AS

as

History

1. an ancient Roman unit of weight approximately equal to 1 pound troy (373 grams)

2. the standard monetary unit and copper coin of ancient Rome

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American Samoa Parks

• US National Parks

  National Park of American Samoa

• Marine Sanctuaries

  Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Parks Directory of the United States, 5th Edition. © 2007 by Omnigraphics, Inc.

aS

(electricity)

abmho

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As

(meteorology)

altostratus cloud

(chemistry)

arsenic

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automatic sprinkler

A sprinkler head having a nozzle which is normally closed, but opens when exposed to a predetermined quantity of heat—either by the melting of a fusible element or by the rupturing of a liquid-filled glass bulb.

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AS

(networking)

Autonomous System.

AS

(storage)

Address Strobe.

as

(networking)

The country code for American Samoa.

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AS

(1) See autonomous system.

(2) See authentication server.

(3) (Application System) An IBM mainframe 4GL that runs under MVS. It was originally designed for non-computer people and includes commands for planning, budgeting and graphics. However, a programmer can also produce complex applications. It also provides computer conferencing.

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