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'''Dis''', '''DIS''' may refer to: '''Dis''', '''DIS''' or variants may refer to:
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*"dis", a ] changing the meaning of a term to its negative (as in ]).


==Arts and entertainment==
== Academic institutions ==
===Music===
*] (DIS), a private international school in Vienna, Austria
* ], by Jan Garbarek, 1976
*], an English language study abroad program located in Copenhagen, Denmark
* ''Dís'', a soundtrack album by ], 2004
*] (DIS), an International School in Dili, Timor Leste (East Timor)
* "Dis", a song by The Gazette from the 2003 album '']''
* "dis–", music from Mika Arisaka from the anime series '']''


===Other uses in arts and entertainment===
== Companies ==
* ], a collaborative art project, and their ''DIS Magazine''
*], worldwide American video game company
* '']'' (DiS), a British webzine
*] (NYSE stock symbol "DIS")
* ''Dis – en historie om kjærlighet'', or '']'', a 1995 Norwegian film
* ''Dis'', translated as ''In a Dark Wood'', a 2006 Dutch novel by ]


==Businesses and organisations==
== Computer topics ==
* ], NYSE stock symbol DIS
*"Dis", an interpreted programming language derived from ]
** ], a defunct video game developer and publisher
*], the virtual machine in the Inferno operating system
* ], in South Korea
*] (DIS), a standard for conducting real-time platform-level wargaming across multiple host computers
* ], in East Timor
*] or International Standard Text Code, unique identifier for text-based works
* ], in the United Arab Emirates
*] or Office Open XML, a zipped, XML-based file format developed by Microsoft
* ], in Taipei, Taiwan


== Games == ==Government and military==
* ], a former British government agency
*"Dis", the second of the Nine Hells in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game universe (see ])
* ], a British government policy
* ], a former American government agency
* ], a service branch of the ]
* {{lang|it|]}} (Department of Information Security), an Italian intelligence agency
* ], a Botswanan intelligence agency
* ], a Soviet military plane


== Military == ==People==
* ] (1880–1917), Serbian poet
*], the intelligence component of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence
* ] (1920–1970), or "Dis" Keteleer, a Belgian cyclist
*], a United Kingdom government policy
* ] (1895–1985), or "D.I.S.", Romanian social scientist and film critic
*], an agency of the United States Department of Defense
*], Soviet long-range escort fighter


==Places==
== Music and film ==
* ], Yemen
*], a 1976 album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek
** ]
*'']'', a CD album of remixes by Muslimgauze of other artists' material
*"City of Dis", a song by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura from their 2006 release '']''
*"dis–", the opening theme song of the anime series '']'', performed by Mika Arisaka
*'']'', a webzine concentrating on new music
*''Dís'', a soundtrack album by Icelandic composer ]
*"Chambers of Dis", a song by Florida death metal band ] from their 1998 release ''Formulas Fatal to the Flesh''
*The musical note ], in German nomenclature
*''Dis – en historie om kjærlighet'' ('']'' in English), a 1995 Norwegian film
*"DIS", a song by Japanese visual band ]
*"]" ("Say yes"), Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
*"]" ("Say nothing"), Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962
*'']'' (''Tell Me Whom to Kill''), a 1965 French drama film directed by Etienne Périer
*a ]


== People == ==Religion and mythology==
* ], a Roman god of the underworld
*] (born 1946), Dutch author, with Indo (Eurasian) roots
** ], a fictional city that contains the lower circles of hell
*] (1931–2010), Anglo-Canadian jazz guitarist and graphic designer
* '']'', female spirit or goddess associated with fate in Norse mythology
*] (1920–1970), Belgian professional road bicycle racer
*] (born 1987), Icelandic vocalist, bassist, and flautist
*] (born 1944), Dutch rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics
*], Serbian poet, part of the impressionism movement in European poetry


== Places == ==Science and technology==
* ], that executes Limbo code
*], Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, bordering Jerusalem
* ], a stage in standardization process of the International Organization for Standardization
*], a village in eastern Yemen
* ], a standard for conducting wargaming across multiple computers
*], a district of the Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen
* DIS, a system with a dedicated, ''dis''crete ]
*], in the Republic of the Congo, which has the IATA airport code "DIS"
* ], a kind of scattering process in particle physics
*], a town in England


==Transportation==
== Religion, mythology, and fiction ==
* ], Hong Kong, MTR station code DIS
*], the fictional city in ''The Divine Comedy'' that contains the lower circles of hell and alternate name for Lucifer
* ], South Norfolk, England, National Rail station code DIS
*Dis, an alternative name for ]
* ], Republic of the Congo, IATA airport code DIS
*Dīs, the alternative name for ]
*], predecessor of Pluto in Roman Mythology and ancestor of the Gauls according to Roman thought
*''Dís'', singular of ], a group of goddesses in Norse mythology
*], a female Dwarf from J. R. R. Tolkien's universe


== Science == ==Other uses==
* ], with various meanings
*], a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae
* ], a genus of butterflies
*], which occurs when two particles scatter and one breaks up into its constituents
* ], Maltese name for plant species
*'']'', a species of moth in the genus Grotella, of the family Noctuidae
* ''Dís'', the Ancient Greek term for ]


== Other acronyms == ==See also==
* {{look from|dis }}
*], a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida
* ]
*], an Italian intelligence agency
* ] (1931–2010), Anglo-Canadian jazz guitarist and graphic designer
*Draft International Standard, a stage in standardization process used by ]
*DIS, MTR Station code for the ] on the Hong Kong MTR Disneyland Resort Line


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Latest revision as of 01:42, 3 January 2025

Dis, DIS or variants may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Music

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Businesses and organisations

Government and military

People

Places

Religion and mythology

  • Dīs Pater, a Roman god of the underworld
  • Dís, female spirit or goddess associated with fate in Norse mythology

Science and technology

Transportation

Other uses

See also

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