RS

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RS has different meanings depending on the context:

Contents 1 Places 2 Vehicles 3 Computer-related 4 Other

[edit] Places

• Republic of Serbia, RS is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code
• Republika Srpska, one of the two political entities that compose the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Rio Grande do Sul, state in Southern Brazil

[edit] Vehicles

• Rally Sport, a designation used on cars that are rally class.
• Rennsport ("racing sport" in German), a designation used for many high-performance sports cars and hot hatches, such as the 1970s Porsche 911 Carrera RS and the 2003 Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
• RS - A range of two-stroke motorcycles made by Aprilia including the RS50, RS125 & RS250
• RS, a range of sailing boats produced by LDC Racing Sailboats including the RS200, RS300, RS400, RS500, RS600, RS700, RS800, RS Vareo, RS Feva, & RS Vision dinghies as well as the RS K6 & RS Elite keelboats.
• Road switcher, a type of railroad locomotive.
• Roberval and Saguenay Railway (AAR reporting marks RS)

[edit] Computer-related

• RuneScape, a 3D Java based massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)
• Revolution System, a previous code name for Nintendo's Wii videogame system
• Re-Start, Often used in video games when a game room must be remade for any various reason.
• Restock, see Neopets
• The record separator character in the C0 control code set.
• Rival Schools, a 3D-fighting game series by Capcom.
• Radio Standard, an early prefix used for electronic standards (e.g. RS-232) now maintained by the Electronic Industries Alliance.

[edit] Other

• RS Components Ltd, which used to be known as Radio Spares Ltd, a major supplier of components in Britain.
• Reed-Solomon error correction
• Rolling Stone, an American magazine.
• RadioShack
• Remote Sensing, a group of techniques for monitoring of Earth, planets and terrestrial buildings (by light, IR and radio waves)
• Religious studies, the science of major religions, rites and rituals.
• R/S statements, a system of hazard codes and phrases for labeling dangerous chemicals, see Risk and Safety Statements.
• Solar radius, abbreviated as RS, is a unit of length in astronomy equal to the radius of the sun.
• Root@Shell~# Security Group ,RS is an acronym for Root@Shell~# Security Group.A Grey Hat Hacking group,popular in discovering exploits in software and websites.Founded by Preddy and SilentNuke.Listed as one of the top 10 Security groups in the world.
• Oman Royal Flight, IATA airline designator
• Respiratory syncytial virus, a virus which causes respiratory tract infections in patients of all ages.