SS is an abbreviation for '' Schutzstaffel'', a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany. SS, Ss, or similar may also refer to:

Places

* Guangdong Experimental High School (''Sheng Shi'' or ''Saang Sat''), China * Province of Sassari, Italy (vehicle plate code) * South Sudan (ISO 3166-1 code SS) * SS postcode area, UK, around Southend-on-Sea *

San Sebastián San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ...

, Spanish city

Arts, entertainment, and media

* SS (band), an early Japanese hardcore punk band * ''SS'' (manga), a Japanese comic 2000-2003 * SS Entertainment, a Korean entertainment company *''S.S.'', for Sosthenes Smith, H. G. Wells pseudonym for story ''A Vision of the Past'' *SS, the production code for the 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Wheel in Space'' *'' Sesame Street'', American kids' TV show

Language

Ss (digraph) This is a list of digraphs used in various Latin alphabets. Capitalisation involves only the first letter (''ch'' becomes ''Ch'') unless otherwise stated (''ij'' becomes ''IJ''). Letters with diacritics are arranged in alphabetic order accordin ...

used in Pinyin * ß or ss, a German-language ligature *

switch-reference In linguistics, switch-reference (SR) describes any clause-level morpheme that signals whether certain prominent arguments in 'adjacent' clauses are coreferential. In most cases, it marks whether the subject of the verb in one clause is corefe ...

in linguistics *'' Scilicet'', used as a section sign * (''in the strict sense'') in Latin *

Swazi language The Swazi or siSwati language is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Eswatini and South Africa by the Swati people. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 2.4 million. The language is taught in Eswatini and so ...

(ISO 639-1 code "ss")

Science and technology

Stainless steel Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's corros ...

, sometimes marked SS *

Suspended solids Suspended solids refers to small solid particles which remain in suspension in water as a colloid or due to motion of the water. Suspended solids can be removed by sedimentation if their size or density is comparatively large, or by filtration. It ...

and settleable solids, in water

Biology and medicine

* (+)-sabinene synthase, an enzyme * Serotonin syndrome, due to some serotonergic medications * Sjögren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease * Sweet's syndrome or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis

Computing

.ss .ss is the designated country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Sudan in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is derived from the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for South Sudan, which is '' SS''. According to ''CIO East Africa'', the TLD was ...

, top-level domain country code for South Sudan *

Screenshot screenshot (also known as screen capture or screen grab) is a digital image that shows the contents of a computer display. A screenshot is created by the operating system or software running on the device powering the display. Additionally, s ...

, digital image showing contents of a computer display * Slave select line on a computer data bus *

SS register x86 (also known as 80x86 or the 8086 family) is a family of complex instruction set computer (CISC) instruction set architectures initially developed by Intel based on the Intel 8086 microprocessor and its 8088 variant. The 8086 was intr ...

in x86 processor *Super speed USB, or USB 3.0 *ss, in the Unix iproute2 collection

Sports

* Sareen Sports Industries, India * Shortstop, a fielding position in baseball and softball * Special stage (rallying) *

Strong safety Safety is a position in gridiron football on the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up ten to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage. There are two variations of the position: the free safety and the strong safety. Their dut ...

, a position in American and Canadian football

Transportation

* Corsair International (IATA airline code SS) * Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, a Dutch railroad * Sand Springs Railway in Oklahoma, US, reporting mark * Staatsspoorwegen, a Dutch East Indies railroad * Stockholms Spårvägar, Swedish transport companies

Ships

*Ship prefix for

steamboat A steamboat is a boat that is marine propulsion, propelled primarily by marine steam engine, steam power, typically driving propellers or Paddle steamer, paddlewheels. Steamboats sometimes use the ship prefix, prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S ...

*Ship prefix for

steamship A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels. The first steamships ...

Submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...

, by US Navy hull classification

Vehicles

* Chevrolet SS, sport sedan * SS Cars Ltd, Jaguar from 1945 * SS class blimp, for anti-submarine warfare * Super Sport (Chevrolet), performance option

Other uses

* Safety stock * Social security * Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice, post-nominal * United States Secret Service