ABS
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ABS may refer to:
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[edit] Anatomy
- Abdominal muscles (abbreviated abs), which is the rectus abdominis or the stomach muscles
[edit] Music and media
- Music ensembles
- A.B.'s, a Japanese 1980s instrumental band
- Abingdon Boys School, a Japanese rock band
- American Bach Soloists, an American chamber music ensemble
- 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
- Other media
- Albino Blacksheep, a website
[edit] Organizations
- Companies
- ABS Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Baltimore, Maryland
- American Breeders Service, now ABS Global
- ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, in the Philippines
- ABS Building Society, Australia
- 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
[edit] Places
- ABS, IATA airport code for Abu Simbel Airport in Abu Simbel, Egypt
- Archbold Biological Station, a research station in Florida, USA
[edit] Science & technology
- 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
- Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, a polymer or plastic
- Amniotic band syndrome
- Anti-lock braking system, an electronic automotive safety system for the vehicle braking system
- Arch Build System, a component of the package management system for the Arch Linux distribution
- Automatic Block Signal, a railroad signal system in the United States
- Rectus abdominis muscle, paired muscle running vertically on each side of the anterior wall of the human abdomen
- Abdominals, muscles of the human abdominal wall
- AirPort Base Station, part of Apple Computers' AirPort WLAN solution
[edit] Other uses
- Abs (surname), list of people with the surname Abs
- Able Seaman (rank)
- Able Seaman (occupation)
- Asset-backed security, a financial term
[edit] People with the given name Abs
- Abs Breen, member of the former UK boy band Five
- Michael Absalom, a former CBBC presenter, usually referred to as "Abs" on air
- Fictional
- Abby Sciuto, NCIS character known by Gibbs as "Abs"
- Abs Denham, Casualty character
[edit] See also
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