Sims, sims or SIMS may refer to:

Games

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The Sims ''The Sims'' is a series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and Video game publisher, published by Electronic Arts. The franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide, and is one of the List of best-selling video game fran ...

'', a life simulation video game series ** ''The Sims'' (video game), the first installment, released in 2000 ** ''

The Sims 2 ''The Sims 2'' is a 2004 social simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major title in ''The Sims'' series, and is the sequel to ''The Sims''. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on ...

'', the second installment, released in 2004 ** ''

The Sims 3 ''The Sims 3'' is a 2009 social simulation video game developed by the Redwood Shores studio of Maxis, and published by Electronic Arts. Part of ''The Sims'' series, it is the sequel to ''The Sims 2''. It was released on June 2, 2009, for Micros ...

'', the third installment, released in 2009 ** '' The Sims 4'', the fourth installment, released in 2014 * SIMS Co., Ltd., a Japanese video game publisher and developer * Sims (bidding system), a bidding system in contact bridge

Science and computing

Secondary ion mass spectrometry Secondary-ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is a technique used to analyze the composition of solid surfaces and thin films by sputtering the surface of the specimen with a focused primary ion beam and collecting and analyzing ejected secondary ions ...

, a chemical analysis technique *

Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology The Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS) is a 75-item true-false questionnaire intended to measure malingering; that is, intentionally exaggerating or feigning psychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment, or neurological disor ...

, a psychology questionnaire * Single interface to multiple sources, an ontology-based approach to data integration *

Student information system A student information system (SIS), student management system, school administration software or student administration system is a management information system for education sector establishments used to manage student data. It supports communic ...

, computer software for managing student records *

School Information Management System SIMS (School Information Management System) is a student information system and school management information system, currently developed by Education Software Solutions. It is the most widely used MIS in UK schools, claiming just over 50% ma ...

, a student information system by Capita

Companies and organizations

* SIMS Co., Ltd., a Japanese video game publisher and developer *

Sims Metal Management Sims Limited (formerly Sims Metal Management Limited) is a global environmental services conglomerate, operating through a number of divisions, with a focus on: (a) Ferrous and Non-ferrous metal recycling, (b) enterprise data destruction and c ...

, a recycling company *

Sims Snowboards Tom Sims (December 6, 1950 – September 12, 2012) was an American athlete, inventor, and entrepreneur. Sims was World Snowboarding Champion (1983), World Champion Skateboarder (1975), and founder of SIMS Snowboards and SIMS Skateboards. He liv ...

Services Institute of Medical Sciences Services Institute of Medical Sciences (Urdu:), established in 2003, is a public medical school located in Lahore. Services Hospital and Punjab Institute of Mental Health are the affiliated teaching hospitals. It is officially abbreviated as SI ...

, a medical school in Pakistan * Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, a business school in India

Places

United States

* Sims, Illinois, a village * Sims, North Carolina, a town * Sims, Texas, a ghost town * Sims Township, Grant County, Indiana, a township ** Sims, Indiana, an unincorporated community of Sims Township * Sims Township, Michigan * Sims High School, former segregated African American high school * Sims Hotel, Plumerville, Arkansas * Sims site, an archaeological site in Saint Charles parish, Louisiana

Other

* Sims Island, Antarctica * Sims (river), a river of Bavaria, Germany * Simm (mountain), originally ''sims'', a category of mountain summit in the British Isles

People

Sims (surname) Sims is an English language, English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Art and entertainment Music and Dance *Ezra Sims (1928–2015), American composer *Howard Sims, Howard "Sandman" Sims (1917–2003), American vaudeville dancer * ...

(includes a list of people with the name) *

Sims (rapper) Andrew Sims (born October 19), better known mononymously as Sims, is an American rapper from Minneapolis. He has been a member of Doomtree and Shredders (music group), Shredders. Early life Sims was born Andrew Sims on October 19, 1982, in Minneso ...

, American rapper *

Sims Ellison Sims Ellison (March 10, 1967 – June 6, 1995) was an American guitarist, who played for Pariah. In 1995, Ellison killed himself due to depression about the music industry. Today there is a charity for local Austin musicians who suffer from menta ...

(1967–1995), American guitarist * Sims Stokes (born 1944), American football player

Other uses

* Plural of sim * ''Sims'' (novel), a book by F. Paul Wilson * "Sims", a song by Lauv from ''

How I'm Feeling ''How I'm Feeling'' (stylized as ''~how i'm feeling~'') is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Lauv. It was released on March 6, 2020, by AWAL. The album was supported by eleven singles, with three featuring artists such as Austr ...

'' * USS ''Sims'', several ships with the name