Was There An Alternative?

Was or WAS may refer to:
* ''Was'', a past-tense form of the English copular verb ''to be''

People

* David Was (born c. 1952), the stage name of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Weiss
* Don Was (born 1952), the stage name of bass guitarist, record producer, and recording executive Donald Fagenson

In arts and entertainment

* Was (novel), ''Was'' (novel), a 1992 novel by Geoff Ryman
* "Was", a short story in William Faulkner's ''Go Down, Moses''
* ''Was??'', a musical composition by Folke Rabe
* Was (Not Was), an American pop group led by David and Don Was
* Axis & Allies Naval Miniatures: War at Sea, a strategy game by Wizards of the Coast
* We Are Scientists, an American indie rock band

Software

* IBM WebSphere Application Server
* SAP NetWeaver Application Server
* Windows Activation Services, a container for hosting WCF services

In reference to Washington, D.C.

* Transportation in Washington, D.C.#Air, All airports serving the Washington, D.C. area (IATA airport code)
* Washington Union Station (Amtrak station code)
* The city’s major professional sports teams
**Washington Commanders of the National Football League
**Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association
**Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League
**Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball

Other uses

* Was-sceptre, ''Was''-sceptre, the Egyptian hieroglyph for "power" and a type of sceptre
* Was (horse), an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse
* ''We Are Singaporeans'', a Singaporean quiz game show
* Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome, an X-linked recessive disease
* Worked All States, an amateur radio award issued by the American Radio Relay League
* Western Asia
* World Association for Sexual Health

See also

*Wass (disambiguation)
*WA (disambiguation)

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