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{{also/abs}}
==Translingual==

===Symbol===
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{IATA|Abu Simbel Airport||Abu Simbel||Aswan Governorate|Aswan|Egypt}}

==English==
{{wikipedia|anti-lock braking system}}
{{wikipedia|acrylonitrile butadiene styrene}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|?}}

# {{lb|en|automotive}} {{initialism of|en|[[antilock brake|antilock braking system]]}}
# {{lb|en|organic compound}} {{initialism of|en|acrylonitrile butadiene styrene}}
# {{lb|en|plumbing|informal|humorous}} {{initialism of|en|all-[[black]] stuff|nodot=1}}: i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, referring to the black color of the [[waste water]]
## [[plumbing]] pipes composed of this [[plastic]].
# {{initialism of|en|[[automatic]] [[block]] [[signaling]]}}
# {{init of|en|auto-brewery syndrome}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|ABS brake}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|antilock braking system}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|ABS|n}}
* French: {{t+|fr|ABS}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|ABS|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper-noun}}

# {{lb|en|computer}} {{init of|en|w:Arch build system}}
# {{lb|en|Australia}} {{init of|en|w:Australian Bureau of Statistics}}
# {{lb|en|Philippines|colloquial}} {{ellipsis of|en|ABS-CBN}}

===See also===
* {{sense|automotive}} {{l|en|TCS}}, [[ESC]]
* {{sense|chemistry}} {{l|en|PVC}}

===References===
* Bashford, David. [http://books.google.com/books?id=ycLq-EYaE0QC&dq=a.+schulman&source=gbs_navlinks_s Thermoplastics: Directory and databook]; {{ISBN|9780412733505}}. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997.

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=abs|B.A.'s|BAs|SBA|sab|sab.|B. A. S.|Bas|BAS|Sab.|SAB|bas|ASB|B.A.S.|BSA|B.A.s}}

{{cln|en|three-letter abbreviations}}

==French==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|fr|de|ABS}}, initialism of {{der|fr|de|Antiblockiersystem}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|a-bé-èç}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ABS.wav}}

===Noun===
{{head|fr|noun|g=m}}

# {{lb|fr|automotive}} {{initialism of|fr|système de freinage antiblocage}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|bas}}

==German==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|de|De-ABS.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{head|de|noun}}

# {{initialism of|de|Antiblockiersystem}} {{gloss|anti-lock braking system}}

==Indonesian==

===Noun===
{{id-noun}}

# {{abbreviation of|id|[[asal bapak senang]]}}

==Spanish==

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m|#}}

# {{l|en|ABS}} {{gloss|antilock brake system}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}