| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| DWS | Department of Workforce Services (Wyoming) |
| DWS | Deep Water Soloing (rock climbing) |
| DWS | Dishwasher Safe |
| DWS | Developing Web Services |
| DWS | Dynamic Web Site |
| DWS | Dedicated Web Server |
| DWS | Data Warehouse Striping |
| DWS | Data Web Services |
| DWS | Drawing Standard |
| DWS | Dynamic Web Server |
| DWS | Dynamic Web Solutions |
| DWS | Data Warehouse Services |
| DWS | Digital Web Services |
| DWS | Debian Weekly News |
| DWS | Distributed Web Proxy Simulator |
| DWS | Distributed Web Server |
| DWS | Distributed Wireless Solution |
| DWS | Data Warehouse Software |
| DWS | Division of Workforce Solutions (Wisconsin) |
| DWS | Data Warehouse System |
| DWS | Dallas Wind Symphony (Dallas, TX) |
| DWS | Dandy-Walker Syndrome |
| DWS | Driving While Suspended |
| DWS | Drinking Water Standard |
| DWS | Department of Women's Studies (various locations) |
| DWS | Denton Wilde Sapte (law firm; UK) |
| DWS | Disney Worldwide Services (various locations) |
| DWS | Driving While Stupid |
| DWS | Dimensioning, Weighing and Scanning (packaging) |
| DWS | domestic water supply |
| DWS | Dale Warland Singers (St. Paul, MN) |
| DWS | Doom Wad Station (various locations) |
| DWS | Dats Wassup |
| DWS | Disaster Warning Satellite (US NASA) |
| DWS | Disaster Warning System |
| DWS | Doo Wop Society |
| DWS | Detectable Warning Systems, Inc. (Jacksonville, FL) |
| DWS | Dublin Wind Symphony (Dublin, OH) |
| DWS | Dynamic Workflow Solutions (UK) |
| DWS | Driver Work Space (printers) |
| DWS | Diffusion Wave Spectroscopy |
| DWS | Dialable Wideband Service |
| DWS | Distributed Wargaming System |
| DWS | Discipline Without Stress |
| DWS | Drawing Standard (computer file) |
| DWS | Dean's Workstation |
| DWS | Dripping with Sarcasm |
| DWS | domestic water system |
| DWS | Diablo Wind Symphony |
| DWS | [not an acronym] (formerly Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wertpapier-Sparen; German: German Society of Investment Savings) |
| DWS | Doppler Wind Sensor |
| DWS | Diamond Water Spade (UK band) |
| DWS | Direct Wafer Stepping |
| DWS | Digital Waveform Synthesizer |
| DWS | Development Work Statement |
| DWS | Direct Wet Seedbed |
| DWS | Digital Warrior School |
| DWS | Department of Welfare Services |
| DWS | Defensive Weapons System |
| DWS | Design Work-Study |
| DWS | Diploma Wine and Spirits (Wine and Spirit Education Trust) |
| DWS | Disappearing Woman Syndrome (from a book by Beverly Engel) |
| DWS | Direct Radiating Super Woofer (speakers) |