Foss

Foss or FOSS may refer to:

Acronyms

• Forum of Small States (FOSS), grouping of countries at the United Nations
• Free and open-source software (FOSS)
  • FOSS movement in India (1990s–2000s), a campaign in India to promote Free and Open Source Software
    • FOSS.IN (2001–2012), an annual FOSS conference in Bangalore, India
• Full-Option Science System (FOSS), a science curriculum

Companies

• Foss A/S, a Danish analytical instrument company
• Foss Brewery, a former brewery in Oslo, Norway
• Foss Maritime, an American tugboat and shipping company
• Foss Slipeskivefabrikk, a former industrial company in Fet, Norway

Historic houses

Each in the United States

• Horatio G. Foss House, Auburn, Maine
• Foss House (New Brighton, Minnesota)
• Foss and Wells House, Jordan, Minnesota
• Levi Foss House, Goodwins Mills, Maine

People

Surname

• Foss (surname), includes a list of notable people with the surname

Given name

• Foss O. Eldred (1884–1956), American educator and politician in Michigan
• Foss Leach (born 1942), New Zealand archaeologist
• Foss Shanahan (1910–1964), New Zealand diplomat
• Foss Westcott (1863–1949), English bishop

Fictional characters

• Foss Gly, a character from the Clive Cussler novels Night Probe! and Cyclops

Places

United Kingdom

• Foss Dyke, a canal in Lincolnshire, England
• River Foss, a river in North Yorkshire, England

United States

• Foss, Oklahoma, a town
  • Foss State Park
• Foss, Oregon, an unincorporated community
• Foss Glacier, a glacier on Mount Hinman, Washington
• Foss Peak, Tatoosh Range, Washington
• Foss River, a river in Washington

Elsewhere

• Foss-Eikeland, a village in Sandnes, Norway

Other uses

• Foss, another term for a waterfall
• Foss (band), an El Paso, Texas-based rock band
• Foss (cat), the pet of Edward Lear
• Il-Foss, a football ground in Ħaż-Żabbar, Malta
• USS Foss (DE-59), a US Navy ship

See also

• All pages with titles containing Foss
• All pages with titles beginning with Foss
• Fosse (disambiguation)
• Fosses (disambiguation)