Computing

• NLS (computer system)
  NLS (computer system)
  NLS, or the "oN-Line System", was a revolutionary computer collaboration system designed by Douglas Engelbart and implemented by researchers at the Augmentation Research Center at the Stanford Research Institute during the 1960s...
  
   or oN-Line System, a pioneering computer system by Douglas Engelbart
• National Language Support or Native Language Support, in software

Organisations

• National Language Services
  National Language Services
  The National Language Service promotes and facilitates communication across languages in South Africa. In keeping with the language requirements of the Constitution, the NLS manages the linguistic diversity of South African society and is responsible for harnessing all the languages of the people...
  
  , South Africa
• National Longitudinal Surveys
  National Longitudinal Surveys
  The National Longitudinal Surveys are a set of surveys conducted by the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, designed to gather information at multiple points in time on significant life events of several population samples of US citizens, especially their labor market...
  
  , U.S.
• National Lifeguard Service
  National Lifeguard Service
  National Lifeguard Service is "the standard measure of lifeguard performance in Canada". All lifeguards and assistant lifeguards are certified by the Royal Lifesaving Society of Canada...
  
  , Canada

Business

• Non-Linear Systems
  Non-Linear Systems
  Non-Linear Systems is an electronics manufacturing company based in San Diego, California. Non-Linear Systems was founded in 1952, by Andrew Kay, the inventor of the digital voltmeter. Later the company developed miniature digital voltmeters and frequency counters. During the early 1980s the...
  
  , electronics manufacturer
• Nautilus, Inc.
  Nautilus, Inc.
  Nautilus, Inc. , located in Vancouver, Washington, United States, is the marketer, developer, and manufacturer of branded health and fitness products sold under such names as Bowflex, Nautilus, PEARL iZUMi, Schwinn Fitness, StairMaster, Trimline and Universal.Nautilus and its corporate...
  
  , stock symbol NLS, fitness products manufacturer

Education

• North Leamington School, England
• Nottingham Law School
  Nottingham Law School
  Nottingham Law School is a law school in the UK with over 100 full-time lecturers and 400 students. It is an academic and professional institution, part of Nottingham Trent University, situated in the East Midlands....
  
  , a law school in Nottingham, England
• National Law School of India University
  National Law School of India University
  The National Law School of India University is the leading institution for undergraduate and graduate legal education in India. By popular estimates, the school consistently ranks as the most prestigious law school in India...
  
  , Bangalore

Libraries

• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail. The program is a service sponsored by the Library of Congress. People may be eligible for the...
  
  , U.S. mail circulation service
• National Library of Scotland
  National Library of Scotland
  The National Library of Scotland is the legal deposit library of Scotland and is one of the country's National Collections. It is based in a collection of buildings in Edinburgh city centre. The headquarters is on George IV Bridge, between the Old Town and the university quarter...
  
  

Science and technology

• Nuclear localization signal
  Nuclear localization signal
  A nuclear localization signal or sequence is an amino acid sequence which 'tags' a protein for import into the cell nucleus by nuclear transport. Typically, this signal consists of one or more short sequences of positively charged lysines or arginines exposed on the protein surface. Different...
  
  , in biology
• Nonlinear Schrödinger equation
  Nonlinear Schrödinger equation
  In theoretical physics, the nonlinear Schrödinger equation is a nonlinear version of Schrödinger's equation. It is a classical field equation with applications to optics and water waves. Unlike the Schrödinger equation, it never describes the time evolution of a quantum state...
  
  , in physics
• Non-linear least squares
  Non-linear least squares
  Non-linear least squares is the form of least squares analysis which is used to fit a set of m observations with a model that is non-linear in n unknown parameters . It is used in some forms of non-linear regression. The basis of the method is to approximate the model by a linear one and to...
  
  , in statistics, a method used in regression analysis

Spaceflight

• Nanosatellite Launch System
  Nanosatellite Launch System
  The Nanosatellite Launch System is a series of satellite launch missions coordinated by the Space Flight Laboratory of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies...
  
  , based at the University of Toronto
• National Launch System
  National Launch System
  The National Launch System was a study authorized in 1991 by President George H. W. Bush to outline alternatives to the Space Shuttle for access to Earth Orbit. Shortly thereafter, NASA asked Lockheed Missiles and Space, McDonnell Douglas, and TRW, to perform a ten-month study...
  
  , a 1991 Space Shuttle alternative study

Transport

• Nailsea and Backwell railway station
  Nailsea and Backwell railway station
  Nailsea and Backwell railway station is a station on the Bristol to Taunton Line. It is located in the village of Backwell and close to the town of Nailsea in North Somerset, England...
  
   station code NLS, England
• Niles (Amtrak station)
  Niles (Amtrak station)
  Niles is a train station in Niles, Michigan, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.The Amtrak station is located along the main line east of the former Benton Harbor Branch crossing and west of the former junctions with the South Bend and Air Line Branches...
  
   station code NLS, Michigan, United States

Other

• Nimrod Line Squadron, former military service unit at RAF Kinloss
• National League System
  National League System
  The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the Premier League and The Football League. It contains 91 league competitions and more than 1,600 clubs. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association...
  
  , in English football