title: DSM
text: # DSM
  
  DSM or dsm may refer to:
  
  ## Science and technology
  
  * Deep space maneuver
  * Design structure matrix or dependency structure matrix, a representation of a system or project
  * Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
     * DSM-5, the fifth edition of the DSM
  * Digital Standard MUMPS, a version of the MUMPS programming language created by Digital Equipment Corporation
  * Digital surface model, another term for digital elevation model, used to digitally map topography
  * DiskStation Manager, a Linux-based operating system used by Synology
  * Distributed shared memory, software and hardware implementations in which each cluster node accesses a large shared memory
  * Door status monitor, a device that reads whether a door is open or closed
  * Dynamic scattering mode, a principle used by the first operational liquid-crystal display
  * Dynamic spectrum management, a technique to increase bandwidth over DSL
  * Doctor of Medicine, awarded as specialized or surgical medicine (D.SM)
  
  ## Organisations and economics
  
  * DSM (company), a Dutch multinational life sciences and materials sciences company
  * Demand side management, actions that influence energy use by consumers
  * Diamond-Star Motors, a former automobile-manufacturing venture
  * Doha Securities Market, former name of the Qatar Exchange stock market
  * Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, an organization that collects microorganisms
  
  ### Politics
  
  * Democratic Socialist Movement (Nigeria), a political organisation in Nigeria
  * Democratic Socialist Movement (South Africa), a political organisation in South Africa
  
  ### Education
  
  * Deutsche Schule Madrid (Colegio Alemán Madrid), a German international school in Madrid, Spain
  * Deutsche Schule Montevideo (Colegio Alemán de Montevideo), a German international school in Montevideo, Uruguay
  * German School of Milan (Deutsche Schule Mailand), a German international school in Milan, Italy
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Des Moines International Airport (IATA code)
  * Distinguished Service Medal (disambiguation)
  * Deputy Stage Manager, a position in theatre production
  * Team DSM (men's team), a professional cycling team
  