ABS

Anatomy

• Abdominal muscles (abbreviated abs), which is the rectus abdominis or the stomach muscles

Music and media

• A.B.'s, a Japanese 80's instrumental band
• Abingdon Boys School
  Abingdon boys school
  Abingdon Boys School, stylized as abingdon boys school and abbreviated as a.b.s, is a Japanese rock band fronted by Takanori Nishikawa....
  
  , a Japanese rock band
• American Bach Soloists
  American Bach Soloists
  The American Bach Soloists is an American baroque orchestra and early music chorus dedicated to preserving the heritage of early music through historically informed performances on period instruments, community outreach through free educational programs, and the development of young artists...
  
  , an American chamber music ensemble

• ABS (TV station)
  ABS (TV station)
  ABS is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Adelaide, South Australia. It began broadcasting on 11 March 1960 from studios in the suburb of Collinswood...
  
  , the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Adelaide TV station
• ABS network
  ABS network
  ABS is a broadcasting, media and news provider network that has been operating successfully in the Middle East for over 16 years. It was the first in Jordan to provide Uplink services from both indoor and outdoor locations....
  
  , a multinational media and broadcasting network
• Akita Broadcasting System
  Akita Broadcasting System
  Akita Broadcasting System, Inc. is a Japanese broadcaster in Akita Prefecture. Its radio station is affiliated with Japan Radio Network and National Radio Network , and its TV station is affiliated with Nippon News Network and Nippon TV Network System .-The Headquarters:* 7-9-42 San-no,Akita...
  
  , a broadcasting station in Akita Prefecture, Japan
• Amalgamated Broadcasting System
  Amalgamated Broadcasting System
  The Amalgamated Broadcasting System was a radio network established on September 25, 1933 by two men: American comedian and radio star Ed Wynn, the "Fire Chief" of the original Fire Chief Program program on NBC and CBS; and Hungarian-born violinist Ota Gygi.Wynn had been concerned with two things:...
  
  , a defunct American radio network

• Albino Blacksheep
  Albino Blacksheep
  Albino Blacksheep is an animation website made in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that posts member-submitted digital media. Most of these are movies or games created with Adobe Flash. The website also features image galleries, audio files, and text files. Additionally, there is a mobile section that...
  
  , a website

Organizations

• Alternative Bank Schweiz, (Alternative Bank Switzerland) an alternative bank in Switzerland.
• ABS Capital Partners
  ABS Capital Partners
  ABS Capital Partners is a venture capital firm focused on investments in companies across a range of industries, including technology, business services, health care, and media and communications.The firm, which is based in Baltimore, was founded in 1990...
  
  , a private equity firm based in Baltimore, Maryland
• American Breeders Service
  American Breeders Service
  ABS Global, formerly the American Breeders Service, is an artificial insemination company that sells frozen bovine semen from different breeds of cattle. The company was founded around in 1941 by J. Rockfeller Prentice, and its headquarters are located in De Forest, Wisconsin...
  
  , now ABS Global
• ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, in the Philippines
• ABS Building Society
  Abs Building Society
  ABS Building Society Limited was a mutual building society with its head office based in Armidale, NSW, Australia. ABS was a member of the industry body, Abacus, which represents Australian Credit Unions and Building Societies...
  
  , Australia

• Australian Bureau of Statistics
  Australian Bureau of Statistics
  The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
  
  , Australia's official statistical organisation

• American Bible Society
  American Bible Society
  The American Bible Society is an interconfessional, non-denominational, nonprofit organization, founded in 1816 in New York City, which publishes, distributes and translates the Bible and provides study aids and other tools to help people engage with the Bible.It is probably best known for its...
  
  
• American Boy Scouts, an early Scouting organization
• American Bureau of Shipping
  American Bureau of Shipping
  The American Bureau of Shipping is a classification society, with a mission to promote the security of life, property and the natural environment, primarily through the development and verification of standards for the design, construction and operational maintenance of marine-related facilities...
  
  , a shipping classification society
• Animal Behavior Society
  Animal Behavior Society
  The Animal Behavior Society is an international non-profit scientific society that encourages and promotes the professional study of animal behavior. It has open membership and also provides a certification and directory for animal behaviorists...
  
  
• Association of Broadcasting Staff
  Association of Broadcasting Staff
  The Association of Broadcasting and Allied Staffs was a British broadcasting trade union.The organisation was founded in 1945 with the merger of the BBC Staff Association and the Association of BBC Engineers to form the BBC Staff Association...
  
  
• All Blacks
  All Blacks
  The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
  
   (ABs), the rugby team of New Zealand
• Agolian Broadcasting Service An Agolian channel

Places

• ABS, IATA airport code for Abu Simbel Airport
  Abu Simbel Airport
  Abu Simbel Airport is an airport in Abu Simbel, Egypt.In 2009, the airport served 449,157 passengers .-Airlines and destinations:...
  
   in Abu Simbel, Egypt
• Archbold Biological Station
  Archbold Biological Station
  The Archbold Biological Station is a research institute with a surrounding estate near Lake Placid, Florida, USA. It includes an extensive area of Florida scrub, a scientifically interesting and highly threatened ecosystem...
  
  , a research station in Florida, USA

Science & technology

• Absolute value
  Absolute value
  In mathematics, the absolute value |a| of a real number a is the numerical value of a without regard to its sign. So, for example, the absolute value of 3 is 3, and the absolute value of -3 is also 3...
  
   of a number, its value without regard to sign; its magnitude. abs is the associated function in many programming languages.
• Absolutive case
  Absolutive case
  The absolutive case is the unmarked grammatical case of a core argument of a verb which is used as the citation form of a noun.-In ergative languages:...
  
   in interlinear glossing
• Absorbance in regard to Spectroscopy
• Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
  Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
  Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene is a common thermoplastic. Its melting point is approximately 105 °C ....
  
  , a polymer or plastic
• Amniotic band syndrome
  Amniotic band syndrome
  Amniotic band syndrome is a congenital disorder caused by entrapment of fetal parts in fibrous amniotic bands while in utero.-Epidemiology:Amniotic banding affects approximately 1 in 1,200 live births...
  
  
• Anti-lock braking system
  Anti-lock braking system
  An anti-lock braking system is a safety system that allows the wheels on a motor vehicle to continue interacting tractively with the road surface as directed by driver steering inputs while braking, preventing the wheels from locking up and therefore avoiding skidding.An ABS generally offers...
  
  , 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
  Automatic Block Signal
  Automatic Block Signaling, or ABS, is a block system that consists of a series of signals that divide a railway line into a series of blocks and then functions to control the movement of trains between them through automatic signals...
  
  , a railroad signal system in the United States
• Rectus abdominis muscle
  Rectus abdominis muscle
  The rectus abdominis muscle, also known as the "six pack", is a paired muscle running vertically on each side of the anterior wall of the human abdomen . There are two parallel muscles, separated by a midline band of connective tissue called the linea alba...
  
  , 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

Other uses

• Abs (surname)
  Abs (surname)
  Abs is a German surname of:* Hermann Josef Abs , German banker* Johann Christian Josef Abs , German educator* Karl Abs , German sportsman...
  
  , list of people with the surname Abs
• Able Seaman (rank)
  Able Seaman (rank)
  In the British Royal Navy in the middle of the 18th century, the term able seaman referred to a seaman with at least two years' experience at sea...
  
  
• Able Seaman (occupation)
  Able Seaman (occupation)
  An able seaman is an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. An AB may work as a watchstander, a day worker, or a combination of these roles.-Watchstander:...
  
  
• Asset-backed security
  Asset-backed security
  An asset-backed security is a security whose value and income payments are derived from and collateralized by a specified pool of underlying assets. The pool of assets is typically a group of small and illiquid assets that are unable to be sold individually...
  
  , a financial term

People with the given name Abs

• Abs Breen
  Abs Breen
  Richard Abidin "Abs" Breen is a British singer, rapper, dancer, and DJ. He was formerly a member of London-based boyband Five. In 2003, he released his first solo album called "Abstract Theory".-Early life:...
  
  , member of the former UK boy band Five
• Michael Absalom
  Michael Absalom
  Michael Absalom , more commonly known as Abs, was a regular presenter on CBBC from 2002 to 2004.-Biography:Born on 13 April 1980 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, he has lived in many different areas including Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; Rowlands Castle, Hampshire and the south west counties of...
  
  , a former CBBC presenter, usually referred to as "Abs" on air

• Abby Sciuto
  Abby Sciuto
  Abigail "Abby" Sciuto is a fictional character from the NCIS television series by CBS Television, and is portrayed by Pauley Perrette. Like Jethro Gibbs, Anthony DiNozzo and Donald Mallard, Abby was first introduced in the episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" in the television show JAG, and has...
  
  , NCIS character known by Gibbs as "Abs"
• Abs Denham, Casualty character
  Characters of Casualty
  Casualty is the world's longest-running television emergency medical drama, first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The show's characters are all staff within the fictional Holby City Hospital, composed of doctors, nurses, paramedics, and hospital management...