(astronomy) a binary star

(astronomy) a trinary star

(derogatory, banking, finance, economics) Non-bank financial institutions, that, like banks, borrow short and in liquid forms and lend or invest long in more illiquid assets.

Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.

A computer system or set of computer programs used to track and store electronic documents and/or images of paper documents.

(neuroanatomy) The autonomic nervous system.

The part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles, and from receptors of external stimuli, thereby mediating sight, hearing and touch.

A computer program or system composed of multiple interacting intelligent agents, capable of solving highly complex problems which are difficult or impossible for an individual agent or monolithic system to solve.

A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that directly controls the gastrointestinal system.

(mathematics) The complete Archimedean ordered field (of real numbers).