3-letter words containing s
- nsa — National Security Agency: a US federal defence bureau established in 1972 that specializes in cryptography
- nsb — National Savings Bank
- nsc — National Security Council
- nse — Network Software Environment: a proprietary CASE framework from Sun Microsystems.
- nsf — (body) (NSF) A US government agency that promotes the advancement of science by funding science researchers, scientific projects and infrastructure to improve the quality of scientific research. The NSFNET is funded by NSF.
- nsg — nonstatutory guidelines: practical nonmandatory advice and information on the implementation of the National Curriculum
- nsi — Network Solutions, Inc.
- nss — 1. (networking) Nodal Switching System. 2. (operating system) New Storage System.
- nsu — nonspecific urethritis
- nsw — New South Wales
- nts — National Trust for Scotland
- nus — oldest of the ancient Egyptian gods, personifying the primordial ocean from which the world was formed; father of Ra, the sun god.
- nvs — non-volatile storage
- oas — Organization of American States
- obs — a river in the W Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NW to the Gulf of Ob. 2500 miles (4025 km) long.
- ocs — Object Compatibility Standard
- ods — Operational Data Store
- oes — the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ofs — (Orange) Free State
- ohs — the exclamation “oh.”.
- oms — Opportunity Management System
- ons — so as to be or remain supported by or suspended from: Put your package down on the table; Hang your coat on the hook.
- oos — Plural form of oo.
- ops — op art.
- ors — a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either or both operands are positive.
- os2 — (spelling) Normally written "OS/2".
- osa — 1. Open Scripting Architecture. 2. Open System Architecture.
- osb — Order of Saint Benedict
- osd — Open Source Definition
- osf — Open Software Foundation
- osh — a city in SW Kirghizia, SW of Bishkek.
- osi — 1. (networking) Open Systems Interconnection. 2. Open Source Initiative.
- osp — optical computing
- oss — Office of Strategic Services
- ost — Alternative form of oast.
- ous — Plural form of ou.
- oys — a grandchild.
- ozs — Ohavay Zion Synagogue
- pas — a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pbs — In the United States, PBS is an organization that broadcasts television programs and is not financed by advertising. PBS is an abbreviation for 'Public Broadcasting Service.'
- pcs — 1. Personal Communication Services. 2. PC-Scheme.
- pds — 1. (hardware) Processor Direct Slot. 2. partitioned data set.
- pes — a foot or footlike part.
- phs — Public Health Service
- pis — the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pjs — pajamas.
- pls — Pls is a written abbreviation for please.
- pms — a private message sent to another user of a social media service or private messaging service: How do I send a pm to the moderator of the message board?
- pos — a chamber pot.
- pps — In Britain, a PPS is a Member of Parliament who is appointed by a more senior Member to help them with their duties. PPS is an abbreviation for 'parliamentary private secretary'.