Science and Technology
- Absolute value of a number, its value without regard to sign; its magnitude.
absis the associated function in many programming languages. - Absolutive case in interlinear glossing
- Absorbance in regard to spectroscopy
- Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, a polymer or plastic
- Amniotic band syndrome
- Anti-lock braking system, an electronic automotive safety system for the vehicle braking system
- Arch Build System, a component of the package management system for the Arch Linux distribution
- Automatic Block Signal, a railroad signal system in the United States
- Rectus abdominis muscle, paired muscle running vertically on each side of the anterior wall of the human abdomen
- Abdominals, muscles of the human abdominal wall
- AirPort Base Station, part of Apple Computers' AirPort WLAN solution
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