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HS or Hs can stand for:
Science and education
- Hassium, the chemical element with symbol Hs
- Homo sapiens, the scientific name for the human species
- Bisulfide, HS−, a chemical compound derived from H2S
- Mercapto radical, HS•, a radical molecule
- Hun stuff (a World War I name for mustard gas)
- Hereditary spherocytosis, a genetic disorder marked by hemolytic anemia
- Hidradenitis suppurativa, a skin condition affecting apocrine sweat glands and hair follicles
- The Higman–Sims group in mathematics
- High school (secondary education)
- Higher Secondary Examination in West Bengal
- Hillcrest Preparatory School, an independent co-educational school in Mutare, Zimbabwe
- Homeschool, among homeschoolers usually
- High seas, international waters outside a coastal states EEZ
Entertainment
- Heavenly Sword, a PlayStation 3 game
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, game developed by Blizzard Entertainment
- Headshot; a video game term
- Hello Saferide, a Swedish band fronted by singer/songwriter Annika Norlin
- High score, in relation to video games
- Han Solo, a character from Star Wars
- Homer Simpson, a fictional character from the television series The Simpsons
- Head shot in photography
- Homestuck, a web comic authored by Andrew Hussie
Companies, organisations and groups
- Helsingin Sanomat, a newspaper in Finland
- Historische Sprachforschung, a journal of historical linguistics
- Hawker Siddeley, aircraft manufacturing group
- Henschel & Son, German aircraft and transportation equipment manufacturer
- HS Produkt, a Croatian firearms manufacturer
- Head & Shoulders, a shampoo brand
- Harris Scarfe, a chain of Australian department stores
Other uses
- Hail Satan, a Satanist greeting to, or exclamation of adoration for, Satan
- Harmonized System, the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System of tariff nomenclature
- '.hs', the Haskell programming language's typical filename extension
- Higher self, a New Age interpretation of atman
- H.S., a monogram representing a Sestertius, an ancient Roman coin
- h.s., medical abbreviation for the Latin phrase hora somni ("at bedtime")
- hs, medical abbreviation for "hours of sleep"
- Hun Sen, the prime minister of Cambodia
- Hurricane strap, a component installed to enhance a structure's resistance to high winds
- Hypothetical syllogism, a proof rule in classical logic
- Lexus HS, a hybrid car produced by Toyota
- HS postcode area, covering the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
- H/s, Hashes per second
See also
- HSBC, a British banking company
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