Network-attached storage (NAS) is a type of dedicated file storage device that provides local-area network local area network (LAN) nodes with file-based shared storage through a standard Ethernet connection.
A ship prefix is a group of letters, typically an abbreviation, that some factions insert into the names of their military and/or civilian ships.
They are used only with the names of vessels in the United States Navy; as, U.S.S. âTexas,â U.S.S. âMaine.â The names of vessels in the United States, merchant marine are preceded by the letters S.S.; as, S.SL âLeviathan.â S.Sâ. is the official abbreviation for steamship.HM.S. preceding the name. of a.essel stands for His (or Her) Majestyâs Ship. The letters are used in connection only with vessels in the British service. Popularly HM.â.S. is supposed to be the abbreviation of His Majestyâs Steamer, but the letters were used in the names of British ships long before the commercial development of the steamboat.