Fas

Fas can mean the following:

• Fas receptor, an important cell surface receptor protein of the TNF receptor family known also as CD95, that induces apoptosis on binding Fas ligand.
• Fes, Morocco, the third largest city in Morocco, as an alternate spelling
• Poti, Georgia, a port city in Georgia
• Latin for "permissible, right" as a concept of ancient Roman religion; see Glossary of ancient Roman religion#fas

FAS can stand for:

• fetal alcohol syndrome
• Architecture and Surveying Institute, formerly the Faculty of Architects and Surveyors
• Faculty of Arts and Science
  • Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science
• Fatty acid synthase
• Federal Aid Highway System, roads built in the United States with funds provided by the federal government
• Federally assisted secondary road, roads built in the United States with funds provided by the federal government
• Federation of American Scientists, a non-profit organization formed in 1945 by scientists from the Manhattan Project
• Federation of Astronomical Societies, an international union of astronomical societies formed in 1974
• Femmes Africa Solidarité
• Ferrous Ammonium Sulfate (Mohr's Salt), a light green crystalline solid with the formula Fe(SO₄)₂(NH₄)₂.6H₂O (CAS number: 10045-89-3)
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal overconsumption of alcohol during pregnancy
• Financial Accounting Standard, a standard determined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
• Final assembly schedule, schedule for items to finish in a make-to-order (MTO) or assemble-to-order (ATO) environment.
• Football Association of Serbia
• Football Association of Singapore
• Foras Áiseanna Saothair, a state agency in the Republic of Ireland, with responsibility for assisting those seeking employment.
• Forced Auto Stop, a hypermiling technique involving turning off an automobile's internal combustion engine, shifting into neutral and coasting down hills to reduce gasoline use.
• Foreign Accent Syndrome, a rare medical condition whereby a person acquires a different accent when speaking their own language, usually as a result of brain damage.
• Foreign Agricultural Service, the part of the United States Department of Agriculture that has primary responsibility for overseas programs
• Free African Society, an 18th-century African-American community.
• Free Alongside Ship, an Incoterm
• Freedom and Solidarity, a conservative liberal political party in Slovakia
• Fuerzas Armadas de España, the Spanish Armed Forces
• Club Deportivo FAS, a Salvadoran football club

See also

• Fass (disambiguation)