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:

  • 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
  • Feedback arc set, a concept in graph theory
  • 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
  • Francis Albert Sinatra, better known as Frank Sinatra
  • 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