OBS
Encyclopedia
Organizations
- O Broadcasting SystemO Broadcasting SystemO Broadcasting System is a regional South Korean television network in the Incheon area. It is the only private commercial broadcaster with no affiliate. OBS TV's call signs are HLQS-TV for analog and HLQS-DTV for digital....
, a broadcasting station based in Bucheon, South Korea, see Television in South Korea - OBS Bandy ClubOBS Bandy ClubOBS Bandy Club is an American bandy club that play in the Premier Division. OBS finished 2nd in the league in the 2005-2006 season having gained promotion from the First Division the previous season. ibdb bandysiden...
, an American bandy club - OBS LogisticsOBS LogisticsOBS Logistics is a UK Headquartered Software Development company specializing in Logistics Software and Supply Chain Management Software. OBS Logistics is part of the Anisa Group of companies, comprising In2grate Business Solutions, OBS Logistics, Open Business Solutions and OBS Enterprise.-...
, an ERPEnterprise resource planningEnterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
/LogisticsLogisticsLogistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...
Software DevelopmentSoftware developmentSoftware development is the development of a software product...
Company located in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - Office of Boating SafetyOffice of Boating SafetyThe Office of Boating Safety is Transport Canada's division which concerns itself with pleasure craft and marine recreation. The OBS delivers prevention-based programs to reduce the safety risks and environmental impacts of boating on Canadian waters....
, the division of Transport Canada responsible for boating safety - Oita Broadcasting SystemOita Broadcasting Systemor OBS is a television company based in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.Famous radio announcer and personality Toshio Nishimura appears on OBS. He is well-known throughout the prefecture and is often referred to by his radio nickname "Bin Bin". He is also known for his English pronunciation...
, a broadcasting station in Ōita Prefecture, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... - Olympic Broadcasting ServicesOlympic Broadcasting ServicesOlympic Broadcasting Services is an agency of the International Olympic Committee, established in 2001 to be responsible for host broadcasting - the world feeds provided to all international broadcasters of the Olympic Games from 2008 on, and provide continuity in Olympic coverage from one Games...
, an organization responsible for the broadcast of the Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate... - Optus Broadband Satellite, an Internet service provider in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
- Orange Belt StagesOrange Belt StagesOrange Belt Stages is a bus company based in Visalia, California. OBS was incorporated on November 30, 1935, and offers charters anywhere in the U.S. and Canada, as well as scheduled runs in California and to Las Vegas, Nevada.-History:...
, a bus company based in CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... - Orange Business Services, a worldwide business communications company
- Coop Obs!Coop Obs!Coop Obs! is a chain of 24 hypermarkets throughout Norway managed by Coop Norge and owned by local cooperatives. Prior to 2001 the stores were only branded as Obs!....
, a chain of hypermarkets in Norway, formerly known as Obs - Outward Bound SingaporeOutward Bound SingaporeOutward Bound Singapore is part of the network of Outward Bound centres worldwide. While Outward Bound is well-established in many other countries, the Outward Bound centre in Singapore has the distinction of having an 'Excellent' rating for expertise, facilities and safety...
, part of the network of Outward Bound centres - Omer Ben Sadeh, the best Mashatz in Emek Hefer
Science, technology, medicine
- Organic Brain SyndromeOrganic Brain SyndromeOrganic brain syndrome , also known as organic brain disease or organic brain disorder, is an older and nearly obsolete general term from psychiatry, referring to many physical disorders that cause impaired mental function. It usually does not include psychiatric disorders...
, a medical condition resulting from brain injury - Optical backscatter detector, a turbidimeter measuring light scatter at near 180º
- Omnidirectional Bearing Selector, an aircraft navigation instrument, see VHF omnidirectional rangeVHF omnidirectional rangeVOR, short for VHF omnidirectional radio range, is a type of radio navigation system for aircraft. A VOR ground station broadcasts a VHF radio composite signal including the station's identifier, voice , and navigation signal. The identifier is typically a two- or three-letter string in Morse code...
- "Obs/Gyn" is a common abbreviation for Obstetrics and gynaecologyObstetrics and gynaecologyObstetrics and gynaecology are the two surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty and postgraduate training programme...
Computers
- Open Build Service, a software that lets you create a package once, and then obtain a number of different packages, each one targeted to a different distro
- Optical Burst SwitchingOptical burst switchingOptical burst switching is an optical networking technique that allows dynamic sub-wavelength switching of data. OBS is viewed as a compromise between the yet unfeasible full optical packet switching and the mostly static optical circuit switching...
, a switching technology representing an intermediate solution between Circuit and Packet Switching in Optical Networks
Television, film, literature, and music
- OBS, a television show by FST5Finlands Svenska TelevisionYLE FST5 is YLE's Finland-Swedish national television channel, providing television programmes in the Swedish language in Finland...
in FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... - On Basilisk StationOn Basilisk StationThe first novel in David Weber's popular Honor Harrington series, On Basilisk Station, follows Commander Honor Harrington and Her Majesty’s light cruiser Fearless during their assignment to the Basilisk system...
, the first novel in David WeberDavid WeberDavid Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Weber and his wife Sharon live in Greenville, South Carolina with their three children and "a passel of dogs"....
's Honor HarringtonHonorverseThe Honorverse refers to the military science fiction book series and sub-series created by David Weber and published by Baen Books. The series is set primarily after Honor Harrington's October 1, 3961, birth; although she is the protagonist in most of the stories, more recent entries make only...
series - One Buck ShortOne Buck ShortOne Buck Short is a Malaysian punk rock band from Kuala Lumpur.-History:The band was founded by Hafiz and Rahul during their high school. One Buck Short began playing shows at school events and "battle of the bands" competitions before coming out in the local scene...
, a punk-rock band from Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia - Orange Blossom Special (song)Orange Blossom Special (song)The fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special", about the passenger train of the same name, was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938. The original recording was created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939. It is considered the best known fiddle tune of the twentieth century and is often called simply The...
, bluegrass song written by Ervin T. Rouse
Places
- Observatory, Cape TownObservatory, Cape TownObservatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, bordered by Mowbray to the south, and Salt River to the north. The area is best known as student neighborhood, most of whom attend the University of Cape Town located close by, and for being the home of the South African Astronomical Observatory...
, a popular entertainment suburb in Cape TownCape TownCape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
Business
- Off-balance-sheetOff-balance-sheetOff-balance sheet usually means an asset or debt or financing activity not on the company's balance sheet.Some companies may have significant amounts of off-balance sheet assets and liabilities. For example, financial institutions often offer asset management or brokerage services to their clients...
, financing activity not on the company's balance sheet - Organisation breakdown structure, or Organizational Breakdown Structure, a global hierarchy that represents the different levels of responsibility within a project or enterprise; the OBS usually reflects the management structure of an organization, from top-level personnel down through the various levels constituting the business
Abbreviations
- Obs., an abbreviation for "observation" used when adding a remark, notice or comment to a piece of text; see also AnnotationAnnotationAn annotation is a note that is made while reading any form of text. This may be as simple as underlining or highlighting passages.Annotated bibliographies give descriptions about how each source is useful to an author in constructing a paper or argument...
- OBS, an abbreviation for "Obviously"
Other uses
- Outreach Bible Study, a method of leading Bible studies, see Biblical studies - External links
- Operation Blue StarOperation Blue StarOperation Blue Star ) 3– 6 June 1984 was an Indian military operation, ordered by Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, to remove Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar...
- Original British Standard, a bullhead rail profile
- Old Body Style, Chevrolet/GM Trucks