Caps are flat headgear. Caps or CAPS may also refer to:

Science and technology

Computing

* CESG Assisted Products Service, provided by the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters * Composite Application Platform Suite, by Java Caps, a Java framework * Computer Animation Production System, a film animation post-production system developed by Walt Disney Feature Animation and Pixar

Biology, medicine and psychology

Genetics

Calcyphosin Calcyphosin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''CAPS'' gene. Function This gene encodes a calcium-binding protein, which may play a role in the regulation of ion transport. A similar protein was first described as a potentially ...

, the CAPS gene and its protein *

Cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence The cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) method is a technique in molecular biology for the analysis of genetic markers. It is an extension to the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method, using polymerase chain reaction (PC ...

, markers used to detect a polymorphic sequence

Medical conditions

Auditory processing disorder Auditory processing disorder (APD), rarely known as King-Kopetzky syndrome or auditory disability with normal hearing (ADN), is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the way the brain processes auditory information. Individuals with APD usually ...

(APD), formerly Central Auditory Processing Syndrome *

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS), also known as Asherson's syndrome, is a rare autoimmune disease in which widespread, intravascular clotting causes multi-organ failure. The syndrome is caused by antiphospholipid antibodies that targe ...

Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) is a group of rare, heterogeneous autoinflammatory disease characterized by interleukin 1β-mediated systemic inflammation and clinical symptoms involving skin, joints, central nervous system, and eyes. ...

, a spectrum of autoinflammatory syndrome

Other uses in biology, medicine and psychology

CAPS (buffer) CAPS is the common name for ''N''-cyclohexyl-3-aminopropanesulfonic acid, a chemical used as buffering agent in biochemistry. The similar substance ''N''-cyclohexyl-2-hydroxyl-3-aminopropanesulfonic acid (CAPSO) is also used as buffering agent ...

, N-cyclohexyl-3-aminopropanesulfonic acid, in biochemistry, a buffering agent * Cognitive-affective personality system, a model within psychology of personality

Other uses in science and technology

* Cassini Plasma Spectrometer, a direct sensing instrument that measures the energy and electrical charge of particles *

Cirrus Airframe Parachute System The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) is a whole-plane ballistic parachute recovery system designed specifically for Cirrus Aircraft's line of general aviation light aircraft including the SR20, SR22 and SF50. The design became the f ...

, a whole-aircraft emergency parachute system developed by Ballistic Recovery Systems and Cirrus * Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation, a program of the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...

Companies and organizations

* Californians for Population Stabilization *

Captive Animals Protection Society Freedom for Animals (FFA) is the working name of the Captive Animals' Protection Society, a charity registered in England campaigning to end the display of animals in zoos, and the use of animals in entertainment, such as circuses, the exotic p ...

* Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of Alabama * Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms * Comic Art Professional Society * Policy Planning Staff (France), ''Centre d'Analyse, de Prévision et de Stratégie''

Sport

* Caps (gamer), Danish esports player *

Cap (sport) In sport, a cap is a player's appearance in a game at international level. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of rugby football and association football. In th ...

, a measure of a player's international appearances, especially in football *

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

, an American ice hockey team

Other uses

Caps (party) The Caps ( sv, mössorna) were a political faction during the Age of Liberty (1719–1772) in Sweden. The primary rivals of the Caps were known as the Hats. The Hats are actually responsible for the Caps' name, as it comes from a contraction ...

, an 18th-century Swedish political faction *

All caps In typography, all caps (short for "all capitals") refers to text or a font in which all letters are capital letters, for example: "THIS TEXT IS IN ALL CAPS". All caps may be used for emphasis (for a word or phrase). They are commonly seen in ...

, formatting text to only use capital/uppercase letters * Caps, Texas, Taylor County, Texas, U.S. * Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy, a government program in Illinois, U.S.