Editing DSS

{{Wiktionary|DSS}}
'''DSS''' may refer to:

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==Science and technology==

===Biology and medicine===
* [[Dejerine Sottas syndrome]], genetic disorder a.k.a. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 3
* [[Dengue shock syndrome]]
* [[Disease-specific survival]]
* [[Dextran sulphate sodium]], a chemical used experimentally to induce colitis in rodents
* [[Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate]], a lubricant, laxative, and pesticide
* [[DSS (NMR standard)|Dimethyl-silapentane-sulfonate]], chemical compound used in spectroscopy for calibration
* [[Disuccinimidyl suberate]], a biochemical tool used as protein cross-linking agent

===Technology===
* Deep Space Station, an antenna station in any of Deep Space Communication Complexes, part of the [[Deep Space Network]].
* [[Digital Satellite Service]], digital satellite television transmission system used by DirecTV
* [[Digitized Sky Survey]], a digital version of several photographic atlases of the night sky
* Direct-Sequence Spreading, another term for [[direct-sequence spread spectrum]]
* [[Drahtseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos]], funicular railway in Switzerland
* [[5G_NR#Dynamic_spectrum_sharing|Dynamic Spectrum Sharing]], at technique for the coexistence of 4G and 5G mobile standards.

====Computing====
* [[Darwin Streaming Server]], the open source equivalent of QuickTime Streaming Server
* [[Decision support system]], information system that supports business or organizational decision-making activities
* [[Digital Signature Services]], OASIS standard XML-based request/response protocols
* [[Digital Signature Standard]], which uses the Digital Signature Algorithm
* [[Digital Speech Standard]], a format of audio file
* Digital Subscriber System [[Integrated Services Digital Network|ISDN]], signalling standards:
** [[Digital Subscriber System No. 1]], a digital signalling protocol (D channel protocol) used for the ISDN
** [[Digital Subscriber System No. 2]], as the successor to DSS1, is also a digital signalling protocol (D channel protocol) used for the B-ISDN

==Government and politics==
===United States===
* [[Defense Security Service]], an agency in the U.S. Department of Defense
* Department of Social Services, another name for [[Child Protective Services]], a government agency in several states
* [[Diplomatic Security Service]], an agency in the U.S. Department of State
* Director of Selective Service of the [[Selective Service System]], as in the widely used "Draft Card" in the U.S. during World War II, officially known as ''DSS Form 1 Registration Card''
* [[Domestic Security Section]], part of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice

===Elsewhere===
* [[Sigurimi|Directorate of State Security]] (''Drejtoria e Sigurimit të Shtetit''), Albanian domestic security agency during the [[Enver Hoxha|Hoxha]] and [[Ramiz Alia|Alia]] dictatorship (1944-1991); dissolved in 1991
* [[Department of Social Security (Australia)]], defunct governmental agency in Australia
* [[Department of Social Services (Australia)]], a national government department in Australia
* [[Department of Social Security (United Kingdom)]], defunct governmental agency in the United Kingdom
* [[Democratic Serb Party (Montenegro)|Demokratska Srpska stranka]] (Democratic Serb Party), a political party in Montenegro
* [[Democratic Party of Serbia]] (''Demokratska stranka Srbije''), a political party in Serbia
* [[United Nations Department for Safety and Security]], a department of the UN dealing with the security and safety of its staff
* [[State Security Service (Nigeria)|Department of State Services, Nigeria]], formerly known as State Security Service (SSS), the domestic intelligence agency of Nigeria
*[[Securitate|Department of State Security (Romania)]] known as Departamentul Securității Statului or Securitate (informally), secret police and the main repressive force in communist Romania.

==Schools and organizations==
* [[Knightswood Secondary School#The Dance School of Scotland|The Dance School of Scotland]], a dance school in Glasgow, Scotland - incorporated with Knightswood Secondary School
* [[Dansk Spejderkorps Sydslesvig]], a Scout association of the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig, Germany
* [[Delta Secondary School (Delta, British Columbia)]], a school in Canada
* [[Dera Sacha Sauda]], a non-profit social welfare and spiritual organization
* [[Direct Subsidy Scheme]], a schooling system in Hong Kong

==Other==
* [[Dead Sea Scrolls]], ancient manuscripts discovered in caves on the shore of the Dead Sea
* [[Blaise Diagne International Airport]], Diass, Senegal, by IATA code
* [[Design for Six Sigma]] (also abbreviated DFSS), a business management method
* [[Dizionario Storico della Svizzera]], the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (Italian)
* [[Duplex Stainless Steel]], a steel with improved resistance to localized corrosion
* [[Demographic surveillance system]] - Periodic data collection system of a geographic area

== See also ==
* [[DS2 (disambiguation)]]

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