SMA or S.M.A. may refer to:
Places
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American Samoa, ITU letter code
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Santa Maria Airport (Azores) (IATA code)
People
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Sergeant Major of the Army, U.S.
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Sima (Chinese surname)
Sima (, ) is a Chinese family name. It is one of the rare two-character Chinese family names; most Chinese family names consist of only a single character. It is an occupational surname, literally meaning "control" (sī) "horses" (mǎ); in a simil ...
, or Sma
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Joshua Falk
Joshua ben Alexander HaCohen Falk (1555 – 29 March 1614) was a Polish Halakhist and Talmudist, best known as the author of the ''Drisha'' and ''Prisha'' commentaries on the ''Arba'ah Turim'' as well as ''Sefer Me'irat Enayim'' (סמ"ע) on ...
, known as ''SM"A''
Finance
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Separately managed account, types of investment account
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Special memorandum account, used regarding US Regulation T
Organisations
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Scouts Musulmans Algériens, the Algerian Muslim Scouts
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Sharjah Museums Authority
The Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA), formerly named Sharjah Museums Department (SMD), is a government agency in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
The organization was established by Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi in 2006. The authority's ...
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SMA Engines
SMA Engines (Société de Motorisations Aéronautiques) is a French manufacturer of Diesel engines for light aircraft, located in Bourges. A subsidiary of Safran, SMA engine production is currently limited to one model, the SMA SR305-230, which ...
, a diesel aircraft engine manufacturer
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SMA Solar Technology
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Society of African Missions, a Catholic missionary organization
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Society of Makeup Artists, post-nominal letters
Education
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Saint Mary's Academy, Dominica
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Sekolah Menengah Atas'', Indonesian for "senior secondary school"
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San Marcos Baptist Academy
San Marcos Academy or SMA (also known as San Marcos Baptist Academy or SMBA) is a private, coeducational, college preparatory Christian school that is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. It is accredited by the Southern As ...
, Texas, US
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Sarasota Military Academy, Florida, US
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Science and Mathematics Academy, a program at Aberdeen High School, Maryland, US
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Staunton Military Academy, Charles Town, Virginia, US
Science, engineering and technology
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Shape-memory alloy, that returns to its shape when heated
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Signal magnitude area
In mathematics, the signal magnitude area (abbreviated SMA or sma) is a statistical measure of the magnitude of a varying quantity.
Definition
The SMA value of a set of values (or a continuous-time waveform) is the normalized integral of the o ...
, a statistical measure of magnitude
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Stone mastic asphalt, a type of road surface
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Styrene maleic anhydride
Styrene maleic anhydride (SMA or SMAnh) is a synthetic polymer that is built-up of styrene and maleic anhydride monomers. The monomers can be almost perfectly alternating, making it an alternating copolymer, but (random) copolymerisation with less ...
, a synthetic polymer
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Submillimeter Array
The Submillimeter Array (SMA) consists of eight diameter radio telescopes arranged as an interferometer for submillimeter wavelength observations. It is the first purpose-built submillimeter interferometer, constructed after successful interfe ...
, radio telescopes in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, US
Computing and electronics
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SMA* (Simplified Memory-bounded Algorithm), a shortest path algorithm
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SMA connector (SubMiniature version A), a coaxial RF connector
* SMA 905 or F-SMA I, SMA 906 or F-SMA II, an
optical fiber connector
* SMA or DO-214AC, a variant of the
DO-214 diode package
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Surface-mount assembly
Surface-mount technology (SMT), originally called planar mounting, is a method in which the electrical components are mounted directly onto the surface of a printed circuit board (PCB). An electrical component mounted in this manner is referred ...
, in electronics
Medicine and biology
* Standard methods agar or
plate count agar
* SMA, several
medical abbreviations
* SMA 12, SMA 20 and SMAC, previous names of
Comprehensive metabolic panel blood tests
* α-SMA or
ACTA2, an actin protein
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Spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting. It is usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood and if left untreated it is the most common genetic ...
, a severe neuromuscular disorder
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Spinal muscular atrophies, a heterogeneous group of rare disorders
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Superior mesenteric artery
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Supplementary motor area, of the primate brain
Mathematics
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Simple moving average, in statistics
Music
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Seoul Music Awards
* "Sma", a 1999 song from the ''
Point No. 1
''Point #1'' is the debut album by American rock band Chevelle, released May 4, 1999. It is the only Chevelle album released by Squint Entertainment and their only collaboration with producer Steve Albini. The album featured a notable single in ...
'' album by band Chevelle
Other uses
* Simulated milk adapted, an
infant formula
**SMA,
Nestlé brand of baby milk
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Southern Sami language (ISO 639-2 language code)
See also
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