Files with the DSS extension identify compressed audio files created in the Digital Speech Standard (DSS). The DSS format is the standard format utilized by the International Voice Association (IVA). DSS files contain audio data that is used by various speech recognition software applications and voice recorders. DSS files may be opened and edited with compatible audio software applications.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hydrologic Engineering Center Data Storage System, or HEC-DSS, is a database system designed to efficiently store and retrieve scientific data that is typically sequential. Such data types include, but are not limited to, time series data, curve data, spatial-oriented gridded data, and others. The system was designed to make it easy for users and application programs to retrieve and store data. HEC-DSS is incorporated into most of HEC’s major application programs.
Windows screensaver file; used by Windows to run a screensaver animation or movie when the computer is inactive for a certain amount of time (which can be set by the user); adds additional screensavers to the list available in the Screensaver tab of the Displays control panel.