- YDS stands for Yale Divinity School
- YDS stands for Youth Development Specialist (various organizations)
- YDS stands for Yahoo! Desktop Search
- YDS stands for You Don’t Say
- YDS stands for Yosemite Decimal System
- YDS stands for Young Democratic Socialists
- YDS stands for Youth Development Scheme (UK)
- YDS stands for Yorkshire Dialect Society
- YDS stands for Yogi Divine Society (India)
- YDS stands for Youngest Dear Son
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