ins

1. pluralplural of in

1. computinginsert

plural INSs

1. abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of isolated neutron star.
2. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of inertial navigation system.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of iodine number saponification.

1. USabbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of Immigration and Naturalization Service.

   I began to call the INS regularly to check up on the status of my application. I got the proverbial "run-around," and this effort only confirmed my suspicion that the INS was sitting on my application.

   1986, Gilberto Gerald, “With My Head Held Up High”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology

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   Rudi Dekkers of Huffman Aviation, where Atta, 33, and Al-Shehhi, 23, first trained in July 2000, showed the yellow INS forms to CNN during an interview Monday. Dekkers said he was surprised to get the forms at such a late date.

   2002 March 12, Mark Potter, Rich Phillips, “Six months after Sept. 11, hijackers' visa approval letters received”, in CNN, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2019

2. IndiaabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Indian Naval Ship.

1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of Insert.

1. ChinaabbreviationclippingClipping of Instagram.

   Ins story

   Synonyms: IG