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  • noun computing Initialism of Web Security Service.
  • noun computing Initialism of Windows Search Service.
  • noun computing Initialism of Windows Server System.
  • noun computing Windows SharePoint Services, former name of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
  • noun computing Initialism of Windows Storage Server.
  • noun computing Initialism of Windows Sound System.
  • noun computing Initialism of WS-Security. (meaning Web Services Security)
  • noun electronics Initialism of w:Wavelength Selective Switching.
  • noun electronics Initialism of w:Widescreen signaling.

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Examples

  • That theme of bridging cultures (I know WSS is based on R&J, but making the Montagues and Capulets into Jets and Sharks throws us into contemporary contexts) came to me yesterday when I was editing a Guide review of The Umbrella Queen, a picture book by Shirin Yim Bridges and Taeeun Yoo.

    Stick to Your Own Kind? Roger Sutton 2008

  • That theme of bridging cultures (I know WSS is based on R&J, but making the Montagues and Capulets into Jets and Sharks throws us into contemporary contexts) came to me yesterday when I was editing a Guide review of The Umbrella Queen, a picture book by Shirin Yim Bridges and Taeeun Yoo.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Roger Sutton 2008

  • It's recommend that you install SharePoint Foundation (formerly known as WSS) if you only have 4 GB of RAM on your machine because there's a lot less services running than the Server version (formerly known as MOSS).

    MSDN Blogs 2009

  • Arthur Laurents, the 90 year old writer of "WSS," is directing the show.

    FOXNews.com 2009

  • I can't tell you too much about "WSS" just yet except that the theater was full and the audience loved the show.

    FOXNews.com 2009

  • The dancing in "WSS" remains not only of the highest standard, but something that truly can be described as "awesome."

    FOXNews.com 2009

  • They will only draw attention to you at the most inconvenient of times, leading to acute attacks of WSS when you least expect them.

    Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen 2010

  • Nothing—and I mean nothing—is more guaranteed to get your blood pressure rising and your heart pounding classic signs of full-blown WSS than a morning spent in a huge tent with a mob of wild-eyed harpies multitude of fellow brides-to-be, all hell-bent determined to snare their perfect dress, florist, or chocolate fountain!

    Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen 2010

  • They will only draw attention to you at the most inconvenient of times, leading to acute attacks of WSS when you least expect them.

    Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen 2010

  • Nothing—and I mean nothing—is more guaranteed to get your blood pressure rising and your heart pounding classic signs of full-blown WSS than a morning spent in a huge tent with a mob of wild-eyed harpies multitude of fellow brides-to-be, all hell-bent determined to snare their perfect dress, florist, or chocolate fountain!

    Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen 2010

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