"DBS" meaning in English

See DBS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} DBS
  1. (UK) Initialism of Disclosure and Barring Service. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Disclosure and Barring Service
    Sense id: en-DBS-en-name-RxMLaths Categories (other): British English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 42 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 41 42

Noun

Forms: DBSes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|es}} DBS (countable and uncountable, plural DBSes)
  1. (surgery) Initialism of deep brain stimulation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: deep brain stimulation Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-DBS-en-noun-jSPv-vuB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 42 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 41 42 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  2. (television) Initialism of direct broadcast satellite. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: direct broadcast satellite Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-DBS-en-noun-SC9srzcP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 42 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 41 42 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: DTH [television, broadcasting, media]

Inflected forms

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