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Science, medicine, meteorology and technology
- Science and technology studiesScience and technology studiesScience, technology and society is the study of how social, political, and cultural values affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, politics and culture...
- Superior temporal sulcusSuperior temporal sulcusThe superior temporal sulcus is the sulcus separating the superior temporal gyrus from the middle temporal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain. The superior temporal sulcus is the first sulcus inferior to the lateral fissure....
- Socio-technical systemsSocio-technical systemsSociotechnical systems in organizational development is an approach to complex organizational work design that recognizes the interaction between people and technology in workplaces. The term also refers to the interaction between society's complex infrastructures and human behaviour...
- Severe tropical stormTropical cycloneA tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
- Scanning tunneling spectroscopyScanning tunneling spectroscopyScanning Tunneling Spectroscopy is an extension of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy which is used to provide information about the density of electrons in a sample as a function of their energy....
, a spectroscopy technique based on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy - Sequence-tagged siteSequence-tagged siteA sequence-tagged site is a short DNA sequence that has a single occurrence in the genome and whose location and base sequence are known....
, a gene-reference in genomics - Space Transportation SystemSpace Transportation SystemThe Space Transportation System is another name for the NASA Space Shuttle and Space Shuttle program. However, the name originates from, and can describe a more elaborate set of spacefaring hardware in the 1970s, although this meaning is obscure...
, a 1970s visionary NASA system of reusable space vehicles - NASA's Space Shuttle programSpace Shuttle programNASA's Space Shuttle program, officially called Space Transportation System , was the United States government's manned launch vehicle program from 1981 to 2011...
, the only implemented part of the Space Transportation System - Semipalatinsk Test SiteSemipalatinsk Test SiteThe Semipalatinsk Test Site was the primary testing venue for the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons. It is located on the steppe in northeast Kazakhstan , south of the valley of the Irtysh River...
, the primary test site for Soviet nuclear weapons - Intel Science Talent SearchIntel Science Talent SearchThe Intel Science Talent Search , known for its first 57 years as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search is a research-based science competition in the United States for high school seniors. It has been referred to as "the nation's oldest and most prestigious" science competition. In his speech...
, a research-based science competition - Space Tourism SocietySpace Tourism SocietyThe Space Tourism Society was founded in 1996. It is the first organization specifically focused on the space tourism industry.Their stated goals, quoted from their :"To conduct the research,build public desire,...
, a society focused on space tourism - Special treatment steelSpecial treatment steelSpecial Treatment Steel , also known as Protective Deck Plate. Originally developed by Carnegie Steel around 1910, it became the U.S. Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair standard form of high-percentage nickel steel used on all portions of a warship needing homogeneous direct impact protection...
, a high-quality chromium-nickel armor steel used by the US Navy - Ship-to-ship transfer, an operation where cargo is transferred between seagoing ships
- Ship-to-shore crane, another term for a Container crane
- Steroid Sulfatase, an enzyme
- StaurosporineStaurosporineStaurosporine is a natural product originally isolated in 1977 from the bacterium Streptomyces staurosporeus.It was the first of over 50 alkaloids to be isolated with this type of bis-indole chemical structure...
, an antibiotic - Serologic Tests for Syphilis, an umbrella term for diagnostic blood testsSerologySerology is the scientific study of blood serum and other bodily fluids. In practice, the term usually refers to the diagnostic identification of antibodies in the serum...
for syphilisSyphilisSyphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis... - Standard Threshold Shift, a change in hearing threshold relative to the baseline audiogram of an average of 10 dB or more at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz in either ear.
- Meet the Future, Science & Technology Summit 2010Meet the Future, Science & Technology Summit 2010Meet the Future, Science & Technology Summit 2010 was a one day science and technology convention held at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague, Netherlands on November 18, 2010, organized by Platform Bèta Techniek , an organization which has been empowered by the Dutch government to...
- Sterkfontein Type SiteSterkfontein-References:-References:-References:: : : :...
, an abbreviation used with Australopithecus specimens from the Sterkfontein site in South Africa.
Computing
- State transition systemState transition systemIn theoretical computer science, a state transition system is an abstract machine used in the study of computation. The machine consists of a set of states and transitions between states, which may be labeled with labels chosen from a set; the same label may appear on more than one transition...
, an abstract machine used in the study of computation - Station-to-Station protocolStation-to-Station protocolThe Station-to-Station protocol is a cryptographic key agreement scheme based on classic Diffie-Hellman that provides mutual key and entity authentication....
, a cryptographic key agreement scheme that provides mutual authentication - Synergy Teleconferencing SystemSynergy Teleconferencing SystemSynergy Teleconferencing System was a PC-based online chat server popular in the 80's and 90s.It arose as a replacement for the outdated Diversi-Dial system . Like DDial, it was a multi-line modem system that originally could handle 8 simultaneous connections...
, a computer bulletin board operating system - SharePoint, originally known as SharePoint Team Services
- Microsoft Live Labs Security Token Service, a gateway to handle claims within Microsoft's Identity Metasystem
- HTTP Strict Transport Security (STS), a web security policy mechanism
Communications
- Serviciul de Telecomunicaţii SpecialeServiciul de Telecomunicatii SpecialeServiciul de Telecomunicaţii Speciale is one of the Romanian secret services. It provides telecommunication services for the Romanian public authorities in time of peace, war, and state of emergency....
, the Romanian Special Telecommunication Service - STS RelaySTS RelaySTS Relay is the Speech To Speech Relay Service available to any telephone callers or callees with speech disability and to those who wish to talk with them.-Telephone STS Relay in the US:...
, the speech to speech relay service available via 711 in the United States - STS (TV channel), a Russian TV channel
- STS, a Synchronous Transport Signal, part of the Synchronous optical networkingSynchronous optical networkingSynchronous Optical Networking and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy are standardized multiplexing protocols that transfer multiple digital bit streams over optical fiber using lasers or highly coherent light from light-emitting diodes . At low transmission rates data can also be transferred via an...
communications system
Culture
- Satanas, a Filipino-American gang
- Stepover Toehold Sleeper, a submission hold used in professional wrestling
- Sing the SorrowSing the SorrowSing the Sorrow is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on March 11, 2003 through DreamWorks Records. It debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Platinum in December 2004 by the RIAA. The album was supported by three singles, "Girl's Not Grey", "The Leaving...
, an album by AFI - Swallow the SunSwallow the SunSwallow the Sun is a Finnish melodic death / doom metal band.- Biography :Swallow the Sun was formed in early 2000 by Juha Raivio, joined soon by Pasi Pasanen came along . They rehearsed a couple of songs, one of them being "Through Her Silvery Body" which would end up on their first demo,Out of...
, a Finnish death metal band - Stuck tune syndrome
Societies, organisations and companies
- Sheboygan Transit SystemSheboygan Transit SystemShoreline Metro is the bus system owned and operated by the city of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It has been in service since 1972, but traces its formation back to the Sheboygan City Railway Company in 1886. Various private companies have succeeded each other in the area, transitioning from light rail...
, a public bus system run by the city of Sheboygan, Wisconsin - Société de transport de SherbrookeSociété de transport de SherbrookeSociété de transport de Sherbrooke provides public transit services to Sherbrooke, the only major city in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. After the almagamation of what are now neighbouring boroughs into a regional municipality in 2002, service was expanded to cover the entire city with...
, a public bus system in Sherbrooke, Quebec - Société de transport du SaguenaySociété de transport du SaguenaySociété de transport du Saguenay is the public transport company in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, formerly the Corporation intermunicipale de transport du Saguenay . They operate from three main terminals located in the boroughs of Chicoutimi, Jonquière and La Baie...
, a public bus system in Saguenay, Quebec - Siemens Transportation SystemsSiemens Transportation SystemsSiemens Mobility is a division of the German Siemens AG conglomerate. The Mobility sub-division brings together Siemens competencies in rail, road, and air traffic solutions....
, the transportation business unit of Siemens AG - Scottish Tartans SocietyScottish Tartans SocietyThe Scottish Tartans Society , now defunct, was a society committed to the recording and preservation of woven tartan designs from around the world; it maintained the Register of All Publicly Known Tartans. The society was first formed in 1963 and existed for about 40 years...
, a defunct Scottish society devoted to tartan - Society of the Holy TrinitySociety of the Holy TrinityThe Society of the Holy Trinity is a Lutheran ministerium dedicated to the renewal of the Lutheran church and ministry...
(Societas Trinitatis Sanctae - STS), Lutheran ministerium
Other uses
- Short-term business statisticsShort-term business statisticsShort-term business statistics are economic statistics published by Eurostat, the European Commission's statistical office. They cover the single countries of the European Union and provide aggregated results for the euro area and the EU....
, for monthly and quarterly economic statistics - Cadillac STSCadillac STSThe STS is a mid-size luxury sports sedan / executive car manufactured and sold by Cadillac. It is equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission with performance algorithm shifting and driver shift control.- Origins :...
, a luxury car sold by Cadillac - Saints, the plural of Saint, for example: Sts. Peter and Paul
- STS, the IATA airport code for Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County AirportCharles M. Schulz - Sonoma County AirportCharles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located 6 nautical miles northwest of downtown Santa Rosa, a city in Sonoma County, California, United States. It serves the county and surrounding areas of Wine Country in California.The airport is named after Charles M...
- Susquehannock Trail SystemSusquehannock Trail SystemThe Susquehannock Trail System is an loop hiking trail in the Susquehannock State Forest in Potter and Clinton counties in northcentral Pennsylvania in the United States. The trail goes through three state parks and passes within of three more state parks...
, in northcentral Pennsylvania - Strathcona-Tweedsmuir SchoolStrathcona-Tweedsmuir SchoolStrathcona-Tweedsmuir School is a private school in Okotoks, Alberta, just outside of Calgary. It has students in grades 1 to 12. Its grade 12 provincial exam scores are consistently some of the most highly ranked in the province, along with Old Scona of Edmonton. Strathcona-Tweedsmuir also...
, a private school in Alberta - Satellite Transit SystemSatellite Transit SystemThe Satellite Transit System is an automated people mover system operating in the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Originally opening in 1969, the STS system is the second oldest airport people mover system in the United States...
, the underground people mover in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport