CNS may refer to:

Science and medicine

Central nervous system The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord. The CNS is so named because the brain integrates the received information and coordinates and influences the activity of all par ...

Clinical nurse specialist A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice nurse who can provide advice related to specific conditions or treatment pathways. According to the International Council of Nurses (ICN), an Advanced Practice Nurse is a registered nurse w ...

* Coagulase-negative staphylococcus * Connectedness to nature scale *

Conserved non-coding sequence A conserved non-coding sequence (CNS) is a DNA sequence of noncoding DNA that is evolutionarily conserved. These sequences are of interest for their potential to regulate gene production. CNSs in plants and animals are highly associated with tra ...

of DNA *

Crigler–Najjar syndrome Crigler–Najjar syndrome is a rare inherited disorder affecting the metabolism of bilirubin, a chemical formed from the breakdown of the heme in red blood cells. The disorder results in a form of nonhemolytic jaundice, which results in high leve ...

* Crystallography and NMR system, a software library *

Color Naming System The Color Naming System (CNS) is a systematic notation for named colors for computer applications using English language, English terms created by Berk et al. in 1982. System CNS uses ten color names, three of which (''black, white, gray'') are ...

* CNS (DNS server), Caching Name Server, a DNS server software product

Military

* CNS (chemical weapon), a mixture of chloroacetophenone, chloropicrin and chloroform *

Chief of the Naval Staff (disambiguation) Chief of the Naval Staff is the formal title for the office of: * Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy * Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh) * Chief of Naval Staff (Ghana) * Chief of Naval Staff (Nigeria) * Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan) * ...

, in several countries * Former Taiwanese navy ship prefix

Education

* Cicero-North Syracuse High School, New York, US *

City of Norwich School The City of Norwich School, more commonly known as CNS, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Norwich, England. History In 1910, the Education Committee decided to merge the King Edward VI Middle School in ...

, England *

Computation and Neural Systems The Computation and Neural Systems (CNS) program was established at the California Institute of Technology in 1986 with the goal of training Ph.D. students interested in exploring the relationship between the structure of neuron-like circuits/networ ...

, a Caltech program

Organisations

Canadian Nuclear Society The Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) is a not-for-profit organization representing individuals contributing to, or otherwise supporting, nuclear science and engineering in Canada. Since 2017, the group has invested in the development of small modul ...

Congress of Neurological Surgeons The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) is a professional association representing neurosurgeons, neurosurgical residents, medical students, and allied health professionals. History World War II produced a dramatic change in the world of ne ...

* US Corporation for National Service, later

Corporation for National and Community Service AmeriCorps (officially the Corporation for National and Community Service or CNCS) is an independent agency of the United States government that engages more than five million Americans in service through a variety of stipended volunteer work prog ...

Council for National Security The Council for National Security ( th, คณะมนตรีความมั่นคงแห่งชาติ; ) or CNS ( th, คมช.), formerly known as the Council for Democratic Reform ( th, คณะปฏิรูปการป ...

, 2006 military of Thailand * Szekler National Council (), Romania *

Chinese Nuclear Society The Chinese Nuclear Society (CNS; ) is a non-profit organization representing individuals contributing to and supporting nuclear science, nuclear technology and nuclear engineering in China. Objectives It was established in 1980. Its objectiv ...

Media

Catholic News Service Catholic News Service (CNS) is an American news agency owned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) that reports on the Catholic Church. The agency's domestic service is set to shut down at the end of 2022, but its Rome bur ...

China News Service China News Service (CNS; ) is the second largest state news agency in China, after Xinhua News Agency. China News Service was formerly run by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, which was absorbed into the United Front Work Department of the Ch ...

CNSNews The Media Research Center (MRC), formerly known as Culture and Media Institute (CMI), is an American conservative content analysis and media watchdog group based in Reston, Virginia, and founded in 1987 by L. Brent Bozell III. The CMI promoted ...

, formerly Cybercast News Service

Other

Cairns International Airport Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Formerly operated by the Cairns Port Authority, the airport was sold by the Queensland Government in December 2008 to a private consortium. It is the seventh busiest ...

, IATA code *

Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag (CNS), more commonly known as simply Chateau Neuf, is a Norwegian folk music band that is experimenting with different musical styles. The band was formed in 1994 at the University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; ...

, Norwegian folk music group *

Chinese National Standards The National Standards of the Republic of China (CNS, ) is the national standard of Taiwan, officially the Republic of China. These standards were established in 1946, and administered by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection ("BSMI") o ...

Communication, navigation and surveillance Communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) are the main functions that form the infrastructure for air traffic management, and ensure that air traffic is safe and efficient. Functions The CNS has the following three main functions. Communi ...

, in air traffic management *

Custody Notification Service A Custody Notification Service (CNS), sometimes referred to as a Custody Notification Scheme, is a 24-hour legal advice and support telephone hotline for any Indigenous Australian person brought into custody, connecting them with lawyers from th ...