HMS or hms may refer to:
Education
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Habib Medical School
Habib Medical School (HMS) is the school of medicine of the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), one of Uganda's private universities. The school is the newest medical school in the country, having been part of IUIU since 2014. The school provid ...
, of the Islamic University in Uganda
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Hartley–Melvin–Sanborn Community School District of Iowa, United States
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Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is the third oldest medical school in the Un ...
of Harvard University
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Heidelberg Middle School, a former American school in Heidelberg, Germany
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Hongwanji Mission School
Hongwanji Mission School (HMS) is a private co-educational preparatory school (grades pre-school through eighth) located in Nuʻuanu Pali, Nuuanu Valley and adjacent to Downtown Honolulu. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Coll ...
, in Hawaii, United States
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Horley Methodist School, Teluk Intan, in Malaysia
Medicine and science
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Hartford Medical Society, an American professional association based in Hartford, Connecticut
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Health management system
The health management system (HMS) is an evolutionary medicine regulative process proposed by Nicholas Humphrey reprinted from
in which actuarial assessment of fitness and economic-type cost–benefit analysis determine the body's regulation o ...
* Hexose monophosphate shunt, an alternative name for the
pentose phosphate pathway
The pentose phosphate pathway (also called the phosphogluconate pathway and the hexose monophosphate shunt or HMP shunt) is a metabolic pathway parallel to glycolysis. It generates NADPH and pentoses (five-carbon sugars) as well as ribose 5-ph ...
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Highly migratory species, a classification of fish
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Hypermobility spectrum disorder
Hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD), related to earlier diagnoses such as hypermobility syndrome (HMS), and joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder that affects joints and ligaments. Different forms and s ...
, formerly hypermobility syndrome or HMS
* HMS, a brand name of
medrysone
Technology
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Huawei Mobile Services
Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) is a collection of proprietary services and High-level programming language, high level application programming interfaces (APIs) developed by Huawei, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Its hub known as HMS Core serves as a ...
, proprietary apps and services from Huawei bundled with Android devices
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HMS Networks
HMS Networks AB is an international company in the field of Industrial Information and Communication Technology (Industrial ICT). HMS is headquartered in Halmstad, Sweden and is listed on the Nasdaq Nordic stock exchange, employing 1100 people ...
, a company in the field of industrial communications
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Heavy melting steel
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Helmet mounted sight
A helmet-mounted display (HMD) is a headworn device that uses displays and optics to project imagery and/or symbology to the eyes. It provides visual information to the user where head protection is required – most notably in military aircr ...
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Hybrid Management Sub-Layer, in networking
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Munter hitch
The Munter hitch, also known as the Italian hitch, mezzo barcaiolo is a simple adjustable knot, commonly used by climbers, cavers, and rescuers to control friction in a life-lining or belay system. It is often mistakenly identified as the cro ...
(German: '), a type of knot
* Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Factor, in the US
Joint Tactical Radio System
The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) aimed to replace existing radios in the American military with a single set of software-defined radios that could have new frequencies and modes (“waveforms”) added via upload, instead of requiring mu ...
Other uses
*Her or
His Majesty's Ship
His (or Her) Majesty's Ship, abbreviated HMS and H.M.S., is the ship prefix used for ships of the navy in some monarchies. Derivative terms such as HMAS and equivalents in other languages such as SMS are used.
Commonwealth Realms United Kingdo ...
, a ship prefix
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Hellenic Mathematical Society
The Hellenic Mathematical Society (HMS) () is a learned society which promotes the study of mathematics in Greece. It was founded in 1918 in Athens, and publishes the ''Bulletin of the Hellenic Mathematical Society'' (Δελτίο της Ελλ ...
, a Greek learned society
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Helmsdale railway station
Helmsdale railway station is a railway station serving the village of Helmsdale in the Highland council area, northern Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, between Brora and Kildonan, from Inverness. ScotRail, who manage the station ...
, Scotland, station code
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Helsinki Motor Show
Helsinki Motor Show (HMS) is an annual national car show in Helsinki, Finland. It is organized around November to December and it has been held in the Helsinki Fair Center. It is the only annual motor show in the Nordic countries.
In the beg ...
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Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports is an American professional auto racing organization that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in 1984 as All-Star Racing by Rick Hendrick. Hendrick Motorsports has won a NASCAR-record 316 Cup Series ra ...
, a NASCAR racing team
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Hind Mazdoor Sabha
The Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) was formed by the Socialists in 1948 but has little real connection with the Socialist Party. It is one of the least political and most pragmatic trade-union federations in India. The HMS is affiliated with the Int ...
, an Indian trade union
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Historical Maritime Society
The Historical Maritime Society (HMS) is a United Kingdom - based historical reenactment organisation researching and portraying life in Horatio Nelson's Royal Navy. There is also a growing interest within the Society in all matters naval and in ...
, UK
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HMS Group
The HMS Group is a diversified machine-building and engineering holding company, a manufacturer of pumps, compressors, and oil & gas equipment which production and engineering assets are located in Russia and abroad.
The company's headquarters ar ...
, Russian industrial and engineering holding
*Hours, minutes, seconds, sometimes "h:m:s", dividing
hour
An hour (symbol: h; also abbreviated hr) is a unit of time historically reckoned as of a day and defined contemporarily as exactly 3,600 seconds ( SI). There are 60 minutes in an hour, and 24 hours in a day.
The hour was initially establis ...
s into smaller units
See also
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HSM (disambiguation)
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