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DSatur
DSatur (DSATUR, for degree of saturation) is a greedy heuristic for graph coloring proposed by Daniel Brélaz in 1979, provably optimal on bipartite, cycle, wheel, and chordal graphs.
DSB (railway company)
DSB (Danske Statsbaner) is the Danish state-owned passenger railway company, founded in 1885. It operates long-distance and regional trains across Denmark, the Copenhagen S-train network, and international services to Germany.
DSB Class MZ
The DSB Class MZ is a class of 61 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives built by NOHAB in Sweden for the Danish State Railways between 1967 and 1978.
DSBA-like thioredoxin domain
DSBA-like thioredoxin domain (InterPro IPR001853, Pfam PF01323): thioredoxin-fold domain of bacterial DsbA disulfide-forming enzymes, with a CXXC active site, an inserted helical cap, and roles in virulence and anti-virulence drug targeting.
DSC E3 ubiquitin ligase complex subunit 3
DSC E3 ubiquitin ligase complex subunit 3 (Dsc3, DSC3_YEAST, Q12015) is a 292-amino-acid transmembrane yeast protein that recruits the Tul1 RING E3 ligase to the Dsc Golgi/endosome/vacuole ubiquitin ligase complex; unrelated to human desmocollin 3.
DSC1
DSC1 (desmocollin 1, CDHF1) is a human chromosome 18q12.1 gene encoding a calcium-dependent desmosomal cadherin of suprabasal epidermal layers; autoantigen in SPD-type IgA pemphigus, distinct from DSC2 and DSC3.
Dschinghis Khan
Dschinghis Khan: German Eurodisco group formed in Munich in 1979 by producer Ralph Siegel for Eurovision, where it placed 4th; hits "Dschinghis Khan" and "Moskau" sold millions worldwide.
Dschunke
Dschunke (Jonque) is a 2002 Michael Schacht board game from Queen Games: merchants on five junks in a floating market, shared-merchant actions and blind-bidding auctions; SdJ recommended, Tric Trac d'Or winner, reimplemented as London Markets.
DSCS III
DSCS III, or Defense Satellite Communications System III, is the third generation of US military geostationary communications satellites, providing secure, jam-resistant links from 1982 until replacement by WGS.
DSDS (Deutschland sucht den Superstar)
Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS) is a German television casting show based on Simon Fuller's Pop Idol format, broadcast by RTL since 2002 and produced by UFA Show & Factual.
Dsg Consumer Partners
DSG Consumer Partners (DSGCP) is a consumer-focused venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Deepak Shahdadpuri, making early-stage investments in consumer brands in India and Southeast Asia.
DSG1
DSG1 (desmoglein 1, HGNC:3048) is a human gene at 18q12.1 encoding a desmosomal cadherin of superficial epidermis; mutated in striate palmoplantar keratoderma and SAM syndrome, targeted in pemphigus foliaceus.
DSG3
DSG3 (desmoglein 3, HGNC 3050, 18q12.1) encodes a desmosomal cadherin of suprabasal keratinocytes and is the autoantigen of pemphigus vulgaris; aliases PVA, CDHF6.
DSHARP
DSHARP, the Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project, was a large ALMA survey led by Sean Andrews that imaged 20 nearby protoplanetary disks at high resolution.
DShK
The DShK (ДШК), nicknamed Dushka, is a Soviet 12.7 mm heavy machine gun adopted in 1939, designed by Vasily Degtyaryov and Georgy Shpagin and still in use worldwide.
DSLAM
A DSLAM (digital subscriber line access multiplexer) is a network device at a telephone company's central office that terminates many DSL lines and aggregates their traffic onto a high-speed backbone.
DSM (company)
DSM, originally Dutch State Mines, is a Dutch life-sciences and materials company founded in 1902 that evolved from coal mining into chemicals and life sciences.
DSM-5
DSM-5, the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (2013), defines US mental disorder criteria; current version DSM-5-TR (2022) adds prolonged grief disorder and uses ICD-10-CM codes.
DSM-Firmenich
DSM-Firmenich, or DSM-Firmenich AG, is a Swiss-Dutch creator and manufacturer of nutrition, health, and beauty ingredients, formed in 2023 through the merger of DSM and Firmenich.
Dsonkwa Regio
Dsonkwa Regio is a 1,500 km-wide regio on Venus at 53°S, 167°E, IAU-approved in 1997 and named for a Kwakiutl forest giantess; one of 20 Venus regiones, in quadrangle v58.
DSP (டிஎஸ்பி) (film)
DSP (டிஎஸ்பி) is a 2022 Tamil action comedy film directed by Ponram, starring Vijay Sethupathi as cop Vascodagama opposite Anukreethy Vas, with Prabhakar as villain Muttai Ravi; produced by Stone Bench Films, released 2 December 2022, and critically panned.
DSP Media (미디어)
DSP Media, also known as DSP Entertainment, is a South Korean record label founded in 1991, home to K-pop groups including KARA, SS501, and KARD.
dSPACE SCALEXIO
dSPACE SCALEXIO is a modular, scalable real-time simulation platform by dSPACE GmbH of Paderborn, Germany, introduced in 2011 for hardware-in-the-loop testing and rapid prototyping of electronic control units.
DSports
DSports, formerly DirecTV Sports, is a Latin American subscription sports channel owned by Waiken ILW (Grupo Werthein), covering South America via DIRECTV, DGO, DAZN and Prime Video, with LaLiga and 2026 World Cup rights.
DSPy
DSPy is an open-source Python framework from Stanford NLP, introduced in October 2023, in which developers declare each language-model step and a compiler tunes the prompts automatically.
DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer)
DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer) is a Windows-based software suite of crop simulation models that predicts growth, development, and yield of more than 45 crops.
DST Sustainable Technology (地上铁)
DST Sustainable Technology (地上铁) is a Chinese new-energy logistics vehicle fleet-management company founded in Shenzhen in 2015, managing about 15.6% of China's electric logistics vehicles.
DStv
DStv (Digital Satellite Television) is a satellite pay-TV platform run by South Africa's MultiChoice. Launched in 1995, it serves 14.5 million subscribers across sub-Saharan Africa.
Dsup
Dsup (damage suppressor protein) is a tardigrade-unique, intrinsically disordered DNA-binding protein from Ramazzottius varieornatus, discovered in 2016, that shields DNA from radiation and reactive oxygen species and confers radiotolerance when expressed in human cells.
DSV (company)
DSV A/S, originally De Sammensluttede Vognmænd, is a Danish transport and logistics company founded in 1976 and headquartered in Hedehusene, Denmark, that grew through acquisitions including Schenker in 2025.