DHS (disambiguation)

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DHS may refer to:

Government agencies and programs:

• United States Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Human Services, notably:
  • Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
  • Oklahoma Department of Human Services
  • Oregon Department of Human Services
• Defense HUMINT Service, a predecessor of the Defense Clandestine Service, an espionage arm of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
• Demographic and Health Surveys, a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• New York City Department of Homeless Services, a branch of the municipal government of New York City

In science and technology:

• DNase I Hypersensitive Site, a class of cis-regulatory elements in gene expression regulation
• Dynamic hip screw, a device placed surgically in the hip joint
• Node 4, also known as the Docking Hub System, a proposed component of the International Space Station
• 3-DHS (3-Dehydroshikimic acid), a chemical compound

Places:

• Desert Hot Springs, California

Other uses:

• DHS (high schools), which may refer to a number of schools
• Dead Hackers Society, a Swedish group of computer-art enthusiasts
• Discount Home Shoppers' Club, an American company
• Dreamhack, a biannual computer festival in Sweden
• United Arab Emirates dirham currency (informal abbreviation; the ISO 4217 currency code is AED)
• Dame of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, a Roman Catholic order of knighthood