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Vis, ViS, VIS, and other capitalizations may refer to:

Places

Vis (island), a Croatian island in the Adriatic sea
- Vis (town), on the island of Vis
Vis (river), in south-central France
Vis, Bulgaria, a village in Haskovo Province
Visalia Municipal Airport (IATA and FAA:VIS), Visalia, California
Viš, a village in Montenegro

Organizations

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, an IC foundry in Taipei, Taiwan
Vasil Iliev Security (VIS and VIS-2), former front companies for a criminal organization in Bulgaria
Vatican Information Service, the official news service of the Vatican
VAZInterService, an automobile manufacturer in Russia
Vavoua International School, an international boarding school in Côte d'Ivoire
Victorian Institute of Sport, a government sporting institute in Victoria, Australia
Vienna Independent Shorts, an annual international film festival in Vienna, Austria
Vienna International School, a school for the children of UN employees and diplomats in Vienna, Austria
VIS Entertainment, a former video game developer in Scotland
Viacom International Studios, a division of Paramount International Networks

Science and technology

Vaccine Information Statement, a formal vaccine description published by the United States Centers for Disease Control
Variable Intake System, a technology of internal combustion engines
Tandy Video Information System, a multimedia CD-ROM console from the early 1990s
Viewable image size, the amount of screen space available on display without obstruction
Visible spectrum, the portion of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum that is visible to the human eyes
Visual Instruction Set, a SIMD instruction set for SPARC processors
Visa Information System, a biometric database for visa applications in the Schengen area of the EU

Other uses

Vis (surname), a Dutch surname, including a list of people named Vis
Vis., taxonomic abbreviation for Roberto de Visiani (1800-1878), Dalmatian Italian botanist
vis, the possessive form of the English neologistic gender-neutral pronoun ve
FB Vis, a type of Polish handgun
The heroine of the 11th century Persian love story Vis and Rāmin
Willem C. Vis Moot, an international arbitration moot court held annually in Vienna, Austria

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+'''Vis''', '''ViS''', '''VIS''', and other capitalizations may refer to:
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+{{TOC right}}
-'''Vis''' may refer to:
+== Places ==
-== Geography ==
 * [[Vis (island)]], a Croatian island in the Adriatic sea
-* [[Vis (town)]], on the island of Vis
+** [[Vis (town)]], on the island of Vis
+* [[Vis (river)]], in south-central France
 * [[Vis, Bulgaria]], a village in Haskovo Province
+* [[Visalia Municipal Airport]] (IATA and FAA:VIS), Visalia, California
-* [[Vis (river)]], in south-central France
+* [[Viš]], a village in Montenegro
-== Initialisms ==
+== Organizations ==
+* [[Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation]], an IC foundry in Taipei, Taiwan
-* [[VIS (criminal organisation)]], Bulgarian front company for a criminal organisation
+* [[Vasil Iliev Security]] (VIS and VIS-2), former front companies for a criminal organization in Bulgaria
-* [[Vaccine Information Statement]], a formal description of a vaccine, required as a provision of the United States National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
+* [[Vatican Information Service]], the official news service of the Vatican
-* [[Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation]], an IC foundry in Taiwan
+* [[VAZInterService]], an automobile manufacturer in Russia
-* [[Variable_length_intake_manifold|Variable Intake System]], a technology of internal combustion engines
+* [[Vavoua International School]], an international boarding school in Côte d'Ivoire
-* [[Vatican Information Service]], an electronic daily news letter produced by the Holy See Press Office in the Vatican
-* [[Vavoua International School]], an international boarding school in Côte d'Ivoire founded by Worldwide Evangelisation for Christ
 * [[Victorian Institute of Sport]], a government sporting institute in Victoria, Australia
-* [[Vienna Independent Shorts]], an annual international short film festival in Austria
+* [[Vienna Independent Shorts]], an annual international film festival in Vienna, Austria
-* [[Vienna International School]], in Austria, founded to accommodate the children of UN employees and diplomats
+* [[Vienna International School]], a school for the children of UN employees and diplomats in Vienna, Austria
+* [[VIS Entertainment]], a former video game developer in Scotland
+* [[Viacom International Studios]], a division of Paramount International Networks
+== Science and technology ==
+* [[Vaccine Information Statement]], a formal vaccine description published by the United States Centers for Disease Control
+* [[Variable Intake System]], a technology of internal combustion engines
+* [[Tandy Video Information System]], a multimedia CD-ROM console from the early 1990s
 * [[Viewable image size]], the amount of screen space available on display without obstruction
+* [[Visible spectrum]], the portion of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum that is visible to the human eyes
-* [[Visalia Municipal Airport]], IATA airport code and FAA location identifier for the public airport at Visalia, California
-* [[Visa Information System]], a database of fingerprints and facial scans in use by Schengen Zone countries
 * [[Visual Instruction Set]], a SIMD instruction set for SPARC processors
+* [[Visa Information System]], a biometric database for visa applications in the Schengen area of the EU
-* Voter Information Service for [[Elections Canada]]
-* [[VIS (automobile manufacturer)]], in Russia
-* The [[Tandy Video Information System]], an interactive, multimedia CD-ROM console system from the early 1990s
-== People ==
+==Other uses==
-* [[Vis (surname)]], Dutch surname, incl. a list of people named Vis
+* [[Vis (surname)]], a Dutch surname, including a list of people named Vis
+* [[Vis.]], taxonomic abbreviation for Roberto de Visiani (1800-1878), Dalmatian Italian botanist
+* ''vis'', the possessive form of the English [[gender-neutral pronoun#Neologisms|neologistic gender-neutral pronoun]] ''ve''
-==Other==
+* [[FB Vis]], a type of Polish handgun
-* The heroine of love story [[Vis and Ramin]]
+* The heroine of the 11th century Persian love story [[Vis and Rāmin]]
-* [[Vis medicatrix naturae]], the healing power of nature, a phrase erroneously attributed to Hippocrates
+* [[Willem C. Vis Moot]], an international arbitration moot court held annually in Vienna, Austria
-* [[Vis pistol]], a type of Polish handgun
-* [[Potentially visible set]], a form of polygon culling used to accelerate the rendering of 3D environments
-* [[Willem C. Vis Moot]], the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held annually in Vienna, Austria
-* Vis, the possessive form of the English [[gender-neutral pronoun#Neologisms|neologistic gender-neutral pronoun]] ''ve''
-* [[Visible spectrum]], especially in the combined form UV-VIS (ultraviolet and visible)
-* [[VIS Entertainment]] - a video game developer in Scotland
 ==See also==
-* {{lookfrom}}
-* {{intitle}}
 * [[Vis-à-vis (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Visibility (disambiguation)]]
 * [[Viz (disambiguation)]]
-* [[Visibility (disambiguation)]]
-{{disambiguation|geo|surname}}
+{{disambiguation|geo}}
-[[Category:Dutch-language surnames]]