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abbreviation An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...

NMS may refer to:

Science and technology

Network monitoring system Network monitoring is the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing components and that notifies the network administrator (via email, SMS or other alarms) in case of outages or other trouble. Network monitorin ...

* Network management station * Network management system * Neurally mediated syncope * Neuroleptic malignant syndrome *''non-maximum suppression'' (e.g.

Canny edge detection The Canny edge detector is an edge detection operator that uses a multi-stage algorithm to detect a wide range of edges in images. It was developed by John F. Canny in 1986. Canny also produced a ''computational theory of edge detection'' explain ...

) * Neuromedin S, neuropeptide

Institutions

* New Member States, the 10 member states that joined the EU in May 2004 *

National Military Strategy The National Military Strategy (NMS) is issued by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a deliverable to the secretary of defense briefly outlining the strategic aims of the armed services. The NMS's chief source of guidance is the Natio ...

National Merit Scholarship The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition and university scholarships administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), a privately funded, not-for-profit organizati ...

* National Market System of stock listing and trading ** Regulation NMS, a Security and Exchange Commission regulation for the national market system * National Museum of Singapore * National Museums of Scotland * Nepal Mathematical Society *

New Media Strategies New Media Strategies (NMS) was a social media agency headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The company was founded in 1999 by Pete Snyder, and as of 2011 has 120 employees. NMS is known as one of the first companies to strictly focus on social me ...

* National Movement Simeon II party in Bulgaria *

Norwegian Missionary Society The Norwegian Missionary Society or the Norwegian Mission Society ( no, Det Norske Misjonsselskap, NMS) is the first and oldest missionary organization in Norway. It was started by a group of approximately 180 Stavanger residents in August 1842, ...

* Nagel Middle School, a public middle school located in Hamilton County, Ohio *

Normandin Middle School New Bedford (Massachusett: ) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. Up through the 17th century, the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Native American pe ...

, A middle school in New Bedford, Massachusetts * North Miami Senior High School * Nigerian Military School * Nari Mukti Sangh * Nippon Medical School

Other

*''Nintendo Magazine System'', a defunct British magazine, now known as '' Official Nintendo Magazine'', launched in October 1992 and folded in January 2006 *'' Nintendo Magazine System (Australia)'', a defunct Australian magazine launched in April 1993 and folded in August 2000 * New Music Seminar, a now defunct annual summer music showcase in New York City * A hip-hop group on the Big Dada label * ro, Nava Majestǎţii Sale, the prefix of Romanian Royal Navy ship names (1881 - 1947) * National Marine Sanctuary *

Volkswagen New Midsize Sedan The Volkswagen Passat for the North American and Chinese markets (internally designated ''Volkswagen New Midsize Sedan'', or ''NMS'' while under development) is a mid-size sedan that debuted in January 2011 at the Detroit Auto Show. It replaced ...

, an automobile * New make spirit, a stage in the distillation of

Scotch whisky Scotch whisky (; sco, Scots whisky/whiskie, whusk(e)y; often simply called whisky or Scotch) is malt whisky or grain whisky (or a blend of the two), made in Scotland. All Scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley. Commercial distil ...

* '' No Man's Sky'', a 2016 video game developed by Hello Games {{disambig