RWS
Encyclopedia
The three-letter abbreviation RWS may stand for one of the following, depending on context:
- Remote Weapon System or Remote Weapon Station, a type of small/medium-calibre weapon mounting used on some modern armored military vehicles
- Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff-AG (Ger. "Rhinelandic-Westphalian Explosives AktiengesellschaftAktiengesellschaftAktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e. owned by shareholders, and may be traded on a stock market. The term is used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland...
"), a brand of rifle cartridges, rimfire ammunition and airgun pellets; marketed by Swiss company RUAGRUAGRUAG is a Swiss technology company, with its headquarters in Bern. It has production sites in Switzerland , Germany , Sweden , Hungary and Austria .-Structure:The RUAG has following subsidiaries:*RUAG Aerospace RUAG is a Swiss technology company, with its headquarters in Bern. It has production...
Ammotec since 2002, who also license the RWS brand to Umarex USA for the marketing of their premium line of air rifles - Running with Scissors, Inc.Running With Scissors, Inc.Running with Scissors, Inc. is an American computer game developer based in Arizona. Their best-known title, Postal, was publicly decried by Senator Joe Lieberman and other critics due to its extreme violence....
, a video game Developing company, best known for POSTAL series - Ralph Wilson StadiumRalph Wilson StadiumRalph Wilson Stadium is a football stadium, located in the town of Orchard Park, a suburb of Buffalo, New York. It is the home for the Buffalo Bills, of the NFL...
, home of the Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing... - Roulette Wheel SelectionStochastic universal samplingStochastic universal sampling is a technique used in genetic algorithms for selecting potentially useful solutions for recombination. It was introduced by James Baker....
, a selection Genetic operator used in Genetic algorithms - Royal Watercolour SocietyRoyal Watercolour SocietyThe Royal Watercolour Society is an English institution of painters working in watercolours...
, an English institution of painters working in watercolours - Range While Search, radar mode
- Renault World Series, motorsport championship run globally by Renault
- Resorts World Sentosa, an integrated resortIntegrated ResortAn integrated resort is a resort with a wide variety of leisure and entertainment attractions, all housed in one resort property. The first known integrated resort began in early 1980s in Malaysia, when Resorts World Genting was developed from a single hotel with casino facility to a variety of...
in Singapore - The Railway SeriesThe Railway SeriesThe Railway Series is a set of story books about a railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first being published in 1945. Twenty-six were written by the Rev. W. Awdry, up to 1972. A further 16 were written by his son, Christopher Awdry; 14...
, a popular children's book series that inspired Thomas & Friends - RWS GroupRWS Group- History :With roots dating back more than 50 years, the RWS Group was created from a merger between M.H. Randall & Partners and Woolcott & Co in 1982...
, Europe's largest patent translation and localisation services provider - RESTful Web Service, appears in Whois-RWS, a type of Internet number lookup service found on the American Registry for Internet NumbersAmerican Registry for Internet NumbersThe American Registry for Internet Numbers is the Regional Internet Registry for Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States. ARIN manages the distribution of Internet number resources, including IPv4 and IPv6 address space and AS numbers. ARIN opened its doors for...
(ARIN) website - Remote Water Services, Suppliers of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and Water Services to Resource and Energy Sectors in Australia http://www.remotewaterservices.com.au