CIS

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cis"

English

Etymology 1

Initialism.

Proper noun

CIS

  1. Initialism of Commonwealth of Independent States.
  2. (UK, business) Initialism of Construction Industry Scheme.
  3. (Canada, sports, historical) Initialism of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, former name of U Sports.

Translations

Noun

CIS (plural CISes)

  1. Initialism of contact image sensor.
    • 1998, PC Mag (volume 17, number 18, page 179)
      Because of its tabloid-size scanbed, the Plug-n-Scan has a large footprint that makes it very stable. On the other hand, being a CIS scanner, it's light and has a very low profile and is designed so that the scanner can be stood upright on its end and still function.

Etymology 2

Likely originates from the false etymology asserting that cis is an initialism standing for comfortable in skin.

Adjective

CIS (not comparable)

  1. (proscribed) Alternative letter-case form of cis (“cisgender”).

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