Aws

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of aw form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Initialism of advanced wireless services US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    Initialism of autonomous weapons system. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "“The concern that these weapons might misidentify targets is the least of our worries,” he said. “More significant is the threat of an A.W.S. arms race and proliferation crisis.”"

  4. 4
    Initialism of all-women shortlist. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Automatic Warning System. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Furthermore, the train was equipped with AWS (Automatic Warning System), which would have provided an audible warning that a signal was being approached."

  2. 2
    Initialism of Amazon Web Services. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "The Skills Center, which is located on Amazon’s corporate headquarters campus in Seattle, Washington, and opens to the public November 22, is the first of its kind for the company. It’s part of a larger commitment to train 29 million people globally in cloud computing by 2025 that AWS made last year."

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"Furthermore, the train was equipped with AWS (Automatic Warning System), which would have provided an audible warning that a signal was being approached."

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