| Subject | English | Thesaurus |
| univer., abbr. | Academic Distribution Services | ADS |
| abbr., scottish | Battlefield Distribution Simulation - Development programme | BDS-D (USA) |
| abbr., post | Distribution Quality Improvement program | DQI (2004- uses commercial databases to improve remote computer reader encode rates) |
| energ.syst. | distribution service revenue in period t | DSRt (MichaelBurov) |
| telecom., abbr. | Distribution Services | DS (SNA) |
| abbr., welf. | Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations | FDPIR (амер. inetika) |
| railw., abbr. | Glacier State Distribution Services Incorporated | GLSX |
| mil., abbr. | Joint Visual Information Services Distribution Activity | JVISDA |
| abbr., commun. | Local Multipoint Distribution Services | LMDS |
| transp., abbr. | Material Distribution Services | MDS |
| telecom., abbr. | Multipoint Distribution Services | MDS |
| abbr., file.ext. | Open Network Distribution Services | ONDS (IBM) |
| abbr., busin. | Print Services & Distribution Association | PSDA (Баян) |
| abbr., comp., net. | SNA Distribution Services | SNADS |
| telecom., abbr. | SNA Distribution Services | SNA/DS |
| abbr., st.exch. | The APX-ENDEX was an energy exchange operating the spot and derivatives markets for electricity and natural gas in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Belgium. It provided exchange trading, central clearing and settlement, and data distribution services as well as benchmark data and industry indices. | APX-Endex (olsoz) |
| tradem., abbr. | W. & A. Distribution Services, INC. | WADS |
