PWS may refer to:
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Pressure wave supercharger
A pressure wave supercharger (also known as a wave rotor) is a type of supercharger technology that harnesses the pressure waves produced by an internal combustion engine exhaust gas pulses to compress the intake air. Its automotive use is not wid ...
, a type of super-charger technology
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Performance work statement
A Performance work statement (or PWS) is used to summarize the work that needs to be done for a contract (e.g., with the U.S. Department of Defense).
A PWS usually requires a scope, applicable documents, performance requirements/tasks, and contrac ...
, term used to summarize the work that needs to be done for a contract
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Personal weather station
A weather station is a facility, either on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for measuring atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecasts and to study the weather and climate. The measurements taken include tempera ...
, a weather station owned and operated by an individual or a non-weather-related club or business
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Personal web server
A personal web server (PWS) is system of hardware and software that is designed to create and manage a web server on a desktop computer. It can be used to learn how to set up and administer a website, and it can also serve as a site for testing ...
, system of hardware and software that is designed to create and manage a web server on a desktop computer
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Microsoft Personal Web Server
Microsoft Personal Web Server (PWS) is a scaled-down web server software for Windows operating systems. It has fewer features than Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) and its functions have been superseded by IIS and Visual Studio. M ...
, a scaled-down web server software for Windows operating systems
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Present weather sensor
The present weather sensor (PWS) is a component of an automatic weather station that detects the presence of hydrometeors and determines their type (rain, snow, drizzle, etc.) and intensity. It works on a principle similar to a bistatic radar, not ...
, a component of an automatic weather station that detects the presence of hydrometeors and determines their type (rain, snow, drizzle, etc.) and intensity
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Professional Wetland Scientist
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skil ...
, a certification for practicing wetland professionals that signifies stringent academic and work experience standards of wetland science have been met
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Public Warning System
An emergency population warning is a method whereby local, regional, or national authorities can contact members of the public en masse to warn them of an impending emergency. These warnings may be necessary for a number of reasons, including:
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3GPP network system used for alerting the public to events such as disasters
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Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów, a Polish aircraft manufacturer
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Prader–Willi syndrome
Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder caused by a loss of function of specific genes on chromosome 15. In newborns, symptoms include weak muscles, poor feeding, and slow development. Beginning in childhood, those affected become ...
, a genetic disorder due to loss of function of specific genes
* ''Progetto Winston Smith'', known in English as the
Winston Smith Project The Winston Smith Project ( it, Progetto Winston Smith, or PWS) is an informational and operational project for the defence of human rights on the Internet and in the digital era. The project was started in 1999 as an anonymous association and it is ...
, a human rights project
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Progressive Web Site, a web authoring framework or technology incorporating HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript that harnesses most features and capabilities of an app, without having to install one
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Purwosari railway station, a railway station in Indonesia (station code)
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