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'''SS''' is an abbreviation for ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'', a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany. |
'''SS''' is an abbreviation for ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'' (Protection Squadron), a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany. |
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'''SS''', '''Ss''', or similar may also refer to: |
'''SS''', '''Ss''', or similar may also refer to: |
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==Places== |
==Places== |
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*[[American Samoa]], former two-letter NATO code |
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*[[Guangdong Experimental High School]] (''Sheng Shi'' or ''Saang Sat''), China |
*[[Guangdong Experimental High School]] (''Sheng Shi'' or ''Saang Sat''), China |
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*[[Province of Sassari]], Italy (vehicle plate code) |
*[[Province of Sassari]], Italy (vehicle plate code) |
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*''S.S.'', for Sosthenes Smith, [[H. G. Wells bibliography#All short stories|H. G. Wells]] pseudonym for story ''A Vision of the Past'' |
*''S.S.'', for Sosthenes Smith, [[H. G. Wells bibliography#All short stories|H. G. Wells]] pseudonym for story ''A Vision of the Past'' |
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*SS, the production code for the 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' |
*SS, the production code for the 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' |
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*''[[Sesame Street]]'', American kids' TV show |
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==Language== |
==Language== |
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*Super speed USB, or [[USB 3.0]] |
*Super speed USB, or [[USB 3.0]] |
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*ss, in the Unix [[iproute2]] collection |
*ss, in the Unix [[iproute2]] collection |
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*[[Sega Saturn]]; the abbreviation predominantly used in Japan |
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===Meteorology=== |
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*[[Subtropical storm]], a category of subtropical cyclone. |
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==Sports== |
==Sports== |
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*[[Special stage (rallying)]] |
*[[Special stage (rallying)]] |
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*[[Strong safety]], a position in American and Canadian football |
*[[Strong safety]], a position in American and Canadian football |
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*[[Sunday Silence]], an American racehorse |
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==Transportation== |
==Transportation== |
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*[[Sand Springs Railway]] in Oklahoma, US, reporting mark |
*[[Sand Springs Railway]] in Oklahoma, US, reporting mark |
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*[[Staatsspoorwegen]], a Dutch East Indies railroad |
*[[Staatsspoorwegen]], a Dutch East Indies railroad |
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*[[Stockholms Spårvägar]], Swedish |
*[[Stockholms Spårvägar (1915)]], a historic Swedish tram operator |
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*[[Stockholms Spårvägar]], a Swedish tram operator |
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===Ships=== |
===Ships=== |
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===Vehicles=== |
===Vehicles=== |
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*[[Chevrolet SS]], |
*[[Chevrolet SS]], a sports sedan |
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*[[Chevrolet SS (concept car)]], a concept car |
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*[[SS Cars Ltd]], Jaguar from 1945 |
*[[SS Cars Ltd]], Jaguar from 1945 |
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*[[SS class blimp]], for anti-submarine warfare |
*[[SS class blimp]], for anti-submarine warfare |
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*[[Super Sport (Chevrolet)]], performance option |
*[[Super Sport (Chevrolet)]], performance option |
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*[[SS (New York City Subway service)]], a former designation for the shuttles of the New York City Subway |
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*[[Eagle SS]], a kit car |
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==Other uses== |
==Other uses== |
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*[[Safety stock]], hedge against stockouts |
*[[Safety stock]], hedge against stockouts |
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*[[Social security]] |
*[[Social security]] |
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*[[Sea Scout]] |
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*[[Sanctioned Suicide]], an internet forum for suicide discussion |
*[[Sanctioned Suicide]], an internet forum for suicide discussion |
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*[[Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice]], post-nominal |
*[[Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice]], post-nominal |
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*[[United States Secret Service]] (founded in 1865) |
*[[United States Secret Service]] (founded in 1865) |
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*[[Waffen-SS]], a combat unit (1933-1945) related to the Schutzstaffel |
*[[Waffen-SS]], a combat unit (1933-1945) related to the Schutzstaffel |
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*[[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]], a political party in India |
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*[[Saint]]s |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*"[[Double S]]", a 1978 song by Bill Anderson and Buddy Killen |
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*[[S/S (disambiguation)]] |
*[[S/S (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[SS1 (disambiguation)]] |
*[[SS1 (disambiguation)]] |
Latest revision as of 21:17, 16 December 2024
Look up SS in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
SS is an abbreviation for Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron), a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany.
SS, Ss, or similar may also refer to:
Places
[edit]- American Samoa, former two-letter NATO code
- Guangdong Experimental High School (Sheng Shi or Saang Sat), China
- Province of Sassari, Italy (vehicle plate code)
- South Sudan (ISO 3166-1 code SS)
- SS postcode area, UK, around Southend-on-Sea
- San Sebastián, Spanish city
Arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]- SS (band), an early Japanese hardcore punk band
- SS (manga), a Japanese comic 2000-2003
- SS Entertainment, a Korean entertainment company
- S.S., for Sosthenes Smith, H. G. Wells pseudonym for story A Vision of the Past
- SS, the production code for the 1968 Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space
Language
[edit]- Ss (digraph) used in Pinyin
- ß or ss, a German-language ligature
- SS switch-reference in linguistics
- Scilicet, used as a section sign
- sensu stricto (in the strict sense) in Latin
- Swazi language (ISO 639-1 code "ss")
Science and technology
[edit]- Stainless steel, sometimes marked SS
- Suspended solids and settleable solids, in water
Biology and medicine
[edit]- (+)-sabinene synthase, an enzyme
- Serotonin syndrome, due to some serotonergic medications
- Sjögren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease
- Sweet's syndrome or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis
Computing
[edit]- .ss, top-level domain country code for South Sudan
- Screenshot, digital image showing contents of a computer display
- Slave select line on a computer data bus
- SS register in x86 processor
- Super speed USB, or USB 3.0
- ss, in the Unix iproute2 collection
- Sega Saturn; the abbreviation predominantly used in Japan
Meteorology
[edit]- Subtropical storm, a category of subtropical cyclone.
Sports
[edit]- Sareen Sports Industries, India
- Shortstop, a fielding position in baseball and softball
- Special stage (rallying)
- Strong safety, a position in American and Canadian football
- Sunday Silence, an American racehorse
Transportation
[edit]- Corsair International (IATA airline code SS)
- Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, a Dutch railroad
- Sand Springs Railway in Oklahoma, US, reporting mark
- Staatsspoorwegen, a Dutch East Indies railroad
- Stockholms Spårvägar (1915), a historic Swedish tram operator
- Stockholms Spårvägar, a Swedish tram operator
Ships
[edit]Vehicles
[edit]- Chevrolet SS, a sports sedan
- Chevrolet SS (concept car), a concept car
- SS Cars Ltd, Jaguar from 1945
- SS class blimp, for anti-submarine warfare
- Super Sport (Chevrolet), performance option
- SS (New York City Subway service), a former designation for the shuttles of the New York City Subway
- Eagle SS, a kit car
Other uses
[edit]- Collar of Esses, a form of livery collar formerly known as a "Collar of SS"
- Safety stock, hedge against stockouts
- Social security
- Sea Scout
- Sanctioned Suicide, an internet forum for suicide discussion
- Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice, post-nominal
- United States Secret Service (founded in 1865)
- Waffen-SS, a combat unit (1933-1945) related to the Schutzstaffel
- Shiv Sena, a political party in India
- Saints
See also
[edit]- "Double S", a 1978 song by Bill Anderson and Buddy Killen
- S/S (disambiguation)
- SS1 (disambiguation)
- SSS (disambiguation)