowly paralyzes the victim's nervous system
- Normative Aging StudyNormative Aging StudyThe Normative Aging Study is a longitudinal study which studies the effects of aging on various health issues. The ongoing study was established in 1963 by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs....
, a long-term study of the health effects of aging
Organizations
- Nationaal Arbeids-Secretariaat, a trade union federation in the Netherlands from 1893 to 1940
- National Academy of Sciences (disambiguation)
- National Academy of SongwritersNational Academy of SongwritersThe National Academy of Songwriters, originally "Songwriters Resources and Services" was a music industry association which provided a support network for songwriters, and gave out awards in various categories. It was founded by Helen King, who was working as a secretarial/answering service for the...
, a music industry association for songwriters - National Airports System
- National Archives of ScotlandNational Archives of ScotlandBased in Edinburgh, the National Archives of Scotland are the national archives of Scotland. The NAS claims to have one of the most varied collection of archives in Europe...
, in Edinburgh, Scotland - National Association of ScholarsNational Association of ScholarsThe National Association of Scholars is a non-profit organization in the United States that opposes multiculturalism and affirmative action and seeks to counter what it considers a "liberal bias" in academia...
, an education organization - National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women TeachersNational Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women TeachersThe NASUWT is a trade union representing teachers, including headteachers, throughout the United Kingdom....
, a trade union representing teachers including headteachers throughout the UK - National Audubon SocietyNational Audubon SocietyThe National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation. Incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world and uses science, education and grassroots advocacy to advance its conservation mission...
, an American environmental organization dedicated to conservancy - National Autistic SocietyNational Autistic SocietyThe National Autistic Society is a British charity for people with autistic spectrum disorders , including autism and Asperger's Syndrome. The purpose of the organisation is primarily to improve of the lives of people with Autism in the United Kingdom.Founded in 1962 as the Autistic Children's Aid...
, an autism-related charity in the United Kingdom - Nautical Archaeology SocietyNautical Archaeology SocietyThe Nautical Archaeology Society is a charity registered in England and Wales and in Scotland and is a company limited by guarantee.The charitable aims and object of the company are to further research in Nautical Archaeology and publish the results of such research and to advance education and...
, a British archaeology charity
Companies
- Nihon Ad SystemsNihon Ad Systems, NAS for short, is a Japanese anime production and character merchandising company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the advertising agency Asatsu-DK. The "Ad" in its title is an abbreviation for "Animation Development". Along with animation studios Sunrise, Toei Animation and TMS Entertainment, it is...
, a Japanese anime production and character merchandising company - National Air Services, a Saudi-Arabian airline
- Nas Air (Saudi Arabia)Nas Air (Saudi Arabia)Nas Air , a subsidiary of the National Air Services , is a Saudi Arabian domestic low-cost airline. The company's head office is located on the first floor of the Al Salam Centre in Riyadh...
, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary of National Air Services - Norwegian Air ShuttleNorwegian Air ShuttleNorwegian Air Shuttle ASA , trading as Norwegian, is the second-largest airline in Scandinavia. In 2010, it transported 13.0 million people. As of October 2011, Norwegian operates a total fleet of 62 aircraft; 17 Boeing 737-300s and 45 Boeing 737-800s...
, Scandinavias second largest air line
Places
- Nas (Ikaria)Nas (Ikaria)Nas is a small village on the Greek island of Icaria.It is famous for the beach which is located near the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis....
, a village in the Greek island of Icaria - NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division, computing resources for various NASA projects
- Lynden Pindling International AirportLynden Pindling International Airport- Trivia :During World War II,it was known as Windsor Field used by the Royal Air Force Transferring Fighter and Bomber aircraft such as the B-17, B-24, and the P-40 from New Providence to Italian, North African and European Theatres of War and as a station for Consolidated Liberator I and North...
(IATA airport code), near Nassau, Bahamas
Religion
- New American Standard BibleNew American Standard BibleThe New American Standard Bible , also informally called New American Standard Version , is an English translation of the Bible....
, an English translation of the Bible - al-Nas, Islamic scriptural document
See also
- Naas (disambiguation)Naas (disambiguation)Naas may refer to:*Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, renamed Northwest Accreditation Commission-Places:*Naas, a county town in eastern Ireland*Naas, Austria, a municipality in Styria, Austria*Naas , a valley in southeastern Australia...
- Nass (disambiguation)
- Naz (disambiguation)Naz (disambiguation)Naz is a municipality in the district of Echallens in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, Naz may also refer to:-Given name:* Naz Aydemir, Turkish volleyball player* Anila Naz Chowdhury, Bangladeshi singer...