IFS may refer to:

Companies

* Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS AB), a Swedish company and creator of enterprise software *

International Film Service International Film Service (IFS) was an American animation studio created to exploit the popularity of the comic strips controlled by William Randolph Hearst. Despite their similar names "Hearst News" IFS, California, is not related to "Internati ...

, a short-lived animation studio owned by Hearst Communication.

Computer science

Iterated function system In mathematics, iterated function systems (IFSs) are a method of constructing fractals; the resulting fractals are often self-similar. IFS fractals are more related to set theory than fractal geometry. They were introduced in 1981. IFS fractals ...

, a method of constructing fractals in mathematics and computer science * Internal field separator, a special set of characters in Unix shells * Interference (intensity) fluctuation spectroscopy, related to dynamic light

scattering In physics, scattering is a wide range of physical processes where moving particles or radiation of some form, such as light or sound, are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory by localized non-uniformities (including particles and radiat ...

* Interframe spacing, a pause which may be required between network packets or network frames *

Installable File System The Installable File System (IFS) is a filesystem API in MS-DOS/ PC DOS 4.x, IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system to recognize and load drivers for file systems. History When IBM and Microsoft were co-developing OS/ ...

, a filesystem API in IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows NT * InfoPath Forms Services, a component of SharePoint Server that allows Microsoft Office InfoPath forms to be hosted in a SharePoint web site and serve and fill them using a browser-based interface

Geographical

* Integrated Forecast System a global meteorological model developed by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts *

Irish Free State The Irish Free State (6 December 192229 December 1937), also known by its Irish-language, Irish name ( , ), was a State (polity), state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-ye ...

, a state in Ireland which existed in the early part of the 20th century * Ifs, Calvados, a commune of the ''département'' of Calvados, in the Normandie ''région'', in France

Organisations

* ifs University College, a UK-based, non profit making body providing financial education *

Indian Forest Service The Indian Forest Service (IFS) is the premier forest service of India. .The IFS is one of the three All India Services along with the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) & the Indian Police Service (IPS). It was constituted in the year 1966 un ...

, an All India Service with the cadre controlling authority as Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change *

Indian Foreign Service The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is a diplomatic service and a Central Civil Services, central civil service of the Government of India, Government of the Republic of India under the Ministry of External Affairs (India), Ministry of External A ...

* Institut für Sexualwissenschaft *

Institute for Fiscal Studies The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is an independent economic research institute based in London, United Kingdom, which specialises in UK taxation and public policy. It produces both academic and policy-related findings. The institute's ...

, a UK-based independent economic research institute * Institutt for Forsvarsstudier, the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies * Institut für Sozialforschung, the

University of Frankfurt Institute for Social Research The University of Frankfurt Institute for Social Research (, IfS) is a research organization for sociology and continental philosophy, best known as the institutional home of the Frankfurt School and critical theory. Currently a part of Goethe U ...

* International Foundation for Science * International French School Singapore * International Futures *

International Sumo Federation The International Sumo Federation (IFS) is the largest international governing body of sport Sumo with over 87 member countries. It was formed on 10 December, 1992 and is the only Sumo organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee ...

Internationale Filmschule Köln The ifs internationale filmschule köln gmbh (''international film school cologne'') is a privately funded film school in Cologne, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany. The film school was founded by Filmstiftung NRW. In the German film school ranki ...

, a filmschool in Cologne, Germany * Islamic Foundation School

Science

* Integral field spectroscopy, a technique for astronomical observations * Isoflavonoid synthase, an enzyme

Technology

* Independent Front Suspension, an early type of front-end

independent suspension Independent suspension is any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a bump on the road) independently of the others. This is contrasted with a beam axle or deDion axle system in ...

on many passenger vehicles * Initial Flight Screening, flight screening used as a prerequisite for Air Force Flight School * Intelligent Front-lighting System is a technology to ensure the visibility of the driver on the road ahead without blinding oncoming drivers with the partial light control capability.

Other

* Internal Family Systems Model, a school of psychotherapy *

International Financial Statistics The IMF International Financial Statistics (IFS) is a compilation of financial data collected from various sources, covering the economies of 194 countries and areas worldwide, which is published monthly by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). M ...

, a database maintained by the International Monetary Fund * A retired US Navy hull classification symbol: Inshore fire support ship (IFS) {{disambig