BIS

Bis is a Latin prefix or suffix designating the second instance of a thing, thus preceding ter. An example in recent modern usage is the ITU-T modem standard from the late 20th century, V.32bis.

Bis can also be used as a notation, which indicates that an item has been, or is to be, repeated; this is typically used in accounts and in music.

Bis or BIS can also refer to:

Film and books

• Bis (film), a 2015 French comedy film
• Bis (magazine), a Japanese high-teens' magazine published by Kobunsha
• Bis Télévisions, a French TV chain

Music

• BIS Records, a Scandinavian record label focusing on classical works
• Bis Music, Cuban record label
• Bis (Scottish band), a Scottish Indie pop band
• Bis (Japanese rock band)
• BiS (Japanese idol group), a Japanese idol group formed by Pour Lui

Chemistry and technology

• The 14-bis, an early fixed-wing aircraft derived by Alberto Santos-Dumont from his Number 14 airship-aircraft hybrid
• Bis is used in chemical nomenclature sometimes instead of the prefix di-, such as in fructose 1,6-bisphosphate
• Bis (Bisulfite) or Bisulfite sequencing, in genomics
• Nomenclature for compounds with two complex ligands coordinating around a central atom

Places

• Bismarck Municipal Airport, North Dakota, US (IATA code BIS)

Acronyms

Organizations

• Bank for International Settlements, an international organization for cooperation among Central Banks
• Benevolent Irish Society, Canadian philanthropic organization
• Best in Show, the highest-placing in a conformation dog show, cat show, or other show or exposition
• Bezpečnostní informační služba, the Czech Security Information Service
• BIS hallmark, a jewellery hallmarking in India
• Bislama language (ISO 639 alpha-3 code bis)
• Bismarck Municipal Airport (IATA code BIS)
• Bloque Institucional Social Démocrata, a political party of the Dominican Republic
• Bohemia Interactive (BIS), a Czech video game developer
• British Ice Skating, the governing body (and examination board) of ice skating sports within the UK
• British Interlingua Society, a society that promotes Interlingua in the UK
• British International School Lagos, a secondary school in Nigeria
• British Interplanetary Society, the oldest space advocacy society
• Bureau of Indian Standards, national standards body of India
• Bureau of Industry and Security, a component of the United States Department of Commerce
• Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, a defunct department of the United Kingdom government

Psychiatry and psychology

• Barratt Impulsivity Scale, a self-administered test to measure impulsivity
• Behavioural Inhibition System
• Bilateral integration and sequencing disorder

Science and technology

• Back-illuminated sensor, a type of digital image sensor
• BIS monitor or bispectral index, to assess the depth of anaesthesia
• Business Information Server, a new name for the Unisys MAPPER product
• Boot Integrity Services, a feature described in the Preboot Execution Environment specifications
• BlackBerry Internet Service
• Best in slot, of items such as gear occupying slots in massively multiplayer online games
• BIS conference - International Conference on Business Information Systems
• YTJ, a Finnish government Internet service also known with the acronym BIS (Business Information System)

Education

• Business Information Systems, a popular university degree course.
• Bachelor of Independent Studies, an undergraduate degree
• Bachelor of Integrated Studies, an undergraduate degree
• Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies, an undergraduate degree
• Bangladesh International School
• Bavarian International School
• Bordeaux International School
• Brisbane Independent School
• British International School (disambiguation)
• Burlingame Intermediate School, a middle school in Burlingame, California

See also

• Bice, from the French bis, a green or blue pigment