"APS" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} APS
  1. (US) Initialism of Adult Protective Services (“social services provided to abused, neglected, or exploited older adults and adults with significant disabilities”). Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Adult Protective Services (extra: social services provided to abused, neglected, or exploited older adults and adults with significant disabilities)
    Sense id: en-APS-en-name-FDRlUQK1 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 15 2 20 25 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 16 6 19 21 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 16 3 19 23 1
  2. (research facility) Initialism of Advanced Photon Source (“a synchrotron X-ray source at Argonne National Laboratory”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Advanced Photon Source (extra: a synchrotron X-ray source at Argonne National Laboratory)
    Sense id: en-APS-en-name-Txm4IQ4c
  3. (Australia) Initialism of Australian Public Service (“the Australian federal civil service”). Tags: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Australian Public Service (extra: the Australian federal civil service)
    Sense id: en-APS-en-name--5s7OHU1 Categories (other): Australian English
  4. (Pakistan) Abbreviation of Army Public Schools and Colleges System. Tags: Pakistan, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Army Public Schools and Colleges System
    Sense id: en-APS-en-name-9sCK1pKn Categories (other): Pakistani English
  5. (Pakistan) Abbreviation of Abbottabad Public School. Tags: Pakistan, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Abbottabad Public School
    Sense id: en-APS-en-name-46tIrFKL Categories (other): Pakistani English

Noun

Forms: APSes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} APS (plural APSes)
  1. Initialism of active protection system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: active protection system
    Sense id: en-APS-en-noun-vXo~K8SY
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