BIS
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Bis is a prefix or suffix designating the second instance of a thing, thus preceding ter
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Bis can also refer to:
BIS may refer to:
Ter
Ter is a prefix or suffix designating the third instance of a thing, thus following bis and preceding quater.Ter can also refer to:* River Ter, in Essex;* Ter , the debut album of American rock band Sweet Water...
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Bis can also refer to:
- Bis (band)Bis (band)Bis are a Scottish indie pop band composed of Steven Clark , John Clark , and Amanda MacKinnon . Formed in 1994, the band broke up in 2003, but reformed briefly in 2007 for a series of concerts.-History:...
, a Scottish pop band - Bis (magazine)Bis (magazine)Bis is a magazine directed at teenaged schoolgirls, published in Japan by Kobunsha. JJ Bis had changed its title to Bis effective from the January 2006 issue. JJ Bis, former title of Bis, has been established in 2001 as an extra issue of monthly JJ, and JJ Bis is currently supported among Japanese...
, a high-teens' magazine published by Kobunsha of Japan - The 14-bis, an early fixed-wing aircraft derived by Alberto Santos-Dumont from his Number 14 airship-aircraft hybrid
- Bis is used in chemical nomenclature sometimes instead of the prefix di-
- Bis (Bisulfite) or Bisulfite sequencingBisulfite sequencingBisulfite sequencing is the use of bisulfite treatment of DNA to determine its pattern of methylation. DNA methylation was the first discovered epigenetic mark, and remains the most studied...
in Genomics, to differentiate between methylated and non-methylated cytosineCytosineCytosine is one of the four main bases found in DNA and RNA, along with adenine, guanine, and thymine . It is a pyrimidine derivative, with a heterocyclic aromatic ring and two substituents attached . The nucleoside of cytosine is cytidine...
in the Genome (Epigenetic).
BIS may refer to:
- Bank for International SettlementsBank for International SettlementsThe Bank for International Settlements is an intergovernmental organization of central banks which "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks." It is not accountable to any national government...
, an international organization for cooperation among Central Banks - Bureau of Industry and SecurityBureau of Industry and SecurityThe Bureau of Industry and Security is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce which deals with issues involving national security and high technology. A principal goal for the bureau is helping stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, while furthering the growth of United...
, a component of the United States Department of Commerce - The Department for Business, Innovation and SkillsDepartment for Business, Innovation and SkillsThe Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform .-Ministers:The BIS...
of the United Kingdom government - Bureau of Indian StandardsBureau of Indian StandardsThe Bureau of Indian Standards is the national Standards Body of India working under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India. It is established by the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 which came into effect on 23 December 1986...
- Benevolent Irish SocietyBenevolent Irish SocietyThe Benevolent Irish Society is a philanthropic organization founded on 17 February 1806, a month before the Feast of St. Patrick, in St. John's, Newfoundland. It is the oldest philanthropic organization in North America. Membership is open to adult residents of Newfoundland who are of Irish birth...
- British Interlingua SocietyBritish Interlingua SocietyThe British Interlingua Society , established in 1956, works in Great Britain and the English-speaking world to promote the knowledge and active use of Interlingua, the international language. Among the publications of the BIS is the transatlantic magazine "Lingua e Vita", with articles in English...
, a society that promotes Interlingua in the UK - British Interplanetary SocietyBritish Interplanetary SocietyThe British Interplanetary Society founded in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator, is the oldest space advocacy organisation in the world whose aim is exclusively to support and promote astronautics and space exploration.-Structure:...
, the oldest space advocacy society - Best in Show, the highest-placing in a conformation dog show, cat show, or other show or exposition
- Bezpečnostní informační služba, the Czech Security Information Service
- BIS (band)Bis (band)Bis are a Scottish indie pop band composed of Steven Clark , John Clark , and Amanda MacKinnon . Formed in 1994, the band broke up in 2003, but reformed briefly in 2007 for a series of concerts.-History:...
, or Believe in Style, a Japanese pop punk band - BIS RecordsBIS RecordsBIS Records is a record label founded in 1973 by Robert von Bahr. It is located in Åkersberga, Sweden.BIS focuses on classical music, both contemporary and early, especially works that are not already well represented by existing recordings....
, a Scandinavian record label focusing on classical works - Bislama languageBislama languageBislama is a creole language, one of the official languages of Vanuatu. It is the first language of many of the "Urban ni-Vanuatu" , and the second language of much of the rest of the country's residents...
(ISO 639 alpha-3 code bis) - Bismarck Municipal AirportBismarck Municipal Airport-Top Destinations:...
(IATA code BIS) - Block Island SoundBlock Island SoundBlock Island Sound is a strait in the open Atlantic Ocean, approximately wide, separating Block Island from the coast of Rhode Island in the United States...
- Bloque Institucional Social Démocrata
- Bohemia Interactive StudioBohemia Interactive StudioBohemia Interactive , also referred to as Bohemia Interactive Studio , is an independent computer and console game developer based in Prague, Czech Republic...
Science & Technology
- Barratt Impulsivity ScaleBarratt Impulsivity ScaleThe Barratt Impulsiveness Scale is one of the oldest and most widely used measures of impulsive personality traits.The BIS-11 includes 30 items which may be scored to yield six first-order and three second-order factors The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) is one of the oldest and most widely...
, a self-administered test to measure impulsivity - Behavioural Inhibition System
- BIS monitor or bispectral index, to assess the depth of anaesthesia
- Business Information Server, a new name for the Unisys MAPPER product
- Boot Integrity Services, a feature described in the Preboot Execution Environment specifications
- BlackBerry Internet ServiceBlackBerry Internet ServiceThe BlackBerry Internet Service is a service that provides BlackBerry smartphone users with access to Internet browsing, allows email messaging, instant messaging using the BlackBerry Messenger service, and more.The service also allows...
- Business Intelligence Software
- Business Intelligence SolutionBusiness intelligence toolsBusiness intelligence tools are a type of application software designed to retrieve, analyze and report data. The tools generally read data that have been previously stored, often, though not necessarily, in a data warehouse or data mart....
Education
- Business Information Systems, a popular university degree course.
- Bachelor of Independent StudiesBachelor of Independent StudiesA Bachelor of Independent Studies is an undergraduate academic degree. Its program of studies is unique to each student, and the individual curricula are largely determined by each student...
, an undergraduate degree - Bachelor of Integrated StudiesBachelor of Integrated StudiesBachelor of Integrated Studies is an interdisciplinary bachelor's degree offered by several universities in the United States and Canada. It allows students to design a customized and specific course of study to best suit their educational and professional objectives. Generally, this degree is...
, an undergraduate degree - Bangladesh International School Dammam
- Bangladesh International SchoolBangladesh International SchoolBangladesh International School, commonly known as BIS, is a private school located in New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is managed by the Bangladesh Army Station Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. The school was established in 1995 to provide affordable and quality educational...
- Bavarian International SchoolBavarian International SchoolThe Bavarian International School is an international school based in Haimhausen, Bavaria, Germany. The school is a non-profitable organization that has a particularly small student population, comparing to other neighboring international schools, such as Vienna International School, American...
- Bordeaux International SchoolBordeaux International SchoolBordeaux International School, also known as BIS, is a private international school for ages 3–18 located in Bordeaux, France, established in 1988. Students are from both France and other countries....
- Brisbane Independent SchoolBrisbane Independent SchoolBrisbane Independent School is located in semi-rural Pullenvale in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.The community-run school operates within a cooperative family environment. The school is operated and owned by its members, who are the parent body of current students...
- British International School (disambiguation)
- Burlingame Intermediate SchoolBurlingame Intermediate SchoolBurlingame Intermediate School is a public middle school in the Burlingame School District. It is located in Burlingame, California on the San Francisco Peninsula. It enrolls about 800 students in grades 6–8. The current principal is Pam Scott and the vice principal is Andrea Katotakis.The...
, a middle school in Burlingame, California