The suffix ''-ess'' (plural ''-esses'') appended to English words makes a female form of the word.
ESS or ess may refer to:
Education
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Ernestown Secondary School, in Odessa, Ontario
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European Standard School
Dhanmondi ( bn, ধানমন্ডি) is a residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, known for its central location, cultural vibrancy and being home to the country's founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The origins of Dhanmondi can be traced back to t ...
, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Government
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Economic System of Socialism, an East German economic policy
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Emergency Social Services, in British Columbia, Canada
People
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Barbara Ess
Barbara Ess (born Barbara Eileen Schwartz; April 4, 1944 – March 4, 2021) was an American photographer. She often used a pinhole camera and was known for her No Wave musical and editorial work.
Education
Ess earned a B.A. at the University of ...
(1948-2021), American photographer
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Brandon Ess (born 1971), German cricketer
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Émile Ess (1932–1990), Swiss rower
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Gene Ess
Gene Ess is a Japanese-American jazz guitarist. He was a member of the Rashied Ali Quintet, working with Ravi Coltrane, Archie Shepp, Lonnie Plaxico, and Reggie Workman.
Career
Ess was born Gene Shimosato in Tokyo, Japan, and raised in Okinawa ...
, Japanese-American guitarist
Science and medicine
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Earth system science
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Empty sella syndrome
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Epworth Sleepiness Scale
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a scale intended to measure daytime sleepiness that is measured by use of a very short questionnaire. This can be helpful in diagnosing sleep disorders. It was introduced in 1991 by Dr Murray Johns of Epwort ...
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European Social Survey
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European Spallation Source
The European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS) is a multi-disciplinary research facility based on the world's most powerful pulsed neutron source. It is currently under construction in Lund, Sweden. The ESS Data Management and Software Centre (DMSC) ...
, a nuclear research facility
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Euthyroid sick syndrome
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Evolutionarily stable strategy
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Explained sum of squares
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Effective sample size
In survey methodology, the design effect (generally denoted as D_ or D_^2) is a measure of the expected impact of a sampling design on the variance of an estimator for some parameter. It is calculated as the ratio of the variance of an estimator b ...
Sport
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ES Sétif, an Algerian professional football club
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Étoile Sportive du Sahel, a Tunisian football club
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Extreme Sailing Series, a series of sailing regattas
Technology
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Electronic switching system, an automated telephone exchange
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Emergency stop signal, on automobiles
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Energy storage system
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Environmental Sensor Station
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Environmental stress screening
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ESS Technology, an American multimedia technology manufacturer
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Experimental SAGE Subsector, a prototype Cold War Air Defense Sector
Computing
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Emacs Speaks Statistics
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Emotion-sensitive software
Emotion-sensitive software (ESS) is software specifically designed to target and monitor emotional response in a human being. Some software measures anger by comparing the pitch of a voice to a regular, or calm, pitch. Another approach is the mea ...
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Extended Service Set, a wireless networking unit
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IBM Enterprise Storage Server
The IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) or the ''Shark'' is an enterprise storage array from IBM.
History
Originally, in 1998 IBM released the IBM 2105 Versatile Storage Server (VSS). It did not meet commercial success and the successor came in ...
Other uses
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S, the letter
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Central Siberian Yupik language
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Essex, England
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Essen/Mülheim Airport in Germany
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Employee self-service
A human resources management system (HRMS) or Human Resources Information System (HRIS) or Human Capital Management (HCM) is a form of Human Resources (HR) software that combines a number of systems and processes to ensure the easy management o ...
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Eurest Support Services
Eurest Support Services (ESS) is a subsidiary of the catering company Compass Group PLC specializing in harsh-environment large-scale food service and facilities management. Its primary clients are military forces and other security services, maj ...
, a British food services company
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