Tas

male given name

TAS, Tas, tas, or TAs may refer to:

Places

Tasmania, Australia, an abbreviation Tas-Anna, a rural locality in Neryuktyayinsky 1-y Rural Okrug of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia Tas-Kystabyt, a mountain range in Far East Russia Tas-Silġ, a rounded hilltop overlooking Marsaxlokk Bay, Malta, close to the city of Żejtun River Tas, in Norfolk, England

People

Given name

Tas Baitieri (born 1958¹), Australian former rugby league footballer and coach Tas Bull (1932–2003), Australian trade union leader Tas Pappas (born 1975), Australian skateboarder Tas, father of Lél (Lehel), one of the Seven chieftains of the Magyars

Surname

Adam Tas (1668–1722), South African community leader Adam Tas (singer) (born 1981), South African singer and songwriter in Afrikaans András Róna-Tas (born 1931), Hungarian historian and linguist Henk Tas (born 1948), Dutch visual artist and photographer Marcelo Tas (born 1959), Brazilian director, writer, actor and television host Marja van der Tas (born 1958), Dutch politician Niels Tas (born 1983), Belgian politician Rudi Tas (born 1957), Flemish Belgian composer, conductor and organist

Nicknames

Nickname of Tasmiyah Janeesha Whitehead, arrested for the murder of Nikki Whitehead

Arts and entertainment

The Absolute Sound, an American audiophile magazine Star Trek: The Animated Series Tas (series), science fiction novels by E.C. Eliott Tasslehoff Burrfoot, a character in Dragonlance novels

Education

Taipei American School, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) Tehran American School, Tehran, Iran The Armidale School, New South Wales, Australia The Associated Schools, a group of schools in Queensland, Australia Trinity Anglican School, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Food

Tas kebab, a Turkish meat stew

Military

44M Tas, a WW2 medium/heavy tank from Hungary Tas-Samra Battery, a 1798–1800 artillery battery in Ħamrun, Malta TAs, the Romanian designation of the German Sturmgeschütz III assault gun

Science and technology

Computing and telecommunications

Thermal-assisted switching, an approach to computer memory Tool-assisted speedrun, in video games Telephony application server, in telecommunications Test-and-set, an atomic instruction in synchronization

Material science

Transient-absorption spectroscopy, a form of time-resolved spectroscopy TAS classification, for types of volcanic rocks

Medicine

Transesophageal atrial stimulation TAS-102, a cancer drug TAS-108 or SR16234, a steroid hormone Trent Accreditation Scheme, in UK healthcare

Other fields

Traffic Advisory System, for aircraft (e. g. TCAS) True airspeed, of an aircraft Total analysis system, chemical analysis technology Neutron triple-axis spectrometry, a technique used in inelastic neutron scattering

Sports

TAS de Casablanca, a Moroccan football club TAS Racing, a motorcycle team in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland HK Taš, an ice hockey club in Belgrade, Serbia Court of Arbitration for Sport ( ), Lausanne, Switzerland

Transportation

Lotus Air (ICAO code: TAS), Egyptian airline Tashkent International Airport (IATA code: TAS), Uzbekistan TAS – Transportes Aéreos Salvador TasRail, a train operator owned by the Government of Tasmania Tvornica Automobila Sarajevo, a former Yugoslav automobile manufacturer; see

Other uses

Tas (series), science fiction novels by E.C. Eliott 44M Tas, a WW2 medium/heavy tank from Hungary TAS – Transportes Aéreos Salvador, defunct Brazilian airline Tas (clan), an agricultural clan in India and Pakistan Taxpayer Advocate Service, United States The Artists' Studio, a community theatre in Indiana, United States The Atlas Society, an organization that promotes Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand Travelers' Aid Society (spelled "Travellers" outside the US), a charitable organization The Autobiography Society, organization studying autobiography and biography Tool-assisted speedrun, a type of speedrun in the video gaming scene, commonly abbreviated to TAS

Names in other languages