"SNS" meaning in English

See SNS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} SNS
  1. (cloud computing) Initialism of Simple Notification Service. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Simple Notification Service
    Sense id: en-SNS-en-name-6Gde2Ojo Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 29 13 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 62 20 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 71 15 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 15 14

Noun

Forms: SNSs [plural], SNSes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} SNS (plural SNSs or SNSes)
  1. (Internet) Initialism of social networking site. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: social networking site
    Sense id: en-SNS-en-noun-O00SMuhy Categories (other): Internet
  2. (neuroanatomy) Initialism of sympathetic nervous system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: sympathetic nervous system
    Sense id: en-SNS-en-noun-i3gtZMuG Categories (other): Neuroanatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

Inflected forms

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