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, Spanish city

Arts, entertainment, and media

*SS (band), an early Japanese hardcore punk band *SS (manga), ''SS'' (manga), a Japanese comic 2000-2003 *SS Entertainment, a Korean entertainment company *''S.S.'', for Sosthenes Smith, H. G. Wells bibliography#All short stories, 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) used in Pinyin *ß or ss, a German-language ligature * switch-reference in linguistics *''Scilicet'', used as a section sign * (''in the strict sense'') in Latin *Swazi language (ISO 639-1 code "ss")

Science and technology

*Stainless steel, sometimes marked SS *Suspended solids 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, top-level domain country code for South Sudan *Screenshot, digital image showing contents of a computer display *Slave select line on a computer data bus *SS register 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, 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 *Ship prefix for steamship *Submarine, 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