PDS can refer to:

Entertainment

* Partially Deceased Syndrome, a fictional condition in BBC show ''

In the Flesh In the Flesh may refer to: Film and TV * ''In the Flesh'' (1998 film), an American gay-themed murder mystery film * ''In the Flesh'' (2003 film), an Indian documentary about prostitution in South Asia * "In the Flesh" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), ...

'' * ''

Panzer Dragoon Saga ''Panzer Dragoon Saga'', known in Japan as ''Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG'', is a 1998 role-playing video game (RPG) developed by Team Andromeda and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. The third entry in the ''Panzer Dragoon'' series, it replac ...

'', a 1998 video game

Computing

* Partitioned data sets, IBM *

Passive data structure In computer science and object-oriented programming, a passive data structure (PDS), also termed a plain old data structure or plain old data (POD), is a record, in contrast with objects. It is a data structure that is represented only as passive ...

, another term for ''record'' *

Processor Direct Slot A processor direct slot (PDS) is a slot incorporated into many older Macintosh models that allowed direct access to the signal pins of a CPU, similar to the functionality of a local bus in PCs. This would result in much higher speeds than having ...

, in some old Macintosh computers *

Personal data service A personal data service (PDS) gives the user a central point of ''control'' for their personal information (e.g. interests, contact information, affiliations, preferences, friends). The user's data attributes being managed by the service may be stor ...

, services to let individuals manage their own personal data by themselves * Program Development System, an early implementation of the

DIGITAL Command Language DIGITAL Command Language (DCL) is the standard command language for many of the operating systems created by Digital Equipment Corporation. DCL was originally implemented for IAS as the Program Development System (PDS), and later added to RSX-1 ...

for the IAS operating system. *

Protective distribution system A protective distribution system (PDS), also called ''protected distribution system'', is a US government term for wireline or fiber-optic telecommunication system that includes terminals and adequate acoustical, electrical, electromagnetic, and p ...

, a safeguarded telecommunication system * Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System (PDS), a superset of

QuickBASIC Microsoft QuickBASIC (also QB) is an Integrated Development Environment (or IDE) and compiler for the BASIC programming language that was developed by Microsoft. QuickBASIC runs mainly on DOS, though there was also a short-lived version for the c ...

Paradox Development Studios Paradox Development Studio (PDS) is a Swedish video game developer founded in 1995. It is closely associated with its parent company and video game publisher, Paradox Interactive. It is best known for its grand strategy wargame series ''Europa U ...

, a game developer subsidiary of

Paradox Interactive Paradox Interactive AB is a video game publisher based in Stockholm, Sweden. The company started out as the video game division of Target Games and then Paradox Entertainment (now Cabinet Entertainment) before being spun out into an independ ...

Medical

Paroxysmal depolarizing shift In neurology, a paroxysmal depolarizing shift (PDS) or depolarizing shift is a hallmark of cellular manifestation of epilepsy. Little is known about the initiation, propagation and termination of PDS. Previously, Electrophysiology, electrophysiolo ...

, a pre-seizure interictal neuronal EEG spike in epilepsy. *

Pigment dispersion syndrome Pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) is an eye disorder that can lead to a form of glaucoma known as pigmentary glaucoma. It takes place when pigment cells slough off from the back of the iris and float around in the aqueous humor. Over time, the ...

, an affliction of the eye *

Polydioxanone Polydioxanone (PDO, PDS) or poly-''p''-dioxanone is a colorless, crystallinity, crystalline, Biodegradation, biodegradable synthetic polymer. Chemistry Chemically, polydioxanone is a polymer of multiple repeating ether-ester units. It is obtained ...

, a type of absorbable suture * Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma, a form of histiocytoma

Political parties

* Party of Democratic Socialism (''Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus''), a defunct political party of Germany *

Social Democracy Party of Albania The Social Democracy Party of Albania () is a social-democratic Albanian political party. It was established in 2003. In the July 2005 elections it won two seats in Parliament. Its leader is Paskal Milo. At the 2009 elections it won 0.68 perce ...

Party of Democratic Socialism (India) The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) is a political party in West Bengal in India. The PDS was founded in February 2001 by former Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders Saifuddin Choudhury and Samir Putatundu. The PDS was in opposition to ...

* Party of the Sicilians *

Progressive Democrats The Progressive Democrats (, literally "The Democratic Party"), commonly referred to as the PDs, were a conservative liberal political party in Ireland. The party's history spanned 24 years, from its formation in 1985 to its dissolution in 20 ...

, a defunct political party of Ireland *

Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left (, PDS) was a democratic-socialist and social-democratic political party in Italy. Founded in February 1991 as the post-communist evolution of the Italian Communist Party, the party was the largest in the A ...

(''Partito Democratico della Sinistra''), a defunct political party of Italy *

Senegalese Democratic Party The Senegalese Democratic Party () is a political party in Senegal. The party considers itself a liberal party and is a member of the Liberal International. Abdoulaye Wade, who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012, is the party's leader. T ...

(''Parti Démocratique Sénégalais''), a political party of Senegal *

Sudanese Democratic Party Sudanese Democratic Party (in ) was a short-lived political outfit in French Soudan. PDS was formed in 1945 by two French Communist Party The French Communist Party (, , PCF) is a Communism, communist list of political parties in France, party ...

(''Parti Démocratique Soudanais''), a defunct political party of Sudan *

Democratic Social Party The Democratic Social Party (, PDS) was a conservative Brazilian political party. It was established in 1979 as a continuation of the National Renewal Alliance (ARENA), the political wing of the military during the 1965–79 military dictators ...

(''Partido Democrático Social''), a defunct political party of Brazil *

Prosperous Peace Party The Prosperous Peace Party () was a Christian-democratic political party in Indonesia. It portrayed itself as the reincarnation of Parkindo, the Indonesian Christian Party, which contested the 1955 and 1971 elections. Although it was initially foun ...

(''Partai Damai Sejahtera''), a political party of Indonesia *

Parti de la Democratie Socialiste Parti may refer to: *Parti (service), an online video platform, web hosting, livestreaming, and cloud services business. *Parti (surname), a Hungarian surname, and a list of people with the name *Parti (architecture), ''Parti'' (architecture), the ...

, a defunct provincial political party of Quebec, Canada

Schools

Princeton Day School Princeton Day School is a private coeducational day school located in Princeton, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The largest division is the Upper School (grades 9� ...

, New Jersey, US *

Peabody Demonstration School University School of Nashville is an independent, coeducational, day school located in Nashville, Tennessee. History Referred to colloquially as USN, the school was founded in 1888 by the Peabody Board of Trustees. The school was first founded ...

, former school in Nashville, Tennessee, US *

Presbyterian Day School Presbyterian Day School (PDS) is a Christian private school for boys in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is one of the largest elementary schools for boys in the United States, enrolling 600 students in grades from two years of age through ...

, Memphis, Tennessee, US *

Providence Day School Providence Day School is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

, Charlotte, North Carolina, US *

Patumwan Demonstration School, Srinakharinwirot University Patumwan Demonstration School, Srinakharinwirot University (), commonly known as Satit Patumwan (), is a 13-18 public school in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. It was founded in 1953 by Pin Malakul as Secondary educators’ training de ...

, Bangkok, Thailand

Scientific

Photothermal deflection spectroscopy Photothermal spectroscopy is a group of high sensitivity spectroscopy techniques used to measure optical absorption and thermal characteristics of a sample. The basis of photothermal spectroscopy is the change in thermal state of the sample resultin ...

Planetary Data System The Planetary Data System (PDS) is a distributed data system that NASA uses to archive data collected by Solar System missions. The PDS is an active archive that makes available well documented, peer reviewed planetary data to the research commun ...

, a NASA data archive system *

, a synthetic polymer *

15-Cis-phytoene desaturase 15-''cis''-phytoene desaturases (''PDS'', ''plant-type phytoene desaturases'') (, ''15-cis-phytoene:plastoquinone oxidoreductase''), are enzymes involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis in plants and cyanobacteria. Phytoene desaturases are membrane ...

, an enzyme *

Poincaré dodecahedral space In algebraic topology, a homology sphere is an ''n''-manifold ''X'' having the homology groups of an ''n''-sphere, for some integer n\ge 1. That is, :H_0(X,\Z) = H_n(X,\Z) = \Z and :H_i(X,\Z) = \ for all other ''i''. Therefore ''X'' is a conne ...

Other

Particularly dangerous situation A PDS tornado watch issued on December 14, 2022. In weather forecasting in the United States, "particularly dangerous situation" (PDS) is the wording used by the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center to convey special urgency in ...

, special emphasis phrase in weather bulletins from the National Weather Service * Piedras Negras International Airport, IATA code PDS * Precision Drill Squad, an exhibition drill of the Singaporean military *

Product design specification A design specification (or product design specification) is a document which details exactly what criteria a product or a process should comply with. If the product or its design are being created on behalf of a customer, the specification should ...

Public distribution system The Public Distribution System (PDS) is a food security system that was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsid ...

, Indian food distribution system *

The Philip DeFranco Show ''The Philip DeFranco Show'', often abbreviated and referred to as the ''PDS'', is a pop culture and news series hosted by American YouTuber Philip DeFranco, and his main claim to fame. The show has gone through several schedule changes through ...

, on YouTube