VS
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VS, V.S., Vs, vs, vs., or VS may refer to:
Organizations
- VenstresocialisterneLeft SocialistsLeft Socialists , a political party in Denmark. VS works on what it calls a 'undogmatic revolutionary and Marxist basis'.It was formed in 1967 as a split from the Socialist People's Party . VS was represented by the letter "Y" on the electoral ballots. VS members of parliament were respected and...
, (Left Socialists), a Danish political party - Victoria SchoolVictoria SchoolVictoria School in Singapore is a government secondary school for boys, founded in 1876, at Siglap Link, about one kilometre from affiliated Victoria Junior College....
- Victoria's SecretVictoria's SecretVictoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products. It is the largest segment of publicly-traded Limited Brands with sales of over US$5 billion and an operating income of $1 billion in 2006...
, an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products - Vojska Srbije, Military of Serbia
- Vs. (magazine), a fashion and lifestyle magazine
Science, technology, and medicine
- Vegetative state, a wakeful unconscious state
- Vesicular stomatitis, a veterinary disease caused by a virus that can produce flu-like symptoms in humans
- Visual ServoingVisual ServoingVisual servoing, also known as Vision-Based Robot Control and abbreviated VS, is a technique which uses feedback information extracted from a vision sensor to control the motion of a robot. One of the earliest papers that talks about visual servoing was from the SRI International Labs. A first...
, a technique which uses feedback information extracted from a vision sensor to control the motion of a robot - Visual snowVisual snowVisual snow is a transitory or persisting visual symptom where people see snow or television-like static in parts or the whole of their visual fields, especially against dark backgrounds...
or visual static, a visual condition
Computers
- Visual StudioMicrosoft Visual StudioMicrosoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment from Microsoft. It is used to develop console and graphical user interface applications along with Windows Forms applications, web sites, web applications, and web services in both native code together with managed code for all...
, an integrated development environment made by Microsoft - Virtual synchronyVirtual synchronyVirtual synchrony is an interprocess messaging passing technology. Virtual synchrony systems allow programs running in a network to organize themselves into process groups, and to send messages to groups...
, an interprocess message passing technology - Vertical sliceVertical sliceA vertical slice, sometimes abbreviated to VS, is a type of milestone, benchmark, or deadline, with emphasis on demonstrating progress across all components of a project...
, a type of milestone, benchmark, or deadline in project management - Vertex Shader, a type of shader program executed on a computer's graphics processing unit
Video games
- Vs. (video game)Vs. (video game)Vs. is a PlayStation video game created by Polygon Magic and first published by THQ in 1997. The game is a Street Fighter replica but features gangs...
- Vanu Sovereignty, in the MMOFPS computer video game PlanetSide
- Virtual SailorVirtual SailorVirtual Sailor, created by Ilan Papini and published by Quality Simulations and Hangsim, is a shareware program which allows users to operate a wide variety of vessels in world-wide locations. Both the graphics and boat dynamics have been designed to be as realistic as possible, and the software...
, a shareware program created by Ilan Papini which allows users to operate a wide variety of vessels (sail & powered) in world-wide locations - Vital Suit, a type of mecha from the video game series Lost PlanetLost PlanetThe Lost Planet video game series was published and developed by Capcom. The series consists of two installments, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Lost Planet 2, and a gold edition, Lost Planet Colonies...
- Nintendo Vs. SeriesNintendo Vs. SeriesThe Nintendo Vs. System is a coin-operated video game platform designed for two-player competitive play using the VS. UniSystem or VS. DualSystem, arcade system boards based on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Many of these stand-up or sit-down arcade machines had two screens and controls joined...
- Marvel vs. Capcom (series)
- SNK vs. Capcom (series)
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars
Music theory
- Volti subito (turn quickly), an Italian musical term indicating a difficult page turn, see Glossary of musical terminology
- Vocal scoreVocal scoreA vocal score or piano-vocal score is a music score of an opera, or a vocal or choral composition with orchestra such as an oratorio or cantata, in which the vocal parts are written out in full but the accompaniment is reduced and adapted for keyboard...
, or piano-vocal score, a music score in which the vocal parts are written out in full but the accompaniment is reduced and adapted for keyboard (usually piano)
Television, film, music, and manga
- Vanilla SkyVanilla SkyVanilla Sky is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed, co-produced and co-written by Cameron Crowe. The film is an English-language remake of the 1997 Spanish movie Abre los ojos , the screenplay for which was written by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil...
, a 2001 film - VS (band)VS (band)VS were a British R&B/pop group that had three hit singles in the United Kingdom. It was the brainchild of former Blue member Simon Webbe , Melody from DJ Pied Piper, and established singer-songwriter Ali Tennant, who came together to form the production company Love for Music.-Band members:*Jaime...
, band managed by Blue's Simon Webbe - Vs (film)Vs (film)Vs is an independent superhero/action film starring Jason Trost, James Remar, and Lucas Till. Filming took place in Los Angeles, California...
, a 2011 film - VS (manga)VS (manga)is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Keiko Yamada. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōjo magazine Princess Comics. The individual chapters were released in 7 tankōbon volumes between June 1999 and December 24, 2001...
, Japanese manga by Keiko Yamada - "VS" (song)VS (song)Vs is the debut single by Misono, the former lead singer of the J-pop band Day After Tomorrow. It was released on March 29, 2006 in two formats; CD-only and CD+DVD.-Overview:...
, the debut single by Misono - VS. (game show)VS. (game show)VS. was a game show that ran in 1999 on Comedy Central. It was hosted by Greg Proops, with Joe Liss as announcer.The game featured two three-member teams that were complete opposites . Proops would ask both teams questions about general topics as well as topics relating to the subject that divided...
, a game show with two opposing teams - Vs. (Mission of Burma album), a 1982 album by Mission of Burma
- Vs. (Pearl Jam album), a 1993 album by Pearl Jam
- "VS.", season 4 episode of Prison BreakPrison BreakPrison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
- "VS. (Versus)", former name of the NBC Sports Network
Transportation
- Holden VS CommodoreHolden VS CommodoreThe Holden VS Commodore, released in 1995, was the ninth model of the Holden Commodore, a large car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. The VS Commodore served as a mechanical update of the second generation architecture, destined to assist sales before the all-new VT model...
, a model of GM Holden's Commodore produced from 1995 to 1997 - Virgin Atlantic AirwaysVirgin Atlantic AirwaysVirgin Atlantic Airways Limited is a British airline owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Singapore Airlines...
, the IATA airline designator - VS, the minimum steady flight speed of an aircraft
- VS, V.S. or V/s, Varðskip, prefix of a vessel of the Icelandic Coast GuardIcelandic Coast GuardThe Icelandic Coast Guard is the service responsible for Iceland's coastal defense and maritime and aeronautical search and rescue. Origins of the Icelandic Coast Guard can be traced to 1859, when the corvette Ørnen started patrolling Icelandic waters...
People
- Venetian SnaresVenetian SnaresVenetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk .From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Funk is known for making electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures...
, Canadian breakcore musician - Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad NaipaulV. S. NaipaulSir Vidiadhar Surajprasad "V. S." Naipaul, TC is a Nobel prize-winning Indo-Trinidadian-British writer who is known for his novels focusing on the legacy of the British Empire's colonialism...
, British author and Nobel prize winner - V. S. AchuthanandanV. S. AchuthanandanVelikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of the state of Kerala. He had been a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India since 1985, and until July 2009, when he was reverted to the Central Committee of the party owing to his...
, Head of Opposite of Kerala state
Places
- ValaisValaisThe Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...
, a canton of Switzerland - VasluiVaslui CountyVaslui is a county of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 455,049 and the population density was 86/km².*Romanians - over 98%*Romas, other-Geography:...
, a county of Romania and also its county seat - VS or V.S., the abbreviated name of the United States of America in GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
Food, beverages, and tobacco
- Very Special, a classification of Cognac (drink)Cognac (drink)Cognac , named after the town of Cognac in France, is a variety of brandy. It is produced in the wine-growing region surrounding the town from which it takes its name, in the French Departements of Charente and Charente-Maritime....
, where the youngest brandy is at least 2 years old - Virginia SlimsVirginia SlimsVirginia Slims is a brand of cigarette manufactured by Altria Group . The brand was introduced in 1968 and marketed to young professional women using the slogan "You've come a long way, baby." Some media watch groups considered this campaign to be responsible for a rapid increase in smoking among...
, a brand of cigarette marketed towards women
Hindu
- Vajasaneyi-Samhita, the text of the White Yajurveda
- Vikaram SamvantBikram SamwatVikram Samvat is the calendar established by Indian emperor Vikramaditya...
, a Hindu calendar
Other uses
- Versus (disambiguation)
- Vs. System, a collectible card game
- Voluntary simplicity