3-letter words containing s
- bks — barracks
- bls — (in the US) Bureau of Labor Statistics
- bos — 1. (operating system) Basic Operating System. 2. (tool) A data management system written at DESY and used in some high energy physics programs. 3. (programming) The Basic Object System.
- bps — bps is a measurement of the speed at which computer data is transferred, for example by a modem. bps is an abbreviation for 'bits per second'.
- bqs — Berkeley Quality Software
- brs — Big Red Switch
- bsa — Boy Scouts of America
- bsb — British Sky Broadcasting (formerly for British Satellite Broadcasting)
- bsc — A BSc is a first degree in a science subject. BSc is an abbreviation for 'Bachelor of Science'.
- bsd — Berkeley Software Distribution: a UNIX-based computer operating system
- bse — BSE is a disease which affects the nervous system of cattle and kills them. BSE is an abbreviation for 'bovine spongiform encephalopathy'.
- bsf — British Standard fine thread
- bsi — British Standards Institution
- bsl — below sea level
- bsp — British Standard pipe thread
- bss — British Standards Specification
- bst — bovine somatotrophin: a growth hormone that can be used to increase milk production in dairy cattle
- bsw — British Standard Whitworth thread
- bts — bug tracking system
- bus — A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.
- cas — Court of Arbitration for Sport
- cbs — Columbia Broadcasting System
- ccs — carbon capture and storage
- cds — credit default swap
- cfs — CFS is an abbreviation for chronic fatigue syndrome.
- cgs — Chief of General Staff
- cis — cisgender or cissexual: He may not be macho, but he's definitely a cis male.
- cms — (programming) A code management system from DEC.
- cns — central nervous system
- cos — one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the SE Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey. 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km).
- cps — cycles per second
- crs — creditors
- csa — Child Support Agency
- csb — chemical stimulation of the brain
- csc — cosecant
- cse — Certificate of Secondary Education
- csf — cerebrospinal fluid
- csg — constructive solid geometry
- csh — C shell
- csi — crime scene investigation
- csl — 1. Computer Structure Language. A computer hardware description language, written in BCPL. 2. Control and Simulation Language. A language for industrial simulation from Esso and IBM.
- csm — company sergeant-major
- cso — community support officer
- csp — Congregation of Saint Paul
- csr — Colonial Sugar Refining Company
- css — cascading style sheet
- cst — CST is an abbreviation for 'Central Standard Time.'
- csu — (formerly in Britain) Civil Service Union
- csv — Community Service Volunteer
- cts — cents