DAS

See also: Appendix:Variations of "das"

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː ˈeɪ ˈɛs/

Noun

DAS (countable and uncountable, plural DASs)

1. (organic chemistry) Acronym of diacetoxyscirpenol.
2. (data, electronics) Acronym of data acquisition system.
3. (military, aviation) Acronym of defensive aids system.
4. (medicine) Acronym of disease activity score.
   • 2020 October, Tamara Rusman, Rianne E. van Bentum, Irene E. van der Horst-Bruinsma, “Sex and gender differences in axial spondyloarthritis: myths and truths”, in Rheumatology, volume 59, number Supplement_4, →DOI, page iv39:

     Besides many sex differences in physiological processes, studies in axSpA have also revealed sex differences in gene expression and body composition. In addition, women with axSpA have different pain mechanisms and hormonal influences that might contribute to higher DASs compared with men.

5. (video games, NES Tetris) Initialism of delayed autoshift.
   • 2021 April 28, Adam Bankhurst, “NES Tetris Players Are Using a Special Technique Called Rolling to Set New World Records”, in IGN‎^[1]:

     Prior to this, DAS and Hypertapping were the two standards for Tetris pros, but Rolling allows for a high amount of button presses per second without the "superhuman finger speeds" needed for Hypertapping, modified controllers, or any gloves - which also makes it is perfectly legal for tournament play.

   • 2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee‎^[2], archived from the original on 7 June 2025, page 250‎^[3], archived from the original on 6 June 2025:

     Still, playing at higher levels with DAS is not as easy as it sounds.

   • 2024 January 2, Kyle Orland, “34 years later, a 13-year-old hits the NES Tetris “kill screen””, in Ars Technica‎^[4]:

     The first known way past the brick wall of Level 29 was a technique that became known as hypertapping. By using a special grip that lets you vibrate a finger over the D-pad directions at least 10 times a second, you can effectively skip the "delayed autoshift" (DAS) that limits how fast pieces can move laterally when the D-pad is held down.

Proper noun

DAS

1. (patent law) Abbreviation of Digital Access Service.

Anagrams

• ADS, Ads, ASD, ADs, ad.'s, ads., DSA, AdS, sad, SDA, SAD, ads

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdas/ [ˈdas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: DAS

Noun

DAS (plural DAS-DAS)

1. acronym of daerah aliran sungai (“riverine area, river basin”)