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GS may stand for:

Businesses and organizations

Music

  • GS Boyz (explicitly G-Spot Boyz), an American hip hop group from Arlington, Texas,

Places

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

Computing

  • GS, a group separator character in the C0 control code set
  • .gs, Internet country code top-level domain of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • GS register, in the X86 computer architecture
  • Ghostscript, a free software suite for handling PostScript and Portable Document Format (PDF) files
  • Apple IIGS, the most powerful model in the Apple II computer line

Other uses in science and technology

  • GS, the METAR reporting code for graupe or hail smaller than 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter
  • Roland GS, an extension of General MIDI electronic musical instruments' specification by Roland Corporation
  • g-force, measure in "g's"
  • Geprüfte Sicherheit, a safety mark appearing on technical equipment
  • Glide slope, part of the instrument landing system used by aircraft
  • Ground segment, in space systems

Sports

Vehicles

Automobiles

Trim lines

Motorcycles

  • BMW GS, a German dual purpose off-road/on-road motorcycle series
  • Suzuki GS series, a Japanese road motorcycle series

Other uses

See also