DSS

DSS may refer to:

Biology and chemistry

Dejerine Sottas syndrome, genetic disorder a.k.a. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 3
Dengue shock syndrome
Dextran, a chemical used experimentally to induce colitis in rodents
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, a lubricant, laxative, and pesticide
Dimethyl-silapentane-sulfonate, chemical compound used in spectroscopy for calibration
Disuccinimidyl suberate, a biochemical tool used as protein cross-linking agent

Darwin Streaming Server, the open source equivalent of QuickTime Streaming Server
Digital Signature Services, OASIS standard XML-based request/response protocols
Digital Signature Standard, which uses the Digital Signature Algorithm
Digital Speech Standard, a format of audio file
Digital Subscriber System ISDN, signalling standards:
- Digital Subscriber System No. 1, a digital signalling protocol (D channel protocol) used for the ISDN
- Digital Subscriber System No. 2, as the successor to DSS1, is also a digital signalling protocol (D channel protocol) used for the B-ISDN

Defense Security Service, an agency in the U.S. Department of Defense
Department of Social Services, an agency in several U.S. states
Diplomatic Security Service, an agency in the U.S. Department of State
Domestic Security Section, part of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice

Department of Social Security (Australia), defunct governmental agency in Australia
Department of Social Services (Australia), a national government department in Australia
Department of Social Security (United Kingdom), defunct governmental agency in the United Kingdom
Demokratska Srpska stranka (Democratic Serb Party), a political party in Montenegro
Demokratska stranka Srbije (Democratic Party of Serbia), a political party in Serbia
United Nations Department for Safety and Security, a department of the UN dealing with the security and safety of its staff

Delta Secondary School (Delta, British Columbia), a school in Canada
Direct Subsidy Scheme, a schooling system in Hong Kong
Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig, a Scout association of the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig, Germany
Dera Sacha Sauda, a non-profit social welfare and spiritual organization

Digital Satellite Service, digital satellite television transmission system used by DirecTV
Digitized Sky Survey, a digital version of several photographic atlases of the night sky
Direct-Sequence Spreading, another term for Direct-sequence spread spectrum

Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient manuscripts discovered in caves on the shore of the Dead Sea
Blaise Diagne International Airport, Diass, Senegal, by IATA code
Deputy Superintending Surveyor, an entry level engineering post in India
Decision support system, information system that supports business or organizational decision-making activities
Design for Six Sigma (also abbreviated DFSS), a business management method
Dizionario Storico della Svizzera, the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (Italian)
Duplex Stainless Steel, a steel with improved resistance to localized corrosion