Global Registry Services. The set of Global Services for registration and resolution of global XRIs using the XRI Global Context Symbols (GCS), including Global I-Name Services and Global I-Number Services.
Global Resource Serialization. z/OS subsystem for sharing resources in a multisystem environment, including a sysplex, to ensure data integrity. See also Dequeue, Enqueue.
Acronym for 'gender reconstructive surgery.' Also called SRS / Sexual Reassignment Surgery. A surgical procedure whereby the sex organs of a person are refashioned to that of the gender in which they identify.
A large high pressure storm system on Jupiter akin to a cyclone on earth. It is almost three times the diameter of the earth, produces winds of up to 400km/h and has been raging for at least 300 years. It transits the face of Jupiter every 8 hours.
GENERAL RECORDS SCHEDULE. A NARA-issued schedule governing the disposition of specified records common to several or all agencies. See also RECORDS SCHEDULE, STANDARD FORM 115.
Geographic Response Strategies. oil spill response plans tailored to protect a specific environmentally sensitive area from impacts following an oil spill