ANS

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ANS
    n 1: the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls
         involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and
         glands [syn: {autonomic nervous system}, {ANS}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

American National Standard
ANS

   <standard> (ANS) A common prefix for {ANSI} documents or
   standards, e.g.: "ANS {Forth}", or "American National Standard
   X3.215-1994".

   (1998-07-01)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

ANS
       Advanced Network & Services Inc. (IBM, MCI. Merit, NFSnet)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

ANS
       American National Standard (ANSI, ISO, USA)

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