RAS 1445868 221538837 2008-06-24T23:19:18Z A. Dupin 5626162 {{tocright}} '''RAS''' or '''Ras''' may refer to: ==People and titles== *[[Hans Ras]] (1926-2003), Dutch philologist * [[Rais]], Urdu honorific for chieftain *[[Registered Accessibility Specialist]] *[[Rundfunk Anstalt Südtirol]], a public broadcaster whose purpose is to relay programming from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to the German-speaking population * Ras, an honorific used by members of the [[Rastafari movement]] * Ras, an Ethiopian aristocratic and court title, as in [[Ras Tafari]] ==Locations== * [[Stari Ras]], first capital city of medieval Serbian state of Raska * [[Ras Tanura]], city in eastern Saudi Arabia ==Societies and groups== *[[Royal Asiatic Society]] of Great Britain and Ireland, a society to further study into topics relating to science, literature, and the arts in relation to Asia *[[Royal Astronomical Society]], British society founded in 1802 *[[Royal Adelaide Show]], Australian agricultural show *[[Russian Academy of Sciences]] *[[Russian Automobile Society]], a member of the [[FIA]] ==Medical terms== *[[Ras (protein)]] implicated in development of cancer *[[Renal artery stenosis]], anatomical term for the narrowing of the renal artery *[[Renin-angiotensin system]], hormone system that regulates blood pressure *[[Reticular activating system]], neurological system in the brain *RAS, for a recurrent [[aphthous ulcer]] *[[Rhythmic auditory stimulation]] *[[Retinoic Acid Syndrome]] ==Science and technology== * RAS, for [[Registration, Admission and Status]], a telephony term * Radio Access Station, Apparutus in a portable internet system (Such as [[IEEE 802.16e]]) * [[.ras]], the native raster format of the SunOS Unix operating system *[[Reliability, Availability and Serviceability]], properties of information technology systems *[[Remote Access Service]], combination of hardware and software for remote access to computing systems *[[Reusable Asset Specification]], OMG Standard for packaging digital artifacts *[[Reflection anisotropy spectroscopy]], an optical [[Surface analysis tools|surface analysis tool]] ==Transport== *[[Roundabout Appreciation Society]] * RAS, for Replenishment at Sea, a method of [[Underway replenishment]] ==Fiction and entertainment== *[[RAS Records]], a reggae record label *Ras, or Ra's, nickname for the fictional Batman villain [[Ra's al Ghul]] *Rescue Aid Society, a fictional society in the 1977 film ''[[The Rescuers]]'' *Nickname used by the Senior Knight of Inferia, [[Tales_of_Eternia#Characters|Rassius Luine]], from the PS1 game, Tales of Eternia ==Other uses== *Rail Adapter System; another name for the [[Picatinny rail]] system used for mounting accessories on modern firearms *[[RAS syndrome]], Redundant Acronym Syndrome * [[Rás Tailteann]], an annual cycling race in Ireland ==See also== *[[Ra (disambiguation)]] *[[RAH]], disambiguation {{disambig}} [[da:RAS]] [[de:RAS]] [[eo:RAS]] [[fr:RAS]] [[it:RAS]] [[nl:RAS]] [[ja:RAS]] [[pt:RAS]]