SSM
Encyclopedia
Organisations
- Shattuck-Saint Mary'sShattuck-Saint Mary'sShattuck-St Mary's School is a coeducational Episcopal Church-affiliated boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota, and is known for its Centers of Excellence hockey, soccer, music and figure skating programs.-National recognition:...
, a boarding school in Faribault, MN - Society of the Sacred MissionSociety of the Sacred MissionThe Society of the Sacred Mission is an Anglican religious order founded in 1893 by Father Herbert Kelly, envisaged such that "members of the Society share a common life of prayer and fellowship in a variety of educational, pastoral and community activities in England, Australia, Japan, Lesotho,...
- Society of Saint Michael, a priestly fraternity of Anglo-Catholic bishops, priests, and deacons
- Society for Social MedicineSociety for Social MedicineThe Society for Social Medicine is the primary organization for researchers in social, community, and public health in the U.K.. It was founded in London in 1956....
, a British society for researchers in social, community and public health - Socialistický svaz mládeže (Socialist Union of Youth), the Czechoslovakian Communist youth organisation
- Speleological Society of ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
- SSM (CCM in Cyrillic text), transliteration of the Macedonian abbreviation for Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia
- SSM Health Care, a health care organization based in St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
- Support service manager
- Turkish Undersecretariat of Defense, Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı, commonly known as Turkish SSM.
Scientific terms
- Scanning SQUID microscopeScanning SQUID microscopeA Scanning SQUID Microscope is a sensitive near-field imaging system for the measurement of weak magnetic fields by moving a Superconducting Quantum Interference Device across an area. The microscope can map out buried current-carrying wires by measuring the magnetic fields produced by the...
, a magnetic current imaging system - Semi-solid metal castingSemi-Solid Metal CastingSemi-solid metal casting is a near net shape variant of die casting. The process is used with non-ferrous metals, such as aluminium, copper, and magnesium. The process combines the advantages of casting and forging. The process is named after the fluid property thixotropy, which is the phenomenon...
, a process in the production of aluminium or magnesium parts - Serum Supplemented Medium, a type of growth mediumGrowth mediumA growth medium or culture medium is a liquid or gel designed to support the growth of microorganisms or cells, or small plants like the moss Physcomitrella patens.There are different types of media for growing different types of cells....
- Sleep state misperceptionSleep state misperceptionSleep state misperception is a term in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders most commonly used for people who mistakenly perceive their sleep as wakefulness, though it has been proposed that it be applied to those who severely overestimate their sleep time as well...
, a term used to classify sleep disorders - Soft systems methodology, an approach to organisational process modelling
- Standard Solar ModelStandard Solar ModelThe Standard Solar Model refers to a mathematical treatment of the Sun as a spherical ball of gas...
, the best current physical model of the sun - Startup, shutdowns, and malfunctionsStartup, shutdowns, and malfunctionsStartups, shutdowns, and malfunctions are periods of non-continuous operation in refineries, chemical plants or similar industrial facilities...
, a non-continuous mode of operating an industrial facility, in which the control of pollutants may be lessened (per US EPA regulations) - Superficial spreading melanomaSuperficial spreading melanomaSuperficial spreading melanoma is usually characterized as the most common form of cutaneous melanoma in Caucasians...
- Surface-to-surface missileSurface-to-surface missileA surface-to-surface missile is a guided projectile launched from a hand-held, vehicle mounted, trailer mounted or fixed installation or from a ship. They are often powered by a rocket motor or sometimes fired by an explosive charge, since the launching platform is typically stationary or moving...
, a tactical weapon used in warfare
Technology
- Honda SSM concept car in introduced at the 1995 Tokyo Motor Show
- Ship-to-ship missile, an alternate name for an anti-ship missileAnti-ship missileAnti-ship missiles are guided missiles that are designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea-skimming type, many use a combination of inertial guidance and radar homing...
- Social Media Marketing
Titles
- Self Supporting Minister, an arrangement for some curateCurateA curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
s in the Anglican ministry - Squadron Sergeant Major, a warrant officer appointment in the British and some Commonwealth armies
- Staff Sergeant MajorStaff Sergeant Major-Canada:Staff Sergeant Major is a Royal Canadian Mounted Police rank above Staff Sergeant but junior to Sergeant Major. It is roughly equivalent to a Canadian army Master Warrant Officer or a British army Warrant Officer Class 2.-Britain:...
, a warrant officer appointment in the British and some Commonwealth armies
Specific or proprietary abbreviations
- SSM (band)SSM (band)SSM are a garage punk band from Detroit, Michigan who are signed to Alive Records and feature members of The Hentchmen, The Sights and The Cyril Lords.-Career:...
, a garage-punk band from Detroit, Michigan - Same-sex marriageSame-sex marriageSame-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....
- Source-specific multicastSource-specific multicastSource-specific multicast is a method of delivering multicast packets in which the only packets that are delivered to a receiver are those originating from a specific source address requested by the receiver...
, a method of delivering multicast packets - Special study modules, now known as student selected componentStudent selected componentStudent selected components are optional elements within the undergraduate medical syllabus in UK medical schools, introduced following the recommendations of the 2002 report, "Tomorrow's Doctors", by the General Medical Council that the syllabus should include student choice...
s, optional elements in the syllabus of UK medical schools - Standard Shadow Map
- Storage Services Module, an intelligent software residing on storage network switches to provide various services (e.g. storage virtualizationStorage VirtualizationStorage virtualization or storage virtualisation is a concept and term used within computer science. Specifically, storage systems may use virtualization concepts as a tool to enable better functionality and more advanced features within the storage system.Broadly speaking, a 'storage system' is...
) - SummerSlamSummerSlamSummerSlam is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced annually in August by professional wrestling promotion WWE. The inaugural SummerSlam took place on August 29, 1988 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and was broadcast via pay-per-view, unlike the Royal Rumble of that...
, an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event - Supersonic Wave Motor, MinoltaMinoltaMinolta Co., Ltd. was a Japanese worldwide manufacturer of cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers. Minolta was founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1928 as . It is perhaps best known for making the first integrated autofocus 35mm SLR camera system...
's original trade name for photo lens focusing technology using an ultrasonic motorUltrasonic motorAn ultrasonic motor is a type of electric motor powered by the ultrasonic vibration of a component, the stator, placedagainst another component, the rotor or slider depending on the scheme of operation...
for focusing in some high-end A-bayonet lenses - meanwhile adopted by Konica MinoltaKonica Minoltais a Japanese manufacturer of office equipment, medical imaging, graphic imaging, optical devices, and measuring instruments. It is headquartered in the Marunouchi Center Building in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, with a Kansai office in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture...
and SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
for their Alpha system - Synchronization Status Message, a message byte used in SONETSonetSonet may refer to:* Sonet Records, European record label* Synchronous optical networking * Saab Sonett...
/SDHSDHSDH may refer to:* Synchronous Digital Hierarchy, in telecommunications* Secure Digital Host Controller, in computing* Saradhna, a railway station in India* The Shubnikov-De Haas effect, also see Fermi surface...
systems, and carried in some PDHPlesiochronous Digital HierarchyThe Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy is a technology used in telecommunications networks to transport large quantities of data over digital transport equipment such as fibre optic and microwave radio systems...
signals, used to indicate if the signal is usable for timing - System Safety MonitorSystem Safety MonitorSystem Safety Monitor was a HIPS software or behavior blocker developed by System Safety Ltd for the Windows platform.-Features:SSM does not rely on signatures to detect malware, but instead monitors the system for certain types of suspicious behavior and warns the user giving him a chance to...
, a HIPS software or behaviour blocker developed by System Safety Ltd for the Windows platform - System Status Management, a method of managing EMSEmergency medical servicesEmergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
resources.