| Acronym | Definition |
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| LADS | Local Area Development Scheme (India) |
| LADS | Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (system) |
| LADS | Large Acceptance Detector System |
| LADS | Languages, Methodologies and Development Tools for Multi-Agent Systems (Workshop) |
| LADS | Laundry Advanced System (Army water-based mobile field laundry unit) |
| LADS | Liquidated and Ascertained Damages (construction contract) |
| LADS | Local Area Data Service |
| LADS | Levy Animal Drawing Story (art therapy) |
| LADS | Location Aware Devices & Services |
| LADS | Low Altitude Demonstration System |
| LADS | Lightweight Air Defense System |
| LADS | Laser Air Defense System |
| LADS | Launch Area Determination System |
| LADS | Limited Air Defense System |
| LADS | Lateinamerikanische Diaspora Schweiz (German: Latin American Diaspora Switzerland) |