ABS

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See also: abs, Abs, ABs, abs., Abs., ABŞ, A♭s, and abs-

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ABS

  1. (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Abu Simbel Airport, which serves Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt.

English

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Noun

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ABS

  1. (automotive) Initialism of antilock braking system.
  2. (organic chemistry) Initialism of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
  3. (plumbing, informal, humorous) Initialism of all-black stuff: i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, referring to the black color of the waste water
    1. plumbing pipes composed of this plastic.
  4. Initialism of automatic block signaling.
  5. Initialism of auto-brewery syndrome.

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Proper noun

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ABS

  1. (computing) Initialism of Arch build system.
  2. (Australia) Initialism of Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  3. (Philippines, colloquial) Ellipsis of ABS-CBN.

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German ABS, initialism of German Antiblockiersystem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.be.ɛs/
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Noun

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ABS m

  1. (automotive) Initialism of système de freinage antiblocage.

Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ABS

  1. Initialism of Antiblockiersystem. (anti-lock braking system)

Indonesian

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Noun

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ABS (first-person possessive ABSku, second-person possessive ABSmu, third-person possessive ABSnya)

  1. Abbreviation of asal bapak senang.

Spanish

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Noun

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ABS m (plural ABS)

  1. ABS (antilock brake system)

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