TAS explained

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 1958), 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
• 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
• 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 (French: Tribunal arbitral du sport|link=no), 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, father of Lél (Lehel), one of the Seven chieftains of the Magyars
• Tas, 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

See also

• • Taz (disambiguation)