AFS
Encyclopedia
Computing
- Andrew File SystemAndrew file systemThe Andrew File System is a distributed networked file system which uses a set of trusted servers to present a homogeneous, location-transparent file name space to all the client workstations. It was developed by Carnegie Mellon University as part of the Andrew Project. It is named after Andrew...
, a distributed networked file system- OpenAFSOpenAFSOpenAFS is an open source implementation of the Andrew distributed file system . AFS was originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University, and developed as a commercial product by the Transarc Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by IBM. At LinuxWorld on 15 August 2000, IBM their plans...
, an open source implementation of the Andrew File System
- OpenAFS
- AtheOS File SystemAtheOS File SystemThe AtheOS file system was originally used in the AtheOS operating system, and is now a part of the Syllable operating system. AFS started with exactly the same data structures as the Be File System, BFS, and extended its feature set in many ways. As such, AFS is a 64-bit journaled file system...
, part of the Syllable operating system
Education
- AFS Intercultural ProgramsAFS Intercultural ProgramsAFS Intercultural Programs was established in 1915 by A. Piatt Andrew, a onetime economics professor at Harvard University and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury...
, a student exchange program (formerly American Field Service) - Abington Friends SchoolAbington Friends SchoolAbington Friends School, founded in 1697, is a K-12 private Quaker secondary school in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania . It is the oldest primary and secondary educational institution in the United States to operate continuously at the same location under the same management...
, in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States - Abernathy Field StationAbernathy Field StationThe Abernathy Field Station is a unique outdoor ecology classroom serving Washington & Jefferson College.The facility, located southeast from the campus in Washington, Pennsylvania is home to several different ecosystems, including mixed deciduous forest, conifers, several springseeps, two...
, an environmental classroom in Washington, Pennsylvania - Air Force School, Coimbatore, a school run by the Indian Air Force
Military
- Army Fire ServiceArmy Fire ServiceThe Army Fire Service , later called the Army Department Fire Service, was the fire service which performed firefighting duties on British Army camps. Its personnel were largely soldiers until 1959, when the fire service was civilianised...
, the British Army's fire service - Air Force Station, a type of facility maintained by the United States Air Force
- A United States Navy hull classification for a Combat stores shipCombat stores shipCombat stores ships, or Storeships were originally a designation given to captured ships in the Age of Sail and immediately afterward, used to stow supplies and other goods for naval purposes. Modern combat store ships are operated by the United States Navy...
Other
- Australian Flag SocietyAustralian Flag SocietyThe Australian Flag Society is an advocacy group that supports retaining the existing flag of Australia.-Structure:The AFS is currently unincorporated; it was originally constituted as the Australian Capital Territory branch of the Australian National Flag Association...
, an Australian patriotic society founded in 2003 - Auxiliary Fire ServiceAuxiliary Fire ServiceThe Auxiliary Fire Service was first formed in 1938 in Great Britain as part of Civil Defence Air raid precautions. Its role was to supplement the work of brigades at local level. In this job it was hampered severely by the incompatibility of equipment used by these different brigades - most...
, a service active in the UK during the periods of 1938-1942 & 1948-1968 and still active in Ireland - Active Front Steering, vehicle steering technology similar to Active SteeringActive SteeringActive steering a type of power electric variable gear ratio power steering technology introduced by BMW in 2003 first appearing on the redesigned 5-series which varies the degree that the wheels turn in response to the steering wheel...
- AFS Trinity Power Corporation, an American company that develops hybrid vehicle technology
- Allergic fungal sinusitis, an inflammatory condition of the paranasal sinuses
- Alliance for SecurityAlliance for SecurityThe Alliance for Security was founded in 2004 by Bobby Muller, a Vietnam War veteran and veterans' advocate. The Alliance "aims to provoke thoughtful and penetrating conversation on national security issues including the possibility of conscription, the war against terrorism, our foreign policy,...
, an American political organization founded in 2004 - American Folklore SocietyAmerican Folklore SocietyThe American Folklore Society is the US-based professional association for folklorists, with members from the US, Canada, and around the world. It was founded in 1888 by William Wells Newell, who stood at the center of a diverse group of university-based scholars, museum anthropologists, and men...
, the scholarly association of all folklorists in the United States - Amniotic fluid-derived stem, a type of stem cellStem cellThis article is about the cell type. For the medical therapy, see Stem Cell TreatmentsStem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells...
- Anti-funnel System, a Newtype technology in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam REON
- Armor for SleepArmor for SleepArmor for Sleep was an American rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001 and disbanded in 2009. The final lineup consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Ben Jorgensen, lead guitarist PJ DeCicco, bassist Anthony DiIonno and drummer Nash Breen....
, an American rock band - Ashford (Surrey) railway station, a railway station located in Ashford, Middlesex, United Kingdom
- Association of Football Statisticians, a British football (soccer) statistical organisation
- Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy, a common version of spectroscopy in the range of UV-light
- Automatic Frequency Switch, a system that is comparable with RDS function for radio
- Available for saleAvailable for saleAvailable for sale is an accounting term used to classify financial assets.AFS is one of the three general classifications, along with held for trading and held to maturity, under the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles , specifically, the FASB 115...
, a type of financial asset - Arch filament system
- Adaptive Front-light System, Device to optimal vehicle illumination
- Acronym Fatigue Syndrome
- Nikon AF-S, designation for "silent wave" internal motor Nikon AF lenses