ACS or Acs may refer to:
Aviation
* ACS-3, the military version of
Raybird-3
Raybird-3 (ACS-3) is an Unmanned aerial vehicle#Terminology, unmanned aircraft system designed for various long-term missions and ISTAR operations. It corresponds to the class I of NATO classification and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Created by A ...
, a Ukrainian UAV
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Aerial Common Sensor, a Lockheed Martin reconnaissance aircraft airframe for the US Army and Navy
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Air Cess, a cargo airline based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
* IATA airport code for
Achinsk Airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Companies and commerce
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ACS:Law, a British law firm specializing in intellectual property cases
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Advanced Card Systems, a Hong Kong–based developer of smart cards and smart card readers
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Advanced Composites Solutions, a Brazilian engineering company specialized in composite materials technology
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Advanced Contact Solutions, a Philippine business process outsourcing company
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Affiliated Computer Services
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (ACS) was a company that provided information technology services as well as business process outsourcing solutions to businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. ACS was based in Dallas, Texa ...
, an American business and technology outsourcing company
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Alaska Communications System, former name of AT&T Alascom, an American communications services company
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Alaska Communications Systems, an American communications services company, distinct from AT&T Alascom
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Alternative compensation system
Various copyright alternatives in an alternative compensation systems (ACS) have been proposed as ways to allow the widespread reproduction of digital copyrighted works while still paying the authors and copyright owners of those works. This articl ...
, a way to allow reproduction of digital copyrighted works while still paying the authors and copyright owners
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Applied Communication Sciences, a telecommunications research, engineering and consulting company based in the US
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Grupo ACS
ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. () is a Spanish company dedicated to civil engineering, construction, all types of services and telecommunications. It is one of the leading construction companies in the world, with projects ...
(''Actividades de Construcción y Servicios''), a civil engineering firm based in Madrid, Spain
Computing
* Access Control Server, a component of Cisco's
Network Admission Control
Network Admission Control (NAC) refers to Cisco's version of network access control, which restricts access to the network based on identity or security posture. When a network device (switch, router, wireless access point, DHCP server, etc.) i ...
technology
* Access Control Server, the server authenticating a card in the
3-D Secure framework
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Access Control Service
Access Control Service, or Windows Azure Access Control Service (ACS) was a Microsoft-owned cloud-based service that provided an easy way of authenticating and authorizing users to gain access to web applications and services while allowing the fe ...
, a cloud-based service for authentication and authorization
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ACS-1
The ACS-1 and ACS-360 are two related supercomputers designed by IBM as part of the Advanced Computing Systems project from 1965 to 1969. Although the designs were never finished and no models ever went into production, the project spawned a numbe ...
and ACS-360, supercomputers designed but never completed in the 1960s by the IBM ''Advanced Computing Systems''
* Action Code Script, a scripting language used in video games such as ''
Hexen: Beyond Heretic''
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Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Creative Suite (CS) is a discontinued software suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development application software, applications developed by Adobe Systems.
The last of the Creative Suite versions, Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) ...
, a software package by Adobe Inc.
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Atacama Large Millimeter Array
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is an astronomical interferometer of 66 radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, which observe electromagnetic radiation at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. The ar ...
("ALMA") Common Software, a control framework used in ground-based astronomy projects
* Audit Collection Services, a component of Microsoft
System Center Operations Manager
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ATA Command Set
Parallel ATA (PATA), originally , also known as Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE), is a standard interface designed for IBM PC-compatible computers. It was first developed by Western Digital and Compaq in 1986 for compatible hard drives and C ...
Education
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ACS International Schools
ACS International Schools, known as American Community Schools until 2005, is a group of international schools operating three schools near the edge of Greater London, with campuses in Cobham and Egham in Surrey, and Hillingdon
Hillingdon ...
, a group of international schools in the UK
* Advanced Communicator, Silver ("ACS"),
Toastmasters International
Toastmasters International (TI) is a US-headquartered nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping people develop communication, public speaking, and leadership skills.
History
On 24 March 1905, Dr ...
Recognition for advanced Communication training
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Alabaster City Schools
The Alabaster City Schools (ACS) is the school district of the Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The ...
, a school district headquartered in Alabaster, Alabama
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Alperton Community School
Alperton Community School is a Mixed-sex education, coeducational secondary school and sixth form with Academy (English school), academy status. It has a specialism in maths, computing and arts and it is located in the Alperton area of the Londo ...
, a secondary school in London, UK
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American College of Sofia
The American College of Sofia (ACS) (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: ) is a school in Bulgaria, located in the capital city of Sofia.The college was founded in 1860 and is regarded as the oldest American educational institution outside the United S ...
, a secondary school in Sofia, Bulgaria
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American Community School at Beirut
The American Community School Beirut (), also known as ACS Beirut, is a private school located in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1905, it is traditionally attached to the American University of Beirut. As an independent coeducational institution, it ...
, an international private school located in Beirut, Lebanon
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American Community School in Amman
The American Community School is a private, preparatory, international school in Amman, the capital of Jordan. It is an independent, coeducational day school which offers an American educational program from preschool (3 years old) through grade ...
, an international school in Amman, Jordan
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American Community School of Abu Dhabi
The American Community School of Abu Dhabi (ACS) is a non-profit, co-educational school operating in the United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 1972, and follows an American, standards-based curriculum with English instruction. ACS offers the In ...
, an international school of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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American Community Schools
ACS Athens – American Community Schools of Athens is a private school offering international JK–12 education to local, national and international students in Greece. ACS Athens embraces American educational philosophy, principles and values.
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, an English-speaking private school system in Athens, Greece
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American Cooperative School of La Paz
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American Cooperative School of Tunis
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Anglo-Chinese School
Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) is a family of Methodist schools in Singapore and Indonesia. It was founded in 1886 by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham as an extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its students and alumni are referred to as "ACS ...
, Singapore, a group of Methodist schools in Singapore
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Anglo-Chinese Schools, Malaysia, a group of Methodist schools in Malaysia
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Arkansas Correctional School, a school system in prisons, in Arkansas
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Associated Colleges of the South, a group of liberal arts colleges in the USA
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Assumption College School, a catholic high school in Ontario, Canada
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Aurora Christian Schools, a private PreK-12 school in Aurora, Illinois, USA
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Avery Coonley School, a private elementary school in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
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Lehman Alternative Community School
The Lehman Alternative Community School (LACS) is a public, alternative, combined middle and high school in the Ithaca City School District in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca () is a city in and the county seat of Tompkins County, New York, Unite ...
, a combined middle and high school Ithaca, New York
Government
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Administration for Children's Services, governmental agency of New York City
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American Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) is an annual demographics survey program conducted by the United States Census Bureau. It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the United States census, decennial census ...
, a project of the US Census Bureau
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Australian Customs Service, former Australian government agency for border protection, duties and taxes (1985–2009)
Medicine
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Acetyl-CoA synthetase, an enzyme
* Acute
compartment syndrome
Compartment syndrome is a serious medical condition in which increased pressure within a Fascial compartment, body compartment compromises blood flow and tissue function, potentially leading to permanent damage if not promptly treated. There are ...
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Acute coronary syndrome
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a syndrome due to decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries such that part of the heart muscle is unable to function properly or dies. The most common symptom is centrally located pressure-like chest pain, ...
, a form of chest pain due to reduced oxygen supply to the heart muscle
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Advanced Cataract Surgery, the modern method of cataract removal using phacoemulsification
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Alternate care site, a non-traditional medical treatment facility established in a public health crisis
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Atriocaval shunt, a surgical procedure
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2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde, a chemical in tryptophan metabolism
Military
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Army Combat Shirt
The Army Combat Shirt (ACS) is a flame-resistant shirt developed and used by the United States Army as a supplementary addition to the Army Combat Uniform (ACU). The ACS is a stand-alone shirt designed specifically for use with the Improved Outer ...
, flame-resistant shirt developed for the US Army
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Attack Characterization System
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Auxiliary crane ship, a US Navy hull
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Cavalry Corps (Ireland) (1st Armoured Cavalry Squadron), an armoured reconnaissance unit of the Irish Army
classification symbol
Organizations and societies
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Active Club Scotland, a far-right hate group linked to the worldwide Active Club Network
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American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. The ACS publishes the journals ''Cancer'', '' CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians'' and '' Cancer Cytopathology''.
History
The society w ...
, an American voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer
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American Ceramic Society
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) is a nonprofit organization of professionals for the ceramics community, with a focus on scientific research, emerging technologies, and applications in which ceramic materials are an element. ACerS is located ...
, an American professional organization
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American Cheese Society, a professional organization of the American cheese industry
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American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...
, an American professional association
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American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a professional medical association for surgeons and surgical team members, founded in 1913. It claims more than 90,000 members in 144 countries.
History
The ACS was founded in 1913 as an outgrowth of ...
, a fellowship of American surgeons
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American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society (ACS), initially the Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America, was an American organization founded in 1816 by Robert Finley to encourage and support the repatriation of freeborn peop ...
, an organization that helped in founding Liberia as a colony for freed slaves
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American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, an organization of lawyers and law students in the US
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American Cryonics Society, non-profit corporation that supports and promotes research and education into cryonics
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American CueSports Alliance, a US-based pool league
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Association of Caribbean States
The Association of Caribbean States (ACS; ; ) is an advisory association of nations centered on the Caribbean Basin. It was formed with the aim of promoting consultation, cooperation, and concerted action among all the countries of the Caribbe ...
, an advisory, consultative body of Caribbean countries
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Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) was founded in England in 1973 for the purpose of researching and collating information about the history and statistics of cricket. Originally called the Association of Cricket Stati ...
, an association founded England in 1973 to collect cricket data
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Audience Council Scotland, a BBC Trust organisation in Scotland
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Australian Cinematographers Society
The Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1958 for the purpose of providing a forum for Australian cinematographers to further develop their skills through mutual co-operation.
History
The Austral ...
, a professional not-for-profit organisation
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Australian Computer Society
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is an association for information and communications technology professionals with 40,000+ members Australia-wide. According to its Constitution, its objectives are "to advance professional excellence in ...
, an association for information and communications technology professionals
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Australian Cricket Society, an association of cricket lovers
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Redfern Aboriginal Children's Services, a community services organisation for Indigenous children in Sydney, Australia
Places
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Ács, a Hungarian town
Sports
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AC Sparta Prague
Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional association football, football club based in Prague.
It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in cen ...
, a Czech football club
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AC Sporting
BFA Sporting (), or simply Sporting, is a association football, football club based in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . The club was founded in 1963, and first competed in the Lebanese football league system in 1997.
BFA Sporting first c ...
, a Lebanese football club
Technology and science
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Advanced Camera for Surveys
The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) is a third-generation axial instrument aboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The initial design and scientific capabilities of ACS were defined by a team based at Johns Hopkins University. ACS was assembl ...
, an instrument aboard the Hubble Space Telescope
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Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3), a NASA technology demonstration for future small spacecraft
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Air cavity system, a modern marine craft design concept based upon capturing air beneath a vessel's hull to reduce drag and increase speed and fuel efficiency
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Anticenter shell, a supershell located outside of the galaxy
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Attitude control system
Spacecraft attitude control is the process of controlling the orientation of a spacecraft (vehicle or satellite) with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity such as the celestial sphere, certain fields, and nearby objects, ...
, a spacecraft system
Other uses
* An abbreviation for
Acroá language, an extinct Ge language of Brazil
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Acs (surname), a surname
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American Crime Story
''American Crime Story'' is an American biographical crime drama anthology television series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are also executive producers, alongside Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Bra ...
'', an anthology television series
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