PAS or Pas may refer to:

Companies and organizations

Pakistan Academy of Sciences The Pakistan Academy of Sciences ( ur, ) (abbreviated as: PAS), is a learned society of sciences, which described itself as "a repository of the highest scientific talent available in the country." Established in 1953 in Lahore, Punjab, the A ...

* Pakistan Administrative Service *

Pan Am Southern Pan Am Southern, LLC is a freight railroad jointly owned by Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) and CSX Corporation subsidiary Pan Am Railways (PAR). After the June 2022 acquisition of PAR by CSX, PAS will be independently operated by the Berkshire ...

, a freight railroad owned by Norfolk Southern and Pan Am Railways *

Pan American Silver Pan American Silver Corporation is a mining company based in Canada with operations in Latin America. The company has mines and other projects in Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. It is one of the world's biggest silver producers; in 2017 the ...

, a mining company in Canada * Paradox Access Solutions, a construction company *

Percussive Arts Society Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is a non-profit organization for professional percussionists and percussion educators. It was founded in 1961 in the United States and has over 5,000 members in 40 American chapters, with another 28 chapters abroad. It ...

, percussion organization * Poetry Association of Scotland * Polish Academy of Sciences * Port Auxiliary Service, formerly the British

Admiralty Yard Craft Service The Admiralty Yard Craft Service was the civilian service which operated auxiliary vessels for the British Admiralty, mainly in HM Dockyards or the vicinity. It was renamed the Port Auxiliary Service (PAS) on 1 October 1958 and the Royal Maritime A ...

Production Automotive Services Production Automotive Services, Inc. (commonly referred to as PAS) and formally known as Prototype Automotive Services, was a specialty vehicle manufacturer which produced the 1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am, the 1991 GMC Syclone, the 1992 GMC Sono ...

, an American specialty vehicle manufacturer

Political parties

* Malaysian Islamic Party, Malaysia *

Partido Alianza Social The Social Alliance Party (), or PAS, was a political party in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; ...

, Mexico * Party of Action and Solidarity, Moldova

Places

* The Pas (electoral district), in Manitoba, Canada * The Pas, town in Canada *

Le Pas Le Pas () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Le Pas is a village located in the north of the Department of Mayenne. It is 10 km from Gorron, 42 km from Laval and 18 km from Mayenne. The village was l ...

, commune in France * Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (Port Autonome de Sihanoukville), Cambodia

Science

PAS diastase stain Periodic acid–Schiff–diastase (PAS-D, PAS diastase) stain is a periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) stain used in combination with diastase, an enzyme that breaks down glycogen. PAS-D is a stain often used by pathologists as an ancillary study in ma ...

* PAS domain, a protein domain *

Panic and Agoraphobia Scale The Panic and Agoraphobia Scale (PAS) is a rating scale developed for measuring severity of agoraphobia with or without panic attacks. __TOC__ Background The Panic and Agoraphobia Scale (PAS) is primarily used for monitoring the efficacy of bot ...

, a psychological rating scale * Para-aminosalicylic acid, a treatment for tuberculosis * Parental alienation syndrome * Periodic acid-Schiff stain for biological tissues *

Post-abortion syndrome Scientific and medical expert bodies have repeatedly concluded that abortion poses no greater mental health risks than carrying an unintended pregnancy to term. Nevertheless, the relationship between induced abortion and mental health is an area o ...

* Pascal second (Pa⋅s), SI unit of viscosity * PolyAcenic Semiconductor

Sports

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

, a Greek football club from Ioannina *

PAS Hamedan F.C. PAS Hamedan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس همدان, ''Bashgag-e Futbal-e Pas Hemidan'') is an Iranian football club based in Hamedan, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The club was formed after the dissolution of ...

, an Iranian football club from Hamedan *

PAS Tehran F.C. Pas Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. T ...

, a defunct Iranian football club from Tehran *

Pan American Stadium (New Orleans) Pan American Stadium is a 5,000 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is used for soccer, American football, lacrosse and rugby. It is currently home to the New Orleans Jesters of the National Pr ...

Pan American Stadium (Winnipeg) University Stadium is a multipurpose stadium located on the campus grounds of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It features a 400m 8-lane track, as well as separate areas for long jump/triple jump, high jump, pole vault, ...

Pan American Stakes The Pan American Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses that are four years or older held over a distance of one and one-half miles (twelve furlongs) on the turf usually scheduled annually in late March as an under card ev ...

, an American Thoroughbred horse race

Technology

* Personal Access System, a wireless telephone standard * Pedal assist system, on an

electric bicycle An electric bicycle (e-bike, eBike, etc.) is a motorized bicycle with an integrated electric motor used to assist propulsion. Many kinds of e-bikes are available worldwide, but they generally fall into two broad categories: bikes that assis ...

* Positron annihilation spectroscopy *

Patient administration system Patient Administration Systems (often abbreviated to PAS) developed out of the automation of administrative paperwork in healthcare organisations, particularly hospitals, and are one of the core components of a hospital's IT infrastructure. The P ...

, developed out of the automation of administrative paperwork *

Process automation system {{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 A process automation or automation system (PAS) is used to automatically control a process such as chemical, oil refineries, paper and pulp factories. The PAS often uses a network to interconnect sensors, controll ...

, for industrial plants *

Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum The Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum (commonly referred to as "PAS") family of personal computer sound cards included the original 8-bit ''Pro AudioSpectrum'' (1991), the 8-bit ''Pro AudioSpectrum Plus'', 16-bit ''Pro AudioSpectrum 16'', ''Pro Audio ...

, computer sound cards * .pas,

Pascal programming language Pascal is an Imperative programming, imperative and Procedural programming, procedural programming language, designed by Niklaus Wirth as a small, efficient language intended to encourage good programming practices using structured programming an ...

file extension * PAS 1, etc. satellites by PanAmSat * Power-assisted steering, or

power steering A power steering is a mechanical device equipped on a motor vehicle that helps drivers steer the vehicle by reducing steering effort needed to turn the steering wheel, making it easier for the vehicle to turn or maneuver at lower speeds. Hydraul ...

, in automobiles

Other uses

Pacific American School Pacific American School (PAS; ) is a private international school with an American-based curriculum located in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It was founded in 2007, and is recognized by The Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The ...

, an international school in Hsinchu City, Taiwan *

Pas (river) The Pas River is located in the region of Cantabria in the northern part of Spain. The river flows through the autonomous community of Cantabria and empties into the Cantabric Sea. See also * List of rivers of Spain This is an incomplete lis ...

, in Spain * List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation, "Presidential Appointment needing Senate confirmation" * Ion Pas (1895-1974), Romanian writer and politician * Physician-assisted suicide *

Portable Antiquities Scheme The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme begun in 1997 and now covers m ...

, UK record of small archaeological finds * Publicly Available Specification, UK consultative standards documents