"GIS" meaning in English

See GIS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: GISs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} GIS (countable and uncountable, plural GISs)
  1. (automotive) Initialism of gas injection system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: gas injection system
    Sense id: en-GIS-en-noun-6HEINYPC Categories (other): Automotive Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (statistics) Initialism of generalized iterative scaling. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: generalized iterative scaling
    Sense id: en-GIS-en-noun-kLq7Uc9j Categories (other): Statistics, Geospatial science Disambiguation of Geospatial science: 2 15 32 37 14 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  3. Abbreviation of geographic information science. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: geographic information science
    Sense id: en-GIS-en-noun-ldGSJ1WI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Geospatial science Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 54 18 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 3 64 12 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 3 61 12 14 Disambiguation of Geospatial science: 2 15 32 37 14
  4. (computing) Initialism of geospatial information system or initialism of geographic information system (“computer-based system to analyse and present spatial data”). Wikidata QID: Q483130 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: geospatial information system or initialism of geographic information system (extra: computer-based system to analyse and present spatial data)
    Sense id: en-GIS-en-noun-en:Q483130 Categories (other): Computing, Geospatial science Disambiguation of Geospatial science: 2 15 32 37 14 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. (geography) Initialism of Greenland ice sheet. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Greenland ice sheet Synonyms: GrIS
    Sense id: en-GIS-en-noun-Ud4oG~Jv Categories (other): Geography, Geospatial science Disambiguation of Geospatial science: 2 15 32 37 14 Topics: geography, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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