MS

Look up MS, Ms, ms, or .ms in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

MS, ms, Ms, M.S., etc. may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Ms. (magazine), an American feminist magazine
M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916–2004), Indian singer
Metal Storm (webzine), a heavy metal website based in Estonia

Businesses and organizations

MS-13, illegal criminal gang
EgyptAir, by its IATA code "MS"
Missionaries of La Salette, a Catholic male religious order
Młodzi Socjaliści (Young Socialists), a former Polish socialist youth organization
Morgan Stanley, a US investment bank (NYSE stock symbol: MS)
Mjólkursamsalan, an Icelandic diary company

Educational degrees

Master of Science, a master's degree in the field of science
Master Sommelier, a terminal degree in the field of wine
Mastère spécialisé, a French postgraduate grande école master's degree

Military

Master seaman, a non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Navy
Mess Management Specialist, a former U.S. Navy occupational rating now covered by culinary specialist

Places

Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, postal code MS
Mississippi, a U.S. state, official abbreviation
Montserrat, Caribbean island nation (ISO 3166-2 country code: MS)

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

Master of Surgery, an advanced medical degree
Morphine sulfate, an opiate pain-relieving drug
Multiple sclerosis, a disease of the nervous system

Computing

.ms, the top level Internet domain for Montserrat in the Caribbean
Master System, a third-generation video game console produced by Sega
Microsoft, an American-based global software company
Mobile station, for communication with a mobile network

Units of measure

Megasiemens (MS), and millisiemens (mS), multiples of the unit of electric conductance siemens
Metre per second (m/s), a unit of velocity (speed)
Mile per second (m/s), a unit of velocity (speed)
Millisecond (ms), a unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second

Other uses in science and technology

Surface wave magnitude (M_s), a seismic scale
Solar mass (M_S), an alternate symbol to M_⊙
Mass spectrometry, a method of determining the chemical composition or exact mass of molecules
Master of Science, a postgraduate university master's degree
Mesylate, a chemical salt

Transportation

EgyptAir, by its IATA code "MS"
Motor ship, ship prefix
Chennai Egmore railway station, code MS

Other uses

Ms., a common title for women that does not indicate marital status
MS (cigarette), an Italian brand of cigarettes
MS (satellite), a series of four Soviet satellites launched in 1962
Malay language, of South-East Asia (ISO 639-1 language code: MS)
Manuscript, abbreviation (ms.) for a written or typed document
Memoriae Sacrum (Latin for "Sacred to the Memory"), an epitaph

See also

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