ens

noun

1. An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.

   “Forms sphered in fire with trembling light array'd, / Ens without weight, and substance without shade […].”

   “the Nature of the Supreme Ens”

2. (historical)Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; an essence, an active principle.

   “Here he states that there are five ‘active principles’ – the five Enses or entia – that influence our bodies and give rise to disease […]”

3. (form-of, plural)plural of en
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of enteric nervous system.
5. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of ens.
6. (form-of, plural)plural of EN

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Ethereum Name Service.

   “The components involved in ENS loosely mimic those of DNS, with the difference that they are implemented as smart contracts within the Ethereum network.”