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ABS or abs may refer to:
Science, technology, and mathematics
Biology
- Rectus abdominis muscle and other muscles of the human abdominal wall ("stomach" muscles) are referred to as the abs
- Amniotic band syndrome, a congenital disorder
- Cis-abienol synthase, an enzyme
- Ankaferd BloodStopper, an antihemorrhagic
Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics
- Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, a common plastic polymer
- Anti-lock braking system, an electronic automotive safety system for the vehicle braking system
- Absolute value of a number, its value without regard to sign; its magnitude.
absis the associated function in many programming languages - Absolutive case, in interlinear glossing
- Absorbance, in regard to spectroscopy
- Arch Build System, a component of the package management system for the Arch Linux distribution
- AirPort Base Station, part of Apple's AirPort WLAN solution
- Automatic Block Signal, a railroad signal system in the United States
Arts and media
Broadcasting
- ABS (TV station), the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Adelaide TV station
- ABS network, a multinational media and broadcasting network
- Akita Broadcasting System, a broadcasting station in Akita Prefecture, Japan
- Amalgamated Broadcasting System, a defunct American radio network
- ABS-CBN
Musical performers
- A.B.'s, a Japanese 1980s instrumental band
- Abingdon Boys School, a Japanese rock band
- American Bach Soloists, an American chamber music ensemble
Other uses in media
- Albino Blacksheep, a website
- Abby Sciuto, NCIS character known by Gibbs as "Abs"
- Abs Denham, Casualty character
Organizations
Companies
- ABS Free Dish
- ABS (satellite operator), a communications satellite operator based in Hamilton, Bermuda
- ABS Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Baltimore, Maryland
- Alternative Bank Schweiz, a company based in Solothurn, Switzerland
- American Bladesmith Society
- American Breeders Service, now ABS Global
- Alto Broadcasting System, the predecessor of ABS-CBN Corporation
- ABS Building Society, Australia
- Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, an Italian steel milling company
Governmental agencies
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia's official statistical organisation
Other organizations
- American Bible Society
- American Boy Scouts, an early Scouting organization
- American Bureau of Shipping, a shipping classification society
- Animal Behavior Society
- Association of Broadcasting Staff
- Aston Business School, the business school of Aston University in Birmingham, England, UK
- All Blacks (ABs), the rugby team of New Zealand
- American Bladesmith Society, non-profit organization composed of knifemakers
People
- Abs Breen, member of the former UK boy band Five
- Michael Absalom, a former CBBC presenter, usually referred to as "Abs" on air
Places
- Abu Simbel Airport in Abu Simbel, Egypt (ABS, IATA airport code)
- Archbold Biological Station, a research station in Florida, USA
- Abs District, a district in Hajjah Governorate in Yemen
- Abs (Yemen), a city in Abs District in Yemen
Other uses
- Abs (surname), list of people with the surname Abs
- Able Seaman (rank)
- Able Seaman (occupation)
- Ambonese Malay, a Malay creole of Indonesia
- Asset-backed security, in finance
- Access and Benefit Sharing, particularly the Nagoya Protocol on ABS, a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity
See also
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