Definition of Abs

Babylon English Dictionary
system on cars that prevents the wheels from locking while braking
complete, indisputable
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Abs Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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PREP ABL
by (agent)| from (departure| cause| remote origin (time); after (reference)
Abs Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Australian Slang
weights: abdominal muscles
Abs Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Railroad-Related Terms
A series of consecutive blocks governed by block signals, cab signals or both, actuated by a train, engine or by certain conditions affecting the use of a block.
Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
The computerized system that records bids  and offers for inactively traded bonds until they are cancelled or executed on the NYSE.
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MONASH Marketing Dictionary
abbrev. Australian Bureau of Statistics.
2004 (c) Copyright & Reprint Courtesy of the Dept. of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University; edited by Mr. Don Bradmore.
Glossary of petroleum Industry
abbrthe American Bureau of Shipping; an organization that sets standards and specifications for ships and ship equipment manufactured in the U.S. absolute permeability the case with which a fluid flows through a formation that is 100 percent saturated with that fluid.
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ALBERTSONS INC
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Operates supermarkets, combination food-drug stores, special supermarkets and warehouse stores which offer a full-line of merchandise, including general food items, prescription drugs, cosmetics, nonfood items,seafood and meat, bakery items, and video, delicatessen and floral services; And operates fuel center/convenience stores,
Abs Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
BioProcess International™ Glossary
infection-fighting proteins that the body produces to destroy foreign microorganisms or toxins (antigens); also known as immunoglobulins.
Copyright © 2002 - 2006, BioProcess International™. All rights reserved.
Hill Associates Acronym List
Alternate Billing Service 
Average Busy Stream
ETSI and 3GPP
ABSolute
Yigal's 3G abbreviations
Alternate Billing Service
Nuclear Energy Acronyms
Auxiliary Boiler System
Dictionary of Automotive Terms
See anti-lock brakes .
Automotive Acronyms
Anti-Blockier-System (Anti Block System)
[Mercedes, Diff.]
Automotive Glossary
Anti-Lock Brake System.
Motoring 2000
AERONAUTICAL ABBREVIATIONS
Absolute
AUTO BRAKE SYSTEM
U.F.O. Related Terminology and Acronyms
Advanced Baseline Sounder
Abs Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Computer Abbreviations v1.5
Address Book Synchronization [IBM] + Absolute
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ABSolute
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Address Book Synchronization [IBM] + Absolute
JDK Doc(JAVA)
- Method in class java.math.BigInteger 
public BigInteger abs ()
Returns a BigInteger whose value is the absolute value of this BigInteger.Returns: abs(this)
- Method in class java.math.BigDecimal 
public BigDecimal abs ()
Returns a BigDecimal whose value is the absolute value of this BigDecimal, and whose scale is this.scale().Returns: abs(this)
- Static method in class java.lang.Math 
public static double abs (double a)
Returns the absolute value of a double value. If the argument is not negative, the argument is returned. If the argument is negative, the negation of the argument is returned.Parameters: a - a double value.Returns: the absolute value of the argument.
- Static method in class java.lang.Math 
public static float abs (float a)
Returns the absolute value of a float value. If the argument is not negative, the argument is returned. If the argument is negative, the negation of the argument is returned.Parameters: a - a float value.Returns: the absolute value of the argument.
- Static method in class java.lang.Math 
public static int abs (int a)
Returns the absolute value of an int value. If the argument is not negative, the argument is returned. If the argument is negative, the negation of the argument is returned. Note that if the argument is equal to the value of Integer.MIN_VALUE, the most negative representable int value, the result is that same value, which is negative.Parameters: a - an int value.Returns: the absolute value of the argument.See Also:  Integer.MIN_VALUE
- Static method in class java.lang.Math 
public static long abs (long a)
Returns the absolute value of a long value. If the argument is not negative, the argument is returned. If the argument is negative, the negation of the argument is returned. Note that if the argument is equal to the value of Long.MIN_VALUE, the most negative representable long value, the result is that same value, which is negative.Parameters: a - a long value.Returns: the absolute value of the argument.See Also:  Long.MIN_VALUE
Smart Card Terms
The plastic used to make molded (or injected) card bodies for certain cards (See PVC ).
PHP Functions (4.3.2)
(PHP 3, PHP 4 )
abs -- Absolute value
mixed abs ( mixed number)
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Abs Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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ABS may refer to:

Anatomy
  • Abdominal muscles (abbreviated abs), which is the rectus abdominis or the stomach muscles

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In mathematics, the absolute value (or modulus) of a real number  is the numerical value of  without regard to its sign. So, for example, the absolute value of 3 is 3, and the absolute value of –3 is also 3. The absolute value of a number may be thought of as its distance from zero.

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The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport. The All Blacks are the Rugby World Cup champions, the IRB's current Team of the Year, the leading points scorers of all time and the only international rugby team with a winning record against every test nation they have played. The All Blacks have held the top ranking in the world for longer than all other countries combined and in over 100 years only five test rugby nations have ever beaten New Zealand.

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Abs Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
maritime&shipping&trade
American Bureau of Shipping
Scuba Diving
a type of high impact plastic
Bodybuilding Jargon
abbreviated jargon for abdominals or rectus abdominis.
ripped and etched abs that you can see the separate muscle under the skin.
the muscles that form the wall of the abdomen.
Abs Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary
Antibodies, Abs are associated with specific causes of hepatitis