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CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States

The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics.The CIS is comparable to a confederation similar to the original European Community....
, a modern political entity consisting of nine former Soviet Union republics.

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CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States

The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics.The CIS is comparable to a confederation similar to the original European Community....
, a modern political entity consisting of nine former Soviet Union republics.

CIS may also refer to:

Organizations

  • Canadian Interuniversity Sport
    Canadian Interuniversity Sport

    Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country....
    , the national governing body of university sport in Canada
  • Center for Immigration Studies
    Center for Immigration Studies

    The Center for Immigration Studies is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization founded in 1985. Its executive director is Mark Krikorian....
    , a research organization in Washington, DC
  • Centre for Independent Studies
    Centre for Independent Studies

    The Centre for Independent Studies is a libertarian think tank founded in April 1976 by Executive Director Greg Lindsay. The CIS is one of a number of Australian think tanks, and is one of six recognised by the National Institute for Research Advancement in Tokyo, Japan....
    , a libertarian think tank in Australia
  • Council for International Service (1919–1927), an organisation of Quakers based in Britain


Medicine and health

  • Cancer Information Service
    Cancer Information Service

    The Cancer Information Service is a program of the National Institutes of Health that is provided to the United States of America public to provide personalized, confidential responses to specific questions about cancer....
    , a public and personalized information service in the United States
  • Carcinoma in situ
    Carcinoma in situ

    Carcinoma in situ is an early form of carcinoma defined by the absence of invasion of surrounding tissues. In other words, the neoplasm proliferate in their normal habitat, hence the name 'in situ' ....
    , an early form of malignant cancer
  • Clinically isolated syndrome
    Clinically isolated syndrome

    A clinically isolated syndrome is an individual's first neurology episode, caused by inflammation or Myelin#Demyelination and Dysmyelination of nerve tissue....
    , an initial neurological episode related to nerve tissue
  • Clinical information system, an information system designed to manage clinical aspects of a hospital
  • Critical Incident Stress, a post-traumatic stress disorder


Computing and technology

  • Card Information Structure, formatting and organization data stored on a PC card
  • Comodo Internet Security Suite
    Comodo Internet Security Suite

    Comodo Internet Security , developed by Comodo Group, is an all-in-one internet security solution available for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista....
    , a freeware security suite developed by Comodo
  • CompuServe Information Service, a commercial online service in the United States
  • Computer information systems, a digital management information system
  • Contact image sensor
    Contact Image Sensor

    Contact Image Sensors are a relatively recent technological innovation in the field of optical that are rapidly replacing Charge-coupled device in low power and portable applications....
    , technology developed for optical flatbed scanners
  • Continuous ink system
    Continuous ink system

    A continuous ink system , also known as continuous flow system , or bulk feed ink system, is a cost-effective replacement for ink-jet printer ink cartridges....
    , a cost-effective replacement for ink-jet printer cartridges
  • Continuous integration server, a server computer used for software engineering and development
  • Customer information system, used to help manage customer relationships


Schools and education

  • Chinese International School
    Chinese International School

    Chinese International School is a Private school Reception-Year 13 school in Hong Kong. It is characterised by its bilingual programme taught in English and Chinese language ....
    , a private Reception-Year 13 (K-12) school in Hong Kong
  • Colombo International School
    Colombo International School

    Colombo International School is an independent, co-educational day-school situated in the leafy suburbs of Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. The School provides a high-quality English-medium education for pupils aged 3 to 19 years in its Infant, Junior and Secondary Sections....
    , in the suburbs of Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • College in the Schools
    College in the Schools

    College in the Schools is an educational program for high school students run by the University of Minnesota. It allows students to take college level classes in their high school and, as a result, earn college and high school credit for free....
    , an educational program for high school students run by the University of Minnesota
  • Communities In Schools
    Communities In Schools

    The Communities In Schools network is a federation of independent 501 organizations in 27 states and the District of Columbia that work to address the dropout epidemic....
    , a federation of independent organizations focused on education in United States
  • Copenhagen International School
    Copenhagen International School

    Copenhagen International School, located in Hellerup, Copenhagen, was founded in 1963 to serve the international community of Denmark. It was originally founded for twelve English speaking pupils and expanded as more and more English speaking families moved to Copenhagen....
    , in Hellerup, Copenhagen
  • Council of International Schools
    Council of International Schools

    The Council of International Schools is a non-profit association of international schools and post-secondary institutions which aims to improve international education....
    , an association of international schools that aims to improve international education


Science

  • Configuration interaction singles, a variational quantum-chemical method for calculating excited states
  • Copper indium selenide (CuInSe2), a chemical substance used in solar cells and semiconductors


Miscellaneous

  • Case Information Statement
    Case Information Statement

    A Case Information Statement is a document which is filed with a court clerk at the commencement of a Civil law lawsuit in many of the State courts of the United States....
    , a document used in civil lawsuits in the United States
  • Cisalpino
    Cisalpino

    Cisalpino Aktiengesellschaft is a railway company operating international trains between Switzerland and Italy connecting Basel, Schaffhausen, Z?rich, Geneva, Milan, Venice, Trieste, Livorno, and Florence....
    , a railway company operating international trains between Switzerland and Italy
  • Citizenship and Immigration Services, a bureau in the United States Department of Homeland Security
  • Collective investment scheme
    Collective investment scheme

    A collective investment scheme is a way of investment money with other people to participate in a wider range of investments than those feasible for most individual investors, and to share the costs of doing so....
    , a scheme for people to invest together for a common goal
  • Community Innovation Survey
    Community Innovation Survey

    The Community Innovation Surveys are a series of statistical survey executed by national statistics offices throughout the European Union since 1992....
    , a series of surveys throughout the European Union
  • Confederacy of Independent Systems, a fictional combatant in the Clone Wars from Star Wars
  • Continuous Injection System, a fuel injection system developed by the Robert Bosch Group
  • Co-operative Insurance Society
    Co-operative Insurance Society

    The Co-operative Insurance, formally Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd, is a large insurance company based in Manchester in the United Kingdom....
    , a British insurance company
    • CIS Tower
      CIS Tower

      The CIS Tower is the second-Tallest buildings in Manchester in Manchester, England. Measuring 387 feet tall, the glass roofed building is home to The Co-operative Group....
      , a building in Manchester, England
  • Cubic inch per second, a measure of flow rate
  • Current Index to Statistics
    Current Index to Statistics

    The Current Index to Statistics is an online database published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the American Statistical Association that contains bibliographic data of articles in statistics, probability, and related fields....
    , a search engine for the statistics literature