1. ASIS - Noun
2. ASIS - Proper noun
ASIS (plural ASISs)
(anatomy) Initialism of anterior superior iliac spine.
Coordinate terms: PSIS, AIIS, PIIS
Acronym of Australian Secret Intelligence Service.
Acronym of American Society for Information Science. (pre-2000 name of the Association for Information Science and Technology, still abbreviated as ASIS&T)
Initialism of American Society for Industrial Security.
Abbreviation of Ada Semantic Interface Specification.
Asis (plural Asises)
A surname from Spanish.
Brad Crouch, 'ASIS "Like the KGB"', The Sunday Telegraph, 26 December 1993 On 21 February 1994 Four Corners ran a program which aired the key allegations. Source: Internet
He also made claims regarding ASIS assistance to MI6 in the Falkland conflict, in Hong Kong and in Kuwait for the benefit of British interests (including commercial interests) and potentially to the detriment of Australian interests. Source: Internet
ASIS was at one time referred to as MO9. Source: Internet
By implication, the program queried the extent to which ASIS is or should be accountable to the Minister, to Government and to Parliament. Source: Internet
Four Corners reporter Ross Coulthart made allegations regarding intelligence held by ASIS on Australians. Source: Internet
He claimed that 'ASIS secretly holds tens of thousands of files on Australian citizens, a database completely outside privacy laws'. Source: Internet