SS is most commonly an abbreviation for German ('Protection Squadron'), a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany.
SS, Ss, or similar may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media SS (band), an early Japanese hardcore punk band SS (manga), a Japanese comic 2000-2003 SS Entertainment, a Korean entertainment company S.S., for Sosthenes Smith, H. G. Wells' pseudonym for the story A Vision of the Past The Wheel in Space, a 1968 Doctor Who serial (production code SS)
Businesses and organizations Businesses
SS Cars Ltd, renamed Jaguar from 1945 SS Entertainment, a Korean entertainment company S.S. Kresge Corporation, now known as Kmart, the first Big Box Store Sareen Sports Industries, India
Other organizations Sea Scouts United States Secret Service (founded in 1865) Shiv Sena (1966–2022), a political party in India Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice, identified by the post-nominal letters SS Waffen-SS, a combat unit (1933–1945) related to the Schutzstaffel
Language Ss (digraph) used in Pinyin ß or ss, a German-language ligature switch-reference in linguistics Scilicet, used as a section sign (in the strict sense) in Latin Swazi language (ISO 639-1 code "ss")
Places American Samoa, former two-letter NATO code SS Guangdong Experimental High School (Sheng Shi or Saang Sat), China Province of Sassari, Italy (vehicle plate code SS) South Sudan (ISO 3166-1 code SS) SS postcode area, UK, around Southend-on-Sea San Sebastián, a Spanish city
Science and technology Biology and medicine (+)-sabinene synthase, an enzyme Serotonin syndrome, due to some serotonergic medications Sjögren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease Sweet's syndrome or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis
Computing .ss, top-level domain country code for South Sudan Screenshot, digital image showing contents of a computer display Slave select line on a computer data bus SS register in x86 processor Super speed USB, or USB 3.0 ss, in the Unix iproute2 collection Sega Saturn, the abbreviation predominantly used in Japan
Other uses in science and technology Stainless steel, sometimes marked SS Subtropical storm, a category of subtropical cyclone Suspended solids and settleable solids, in water
Sports Sareen Sports Industries, India Shortstop, a fielding position in baseball and softball Special stage (rallying) Strong safety, a position in American and Canadian football Sunday Silence, an American racehorse
Transportation Ship types Screw steamer, a ship prefix for steamboats and steamships Submarine, by US Navy hull classification
Other vehicles Chevrolet SS, a sports sedan Chevrolet SS (concept car) SS Cars Ltd, Jaguar from 1945 SS class blimp, for anti-submarine warfare Super Sport (Chevrolet), performance option Eagle SS, a kit car
Transport operators and services SS (New York City Subway service), a former designation for the shuttles of the New York City Subway Corsair International (IATA airline code SS) Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen, a Dutch railroad Sand Springs Railway in Oklahoma, US, reporting mark Staatsspoorwegen, a Dutch East Indies railroad Stockholms Spårvägar (1915), a historic Swedish tram operator Stockholms Spårvägar, a Swedish tram operator
Other uses Safety stock, a hedge against stockouts Saints, sometimes abbreviated ss Sanctioned Suicide, an internet forum for suicide discussion and encouragement Social security Collar of Esses, a form of livery collar formerly known as a "Collar of SS"
See also "Double S", a 1978 song by Bill Anderson and Buddy Killen S/S (disambiguation) SS1 (disambiguation) SSS (disambiguation)