PWS may refer to:

Technology

Personal weather station A weather station is a facility, either on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for measuring atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecasts and to study the weather and climate. The measurements taken include tempera ...

Personal web server A personal web server (PWS) is system of hardware and software that is designed to create and manage a web server on a desktop computer for individuals or employees. It can be used to learn how to set up and administer a website, to serve as a sit ...

, hardware and software used to run a web server on a desktop computer **

Microsoft Personal Web Server Microsoft Personal Web Server (PWS) is a scaled-down web server software for Windows operating systems. It has fewer features than Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) and its functions have been superseded by IIS and Visual Studio. ...

, software for Windows operating systems *

Present weather sensor The present weather sensor (PWS) is a component of an automatic weather station that detects the presence of hydrometeors and determines their type (rain, snow, drizzle, etc.) and intensity. It works on a principle similar to a bistatic radar, ...

, a device that detects and measures precipitation *

Pressure wave supercharger A pressure wave supercharger (also known as a wave rotor) is a type of supercharger technology that harnesses the pressure waves produced by an internal combustion engine exhaust gas pulses to compress the intake air. Its automotive use is not wid ...

, a type of super-charger * Progressive Web Site, a web authoring framework incorporating HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript *

Public Warning System An emergency population warning, or public warning system is a method where by local, regional, or national authorities can contact or notify members of the public to warn them of an impending emergency. These warnings may be necessary for a numbe ...

, used for alerting the public to events such as disasters

Other uses

Palestine Wildlife Society The Palestine Wildlife Society (Arabic: جمعية الحياة البرية في فلسطين) (PWLS), is a non-profit organisation founded in Palestine that focusses on wildlife conservation through research, education and the protection of ...

Performance work statement A Performance work statement (or PWS) is used to summarize the work that needs to be done for a contract (e.g., with the U.S. Department of Defense). A PWS usually requires a scope, applicable documents, performance requirements/tasks, and contra ...

, summarizing the work element of a contract *

Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów (PWS; ''Podlachian Aircraft Factory'') was a Polish aerospace manufacturer between 1923 and 1939, located in Biała Podlaska. History Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów S.A. (corporation), SA was created in 1923. The f ...

, a Polish aircraft manufacturer *

Prader–Willi syndrome Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by a loss of function of specific genes on chromosome 15. In newborns, symptoms include hypotonia, weak muscles, poor feeding, and slow development. Beginning in childhood, those ...

, a genetic disorder *

Purwosari railway station Purwosari Station (PWS) (, ) is a large class type C list of railway stations in Indonesia, railway station located in Purwosari, Laweyan, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The station which is located at an altitude of +98 m is included in the ...

in Indonesia (station code PWS) * Winston Smith Project (Italian:''Progetto Winston Smith''), a human rights project {{disambig