ABS

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ABS may refer to:

Music & Media

Music Ensembles

• A.B.'s, a Japanese 80's instrumental band
• Abingdon Boys School, a Japanese rock band
• American Bach Soloists, an American chamber music ensemble

Broadcasting

• ABS (TV station), the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Adelaide TV station
• ABS network, a multinational media and broadcasting network
• Akita Broadcasting System, a broadcasting station in Akita Prefecture, Japan
• Amalgamated Broadcasting System, a defunct American radio network

Other Media

• Albino Blacksheep, a website

Finance

• Asset-Backed Securities

Organizations

Companies

• Alternative Bank Schweiz, (Alternative Bank Switzerland) an alternative bank in Switzerland.
• ABS Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Baltimore, Maryland
• American Breeders Service, now ABS Global
• ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, in the Philippines

Governmental Agencies

• American Bureau of Shipping
• Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia's official statistical organisation

Other Organizations

• American Bible Society
• American Bladesmith Society, a guild dedicated to makers of custom handforged knives
• American Boy Scouts, an early Scouting organization
• Animal Behavior Society
• Association of Broadcasting Staff
• All Blacks (ABs), the rugby team of New Zealand

Places

• ABS, IATA airport code for Abu Simbel Airport in Abu Simbel, Egypt
• Archbold Biological Station, a research station in Florida, USA

Science & Technology

• Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, a polymer or plastic
• Amniotic band syndrome
• Anti-lock braking system, an electronic automotive safety system for the vehicle braking system
• Automatic Block Signal, a railroad signal system in the United States
• Absolute value of a number, its value without regard to sign; its magnitude
• Absolutive case in interlinear glossing
• Absorbance in regard to Spectroscopy
• Abdominals, muscles of the human abdominal wall
• AirPort Base Station, part of Apple Computers' AirPort WLAN solution
• Arch Build System, an Arch Linux tool

Other Terminology

• Abs (surname), list of people with the surname Abs
• Able Seaman (rank)
• Able Seaman (occupation)
• Asset-backed security, a financial term

People with the given name Abs

• Abs Breen, member of the former UK boy band Five
• Michael Absalom, a former CBBC presenter, usually referred to as "Abs" on air

fictional:

• Abby Sciuto, NCIS character known by Gibbs as "Abs"
• Abs Denham, Casualty character

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