Sts

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of science and technology studies. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "In the third chapter, Lars Fuglsang, with a sketch of three general approaches to STS in relation to public policy formation, considers two versions of determinism: one in which science and technology shape society, another in which society shapes science and technology."

  2. 2
    plural of st form-of, plural
  3. 3
    plural of ST (storytellers) form-of, plural
  4. 4
    plural of St form-of, plural
  5. 5
    Initialism of secondary traumatic stress. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Secondary traumatic stress (STS) is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder that has also been linked to burnouts. For Brendel, mindfulness is a way to simultaneously “mediate the risks and heal the healer”."

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  1. 6
    Initialism of special treatment steel (a type of homogenous armor plate). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of ST form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Space Transportation System (a Space Shuttle program run by NASA). abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of SharePoint Team Services (the first name given to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of Spring Tool Suite. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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"The launch of the Hubble Space Telescope took place on April 24, 1990, during the STS-31 mission."

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