HS

HS or Hs can stand for:

Science and education

• Hassium, the chemical element with symbol Hs
• Homo sapiens, the scientific name for the human species
• Bisulfide, HS⁻, a chemical compound derived from H₂S
• Mercapto radical, HS^•, a radical molecule
• Hun stuff (a World War I name for mustard gas)
• Hereditary spherocytosis, a genetic disorder marked by hemolytic anemia
• Hidradenitis suppurativa, a skin condition affecting apocrine sweat glands and hair follicles
• The Higman–Sims group in mathematics
• High school (secondary education)
• Higher Secondary Examination in West Bengal
• Hillcrest Preparatory School, an independent co-educational school in Mutare, Zimbabwe
• Homeschool, among homeschoolers usually
• High seas, international waters outside a coastal states EEZ

Entertainment

• Heavenly Sword, a PlayStation 3 game
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, game developed by Blizzard Entertainment
• Headshot; a video game term
• Hello Saferide, a Swedish band fronted by singer/songwriter Annika Norlin
• High score, in relation to video games
• Han Solo, a character from Star Wars
• Homer Simpson, a fictional character from the television series The Simpsons
• Head shot in photography
• Homestuck, a web comic authored by Andrew Hussie

Companies, organisations and groups

• Helsingin Sanomat, a newspaper in Finland
• Historische Sprachforschung, a journal of historical linguistics
• Hawker Siddeley, aircraft manufacturing group
• Henschel & Son, German aircraft and transportation equipment manufacturer
• HS Produkt, a Croatian firearms manufacturer
• Head & Shoulders, a shampoo brand
• Harris Scarfe, a chain of Australian department stores

Other uses

• Hail Satan, a Satanist greeting to, or exclamation of adoration for, Satan
• Harmonized System, the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System of tariff nomenclature
• '.hs', the Haskell programming language's typical filename extension
• Higher self, a New Age interpretation of atman
• H.S., a monogram representing a Sestertius, an ancient Roman coin
• h.s., medical abbreviation for the Latin phrase hora somni ("at bedtime")
• hs, medical abbreviation for "hours of sleep"
• Hun Sen, the prime minister of Cambodia
• Hurricane strap, a component installed to enhance a structure's resistance to high winds
• Hypothetical syllogism, a proof rule in classical logic
• Lexus HS, a hybrid car produced by Toyota
• HS postcode area, covering the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
• H/s, Hashes per second

See also

• HSBC, a British banking company