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APS¹

proper noun

  1. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Adult Protective Services (“social services provided to abused, neglected, or exploited older adults and adults with significant disabilities”).
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Advanced Photon Source (“a synchrotron X-ray source at Argonne National Laboratory”). Of the 30 known protein structures, 21 were solved at the APS.
  3. Australia, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Australian Public Service (“the Australian federal civil service”).
  4. Pakistan, abbreviation Abbreviation of Army Public Schools and Colleges System
  5. Pakistan, abbreviation Abbreviation of Abbottabad Public School

noun

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of active protection system
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of antiphospholipid syndrome
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of argument from poverty of the stimulus

APs²

noun

  1. plural plural of AP

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sdr, rfp, oda, apa, gsp, epa, pas, ppa, aap, epc, hpf, afs, pba, asp, spca, csp

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"APS." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aps. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

APS. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aps

Chicago

"APS." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aps.

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@misc{aps_2026,
  title = {APS},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aps},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}