SS is an abbreviation for ''

Schutzstaffel The ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS; also stylized as ''ᛋᛋ'' with Armanen runes; ; "Protection Squadron") was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe duri ...

'', a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany. SS, Ss, or similar may also refer to:

Places

Guangdong Experimental High School Guangdong Experimental High School () is a Public High School in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is regarded as one of the six best high schools in the city, and it is one of the two high schools directly administe ...

(''Sheng Shi'' or ''Saang Sat''), China *

Province of Sassari The province of Sassari ( it, provincia di Sassari, sc, provìntzia de Tàtari, sdc, prubìnzia di Sàssari, ca, província de Sàsser, french: province de Sassari, co, pruvincia di Sassari) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sa ...

, Italy (vehicle plate code) *

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...

(ISO 3166-1 code SS) *

SS postcode area The SS postcode area, also known as the Southend-on-Sea postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of seventeen postcode districts in England, within eleven post towns. These cover south-east Essex, including South ...

, UK, around Southend-on-Sea *San Sebastián, Spanish city

Arts, entertainment, and media

*SS (band), an early Japanese hardcore punk band *SS (manga), ''SS'' (manga), a Japanese comic 2000-2003 *SS Entertainment, a Korean entertainment company *''S.S.'', for Sosthenes Smith, H. G. Wells bibliography#All short stories, H. G. Wells pseudonym for story ''A Vision of the Past'' *SS, the production code for the 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Wheel in Space'' *''Sesame Street'', American kids' TV show

Language

*Ss (digraph) used in Pinyin *ß or ss, a German-language ligature * switch-reference in linguistics *''Scilicet'', used as a section sign * (''in the strict sense'') in Latin *Swazi language (ISO 639-1 code "ss")

Science and technology

*Stainless steel, sometimes marked SS *Suspended solids and settleable solids, in water

Biology and medicine

*(+)-sabinene synthase, an enzyme *Serotonin syndrome, due to some serotonergic medications *Sjögren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease *Sweet's syndrome or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis

Computing

*.ss, top-level domain country code for South Sudan *Screenshot, digital image showing contents of a computer display *Slave select line on a computer data bus *SS register in x86 processor *Super speed USB, or USB 3.0 *ss, in the Unix iproute2 collection

Sports

*Sareen Sports Industries, India *Shortstop, a fielding position in baseball and softball *Special stage (rallying) *Strong safety, a position in American and Canadian football

Transportation

*Corsair International (IATA airline code SS) *Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, a Dutch railroad *Sand Springs Railway in Oklahoma, US, reporting mark *Staatsspoorwegen, a Dutch East Indies railroad *Stockholms Spårvägar, Swedish transport companies

Ships

*Ship prefix for steamboat *Ship prefix for steamship *Submarine, by US Navy hull classification

Vehicles

*Chevrolet SS, sport sedan *SS Cars Ltd, Jaguar from 1945 *SS class blimp, for anti-submarine warfare *Super Sport (Chevrolet), performance option

Other uses

*Safety stock *Social security *Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice, post-nominal *United States Secret Service