CVS

See also: CVs, cvs., cv:s, and CV:s

English

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Noun

CVS (countable and uncountable, plural CVSs)

1. Initialism of cyclic vomiting syndrome.
2. (physiology) Initialism of cardiovascular system.
3. (obstetrics, pathology) Initialism of chorionic villus sampling.
4. Initialism of computer vision syndrome.

Proper noun

CVS

1. (software engineering) Initialism of Concurrent Versions System (a utility that assists in tracking changes to source code, etc.)
2. (retail) Initialism of Consumer Value Stores, a US pharmacy chain.
   • 2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 27:

     The high-output glow of the CVS across the highway blunted into gauzy white by the moisture in the air.

   • 2024 December 11, Andrew Stanton, “Senators Turn Screws on Health Care Industry as CEO Shooting Fuels Scrutiny”, in Newsweek‎^[1]:

     Most large PBMs operate their own mail-order and specialty pharmacies, but CVS is the only major PBM that owns its own retail pharmacy, according to the Brookings Institution.

Anagrams

• CSV, SVC, VCS, VCs, VSC, svc

Japanese

Noun

CVS(コンビニ) • (konbini) 

1. (retail) Abbreviation of コンビニエンスストア (konbiniensu sutoa, “convenience store”).

   スーパーやCVS(コンビニ)は、お店(みせ)の入口(いりぐち)から入(はい)って、青(せい)果(か)、精(せい)肉(にく)、鮮(せん)魚(ぎょ)、日(にっ)配(ぱい)、お惣(そう)菜(ざい)、飲(いん)料(りょう)というように分(ぶん)類(るい)されています。[2]

   Sūpā ya konbini wa, o-mise no iriguchi kara haitte, seika, seiniku, sengyo, nippai, o-sōzai, inryō to iu yō ni bunrui sarete imasu.

   When one enters a supermarket or convenience store, one finds the goods organized into produce, meat, fish, daily sundries, prepared foods, and drinks.

Noun

CVS(シーブイエス) • (shī-bui-esu) 

1. (software engineering) Initialism of Concurrent Versions System (Concurrent Versions System).

   Subversion は Concurrent Versions System（Ｃ(シー)Ｖ(ブイ)Ｓ(エス)）の後(こう)継(けい)を目(め)指(ざ)して開(かい)発(はつ)されている。[3]

   SUbversion wa Concurrent Versions System(shī-bui-esu) no kōkei o mezashite kaihatsu sarete iru.

   Subversion is being developed with the target goal of replacing the Concurrent Versions System (CVS).