VRS
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VRS may refer to:
- varaObsolete Spanish and Portuguese units of measurementThere are a number of Spanish units of measurement of length or area that are now virtually obsolete . They include the vara, the cordel, the league and the labor. The units of area used to express the area of land are still encountered in some transactions in land today...
: a unit of length formerly used in Spain and Portugal - Variable Reluctance SensorVariable reluctance sensorA variable reluctance sensor , also called a monopole, is used to measure position and speed of moving metal components. This sensor consists of a permanent magnet, a ferromagnetic pole piece, a pickup coil, and a rotating toothed wheel....
- Verkehrsverbund Rhein-SiegVerkehrsverbund Rhein-SiegThe Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg abbreviated VRS, is the public transport association covering the area of the Cologne/Bonn Region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
: a transport association servicing the CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
metropolitan area in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - Vermont Rail System
- an alternate abbreviation for Versus: (Vrs.)
- Video Relay ServiceVideo Relay ServiceA Video Relay Service , also sometimes known as a Video Interpreting Service, is a videotelecommunication service that allows deaf, hard-of-hearing and speech-impaired individuals to communicate over video telephones and similar technologies with hearing people in real-time, via a sign language...
: a telecommunication service that allows deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired individuals to communicate over a videophone (or other videotelecommunication systems such as video-enabled mobile phones) with hearing people via a sign language interpreter - Virtual Reference Station: uses the RTK solutions from the Trimble RTKNet software to provide high-accuracy, real-time kinematic (RTK) GPS positioning for wider areas
- Virtual Rendering System: a C++ library for the construction of interactive 3D applications.
- Voice Recognition Software
- Vojska Republike SrpskeArmy of Republika SrpskaThe Army of Republika Srpska ; Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian Vojska Republike Srpske ) also referred to as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of today's Republika Srpska which was then the "Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina", a self-proclaimed state within the internationally recognized...
: the Army of Republika Srpska - Voluntary Retirement Scheme: a Golden handshakeGolden handshakeA golden handshake is a clause in an executive employment contract that provides the executive with a significant severance package in the case that the executive loses his or her job through firing, restructuring, or even scheduled retirement...
scheme offered to employees in 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...
in return for their voluntary retirement. - Vortex Ring StateVortex ringA vortex ring, also called a toroidal vortex, is a region of rotating fluid moving through the same or different fluid where the flow pattern takes on a toroidal shape. The movement of the fluid is about the poloidal or circular axis of the doughnut, in a twisting vortex motion...
: an undesirable aerodynamic condition
- vRSŠkoda AutoŠkoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group...
: a name given to the sporting Škoda OctaviaŠkoda OctaviaThe Škoda Octavia is a small family car produced by Czech automaker Škoda Auto since 1996, its name revived from a model originally produced between 1959 and 1971. The current Octavia is available in five-door liftback and station wagon....
and FabiaŠkoda FabiaThe Škoda Fabia is a supermini produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto since 1999. It was the successor to the Škoda Felicia, which was discontinued in 2001...