DLS

DLS or D.L.S. may refer to:

Education

• De La Salle (disambiguation), several educational institutions typically affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools founded by French Priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
• Doctor of Liberal Studies, an academic degree
• Doctor of Library Science, an academic degree in library science

Law

• Downtown Legal Services, a student legal clinic operating in Toronto, Canada
• Directorate Legal Services or Royal Air Force Legal Branch (RAFLB), the uniformed legal service provider for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom

Politics

• Democratic Left Scotland, a political organisation in Scotland
• Danmarks Liberale Studerende or Liberal Students of Denmark, a political student organization in Denmark
• Disability Law Service, a disability charity, the organisation provides legal adviceincluding civil legal aid supporting disabled people in England and Wales.

Sciences

Astronomy

• Deep Lens Survey, an optical survey used to produce maps of the large-scale structure of the mass distribution beyond the local universe

Chemistry and physics

• Dynamic light scattering, a measurement for determining the size distribution of small particles

Computers

• Depth-limited search, a modification of depth-first search algorithm
• DLS format, a family of standardized file formats for digital musical instrument sound banks
• Dynamic Languages Symposium, an Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on programming conference

Geography

• Dominion Land Survey, the method used to divide most of Western Canada into one-square-mile sections for agricultural and other purposes

Transportation

• Columbia Gorge Regional Airport or The Dalles Municipal Airport, IATA airport code

Other uses

• DLS Svenska AB, a Swedish car audio manufacturer
• Daylight saving time, a time convention used in many countries to take advantage of the extra sunlight in the summer
• Dynamic Label Segment, a system for sending additional information alongside a Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) signal.