"EMS" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} EMS
  1. (business) electronics manufacturing service: a type of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) service. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-EMS-en-noun-oj7bjJbf Topics: business
  2. (US, medicine) emergency medical service: an organization, often part of a local government whose purpose is to provide emergency medical care to the public. Tags: US Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-EMS-en-noun-eurWWWbE Categories (other): American English Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (business) express mail service: a type of international express mail services. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-EMS-en-noun-J7FAH71q Topics: business
  4. (dated, computing) Expanded Memory Specification Tags: dated Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-EMS-en-noun-YuHS-PM3 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. environmental management system Related terms: XMS [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], EMM [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], XMM [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], UMA [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], UMB [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], HMA [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]
    Sense id: en-EMS-en-noun-8lS86ggx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 22 2 27 41

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