# TAS

TAS, Tas, tas, or TAs may refer to:

## Places

* Tasmania, Australia, an abbreviation
* Tas-Anna, a rural locality in Neryuktyayinsky 1-y Rural Okrug of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia
* Tas-Kystabyt, a mountain range in Far East Russia
* Tas-Silġ, a rounded hilltop overlooking Marsaxlokk Bay, Malta, close to the city of Żejtun
* River Tas, in Norfolk, England

## People
### Given name

* Tas Baitieri (born 1958), Australian former rugby league footballer and coach
* Tas Bull (1932–2003), Australian trade union leader
* Tas Pappas (born 1975), Australian skateboarder
* Tas, father of Lél (Lehel), one of the Seven chieftains of the Magyars

### Surname

* Adam Tas (1668–1722), South African community leader
* Adam Tas (singer) (born 1981), South African singer and songwriter in Afrikaans
* András Róna-Tas (born 1931), Hungarian historian and linguist
* Henk Tas (born 1948), Dutch visual artist and photographer
* Marcelo Tas (born 1959), Brazilian director, writer, actor and television host
* Marja van der Tas (born 1958), Dutch politician
* Rudi Tas (born 1957), Flemish Belgian composer, conductor and organist

### Nicknames

* Nickname of Tasmiyah Janeesha Whitehead, arrested for the murder of Nikki Whitehead

## Arts and entertainment

* The Absolute Sound, an American audiophile magazine
* Star Trek: The Animated Series
* Tas (series), science fiction novels by E.C. Eliott
* Tasslehoff Burrfoot, a character in Dragonlance novels

## Education

* Taipei American School, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)
* Tehran American School, Tehran, Iran
* The Armidale School, New South Wales, Australia
* The Associated Schools, a group of schools in Queensland, Australia
* Trinity Anglican School, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

## Food

* Tas kebab, a Turkish meat stew

## Military

* 44M Tas, a WW2 medium/heavy tank from Hungary
* Tas-Samra Battery, a 1798–1800 artillery battery in Ħamrun, Malta
* TAs, the Romanian designation of the German Sturmgeschütz III assault gun

## Science and technology
### Computing and telecommunications

* Thermal-assisted switching, an approach to computer memory
* Tool-assisted speedrun, in video games
* Telephony application server, in telecommunications
* Test-and-set, an atomic instruction in synchronization

### Material science

* Transient-absorption spectroscopy, a form of time-resolved spectroscopy
* TAS classification, for types of volcanic rocks

### Medicine

* Transesophageal atrial stimulation
* TAS-102, a cancer drug
* TAS-108 or SR16234, a steroid hormone
* Trent Accreditation Scheme, in UK healthcare

### Other fields

* Traffic Advisory System, for aircraft (e. g. TCAS)
* True airspeed, of an aircraft
* Total analysis system, chemical analysis technology
* Neutron triple-axis spectrometry, a technique used in inelastic neutron scattering

## Sports

* TAS de Casablanca, a Moroccan football club
* TAS Racing, a motorcycle team in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
* HK Taš, an ice hockey club in Belgrade, Serbia
* Court of Arbitration for Sport (French: Tribunal arbitral du sport), Lausanne, Switzerland

## Transportation

* Lotus Air (ICAO code: TAS), Egyptian airline
* Tashkent International Airport (IATA code: TAS), Uzbekistan
* TAS – Transportes Aéreos Salvador
* TasRail, a train operator owned by the Government of Tasmania
* Tvornica Automobila Sarajevo, a former Yugoslav automobile manufacturer; see Volkswagen Golf Mk1 § Rabbit Pickup/VW Caddy

## Other uses

* Tas (series), science fiction novels by E.C. Eliott
* 44M Tas, a WW2 medium/heavy tank from Hungary
* TAS – Transportes Aéreos Salvador, defunct Brazilian airline
* Tas, father of Lél (Lehel), one of the Seven chieftains of the Magyars
* Tas (clan), an agricultural clan in India and Pakistan
* Taxpayer Advocate Service, United States
* The Artists' Studio, a community theatre in Indiana, United States
* The Atlas Society, an organization that promotes Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand
* Travelers' Aid Society (spelled "Travellers" outside the US), a charitable organization