WAS

Was may refer to:

• Was, the Egyptian hieroglyph for "power" and a type of sceptre
• was, a past-tense form of the English copular verb to be
• "Was", a short story in William Faulkner's Go Down, Moses
• Was (novel), a novel by Geoff Ryman
• Was??, a musical composition by Folke Rabe
• Was (horse), an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse
• Was (Not Was), an American pop group led by the following individuals:
  • David Was (born c. 1952), stage name of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Weiss
  • Don Was (born 1952), stage name of bass guitarist, record producer, and recording executive Donald Fagenson

The acronym WAS may refer to:

In reference to Washington, D.C.

• The IATA airport code for all airports serving the Washington, D.C. area
• The Amtrak station code for Washington Union Station

Software

• IBM WebSphere Application Server
• SAP NetWeaver Application Server
• Windows Activation Services, a container for hosting WCF services

Other

• Axis & Allies Naval Miniatures: War at Sea, a strategy game by Wizards of the Coast
• We Are Scientists, an American indie rock band
• Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome, an X-linked recessive disease
• Worked All States, an amateur radio award issued by the American Radio Relay League
• Western Asia
• World Association for Sexual Health