HPS
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HPS may stand for:
- Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a deadly disease transmitted by infected rodents through urine, droppings, or saliva
- Heart Protection StudyHeart Protection StudyThe Heart Protection Study was a large randomized controlled trialrun by the Clinical Trial Service Unit, and fundedby the Medical Research Council and the British Heart Foundation in the United Kingdom...
, a large randomized controlled trial run in the United Kingdom - Heartland Payment SystemsHeartland Payment SystemsHeartland Payment Systems, Inc. provides debit, prepaid, and credit card processing, online payments, check processing, payroll services and a growing line of industry solutions for small to mid-sized merchants. Heartland Payment Systems is currently the fifth largest credit card processor in the...
, a payment processorPayment processorA payment processor is a company appointed by a merchant to handle credit card transactions for merchant banks. They are usually broken down into two types: front-end and back-end....
company. - Hermansky-Pudlak syndromeHermansky-Pudlak syndromeHermansky–Pudlak syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder which results in oculocutaneous albinism , bleeding problems due to a platelet abnormality , and storage of an abnormal fat-protein compound .There are eight classic forms of the disorder, based on the genetic mutation...
, a rare autosomal recessive disorder which results in oculocutaneous albinism - High Performance Switch (used in some IBM Scalable POWERparallel and IBM System pIBM System pThe System p, formerly known as RS/6000, was IBM's RISC/UNIX-based server and workstation product line.In April 2008, IBM announced a rebranding of the System p and its unification with the System i platform. The resulting product line is called IBM Power Systems.-History:It was originally a line...
models) - High Priestess, a priestess in neopaganismNeopaganismNeopaganism is an umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements, particularly those influenced by or claiming to be derived from the various pagan beliefs of pre-modern Europe...
, WiccaWiccaWicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
and various other religions, who has reached a high level of seniority in her coven or clan and is able to initiate others - High Pressure SodiumSodium vapor lampA sodium vapor lamp is a gas discharge lamp that uses sodium in an excited state to produce light. There are two varieties of such lamps: low pressure and high pressure...
, a type of light bulb - History and philosophy of scienceHistory and philosophy of scienceThe history and philosophy of science is an academic discipline that encompasses the philosophy of science and the history of science. Although many scholars in the field are trained primarily as either historians or as philosophers, there are degree-granting departments of HPS at several...
, an academic discipline that encompasses the philosophy of science and the history of science - Croatian Mountaineering AssociationCroatian Mountaineering AssociationThe Croatian Mountaineering Association covers both mountaineering and a broad range of related activities. Unlike the majority of the international mountaineering associations, the Association's remit extends to speleology, climbing, orienteering and mountain rescue.The Association is responsible...
(from Hrvatski planinarski savez), an association covering both mountaineering and a broad range of related activities - Hyderabad Public SchoolHyderabad Public SchoolThe Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet or HPS, Begumpet, is a privately funded public school in Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh.Earlier known as Jagirdar College, it was established in 1923 as a school exclusively for the sons of Jagirdars and other aristrocats. It was renamed as Hyderbad...
, one of the oldest and most prestigious public schools in Hyderabad in India - Ilford HPS, a cubic-grain black-and-white film
- HP Services, part of the Technology Solutions Group business segment of Hewlett-Packard
- Helsingin PalloseuraHelsingin PalloseuraHelsingin Palloseura is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland established in 1917. HPS has been active in several sports including Ice hockey, Football, Handball and Basketball. Historically, HPS is one of the most successful football teams in Finland, winning nine national championships during...
(HPS), a sports club from Helsinki, Finland - Hydraulic power steering, a power steering system in automobiles
- In digital textile printingDigital textile printingDigital textile printing is described as any ink jet based method of printing colorants onto fabric. Most notably, digital textile printing is referred to when identifying either printing smaller designs onto garments and printing larger designs onto large format rolls of textile...
, HPS (Hollanders Printing Systems) is manufacturer of a digital textile print production platform