Was Explained

Was or WAS may refer to:

• Was, a past-tense form of the English copular verb to be

People

• David Was (born c. 1952), the stage name of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Weiss
• Don Was (born 1952), the stage name of bass guitarist, record producer, and recording executive Donald Fagenson
• W. A. Sibly (1882–1959), headmaster and vegetarianism activist, who was also known by his initials W. A. S.

In arts and entertainment

• Was (novel), by Geoff Ryman, 1992
• "Was", a short story in William Faulkner's Go Down, Moses
• Was??, a musical composition by Folke Rabe
• Was (Not Was), an American pop group led by David and Don Was

Software

• IBM WebSphere Application Server
• Windows Activation Services, a container for hosting WCF services

In reference to Washington, D.C.

• All airports serving the Washington, D.C. area (IATA airport code)
• Washington Union Station (Amtrak station code)
• The city's major professional sports teams
  • Washington Commanders of the National Football League
  • Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association
  • Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League
  • Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball

Other uses

• Was-sceptre, an Egyptian symbol
• Was (horse)
• We Are Singaporeans, a game show
• Wearne's Air Service, an early Malayan airline
• Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome, an X-linked recessive disease
• World Association for Sexual Health

See also

• Wass (disambiguation)
• WA (disambiguation)