BIS - Science & Technology

Science & Technology

  • Barratt Impulsivity Scale, a self-administered test to measure impulsivity
  • Behavioural Inhibition System
  • BIS monitor or bispectral index, to assess the depth of anaesthesia
  • Business Information Server, a new name for the Unisys MAPPER product
  • Boot Integrity Services, a feature described in the Preboot Execution Environment specifications
  • BlackBerry Internet Service
  • Business Intelligence Software
  • Business Intelligence Solution
  • Nomenclature for a compound with three complex ligands coordinating around a central atom. Example: Potassium tetrakis borate.

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