The suffix ''-ess'' (plural ''-esses'') appended to English words makes a female form of the word. ESS or ess may refer to:

Education

* Ernestown Secondary School, in Odessa, Ontario *

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

Economic System of Socialism The Economic System of Socialism (ESS) was an economic policy implemented in East Germany between 1968 and 1970, which was introduced and led by the country's autocratic leader, Walter Ulbricht. It focused on high technology sectors in an attempt t ...

, an East German economic policy *

Emergency Social Services Emergency Support Services (formerly known as Emergency Social Services) (ESS) is a component of the Provincial Emergency Program of the Province of British Columbia. ESS are those services required to preserve the well-being of people affected ...

, in British Columbia, Canada

People

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 * Brandon Ess (born 1971), German cricketer *

Émile Ess Émile Ess (9 January 1932 – 30 November 1990) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ruswil Ruswil is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne ...

(1932–1990), Swiss rower *

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

Earth system science Earth system science (ESS) is the application of systems science to the Earth. In particular, it considers interactions and 'feedbacks', through material and energy fluxes, between the Earth's sub-systems' cycles, processes and "spheres"—atmos ...

* Empty sella syndrome *

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 ...

* European Social Survey *

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 * Euthyroid sick syndrome * Evolutionarily stable strategy * Explained sum of squares *

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

* ES Sétif, an Algerian professional football club * Étoile Sportive du Sahel, a Tunisian football club *

Extreme Sailing Series The Extreme Sailing Series (ESS) (formerly the iShares Cup) was an annual global racing series, organised by OC Sport, which ran from 2007 to 2018. The series started in 2007 with its main attraction being the stadium racing which puts the race ...

, a series of sailing regattas

Technology

* Electronic switching system, an automated telephone exchange * Emergency stop signal, on automobiles * Energy storage system * Environmental Sensor Station * Environmental stress screening * ESS Technology, an American multimedia technology manufacturer * Experimental SAGE Subsector, a prototype Cold War Air Defense Sector

Computing

* Emacs Speaks Statistics *

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 ...

* Extended Service Set, a wireless networking unit *

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

* S, the letter * Central Siberian Yupik language *

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

, England *

Essen/Mülheim Airport Essen/Mülheim Airport , is a minor unscheduled airport located south-west of Essen and south-east of Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves the western Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, the largest urban agglomeration in Germany. Airlines a ...

in Germany *

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 ...

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 {{Disambiguation, surname