Sam, SAM or variants may refer to:

Places

Sam, Benin Sam is a town and arrondissement in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Kandi. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statist ...

* Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso *

Sam, Bourzanga Sam, Burkina Faso is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. It has a population of 2,060.

, Burkina Faso *

Sam, Kongoussi Sam, Kongoussi is a village in the Kongoussi Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bor ...

, Burkina Faso *

Sam, Iran Sham ( fa, شم; also known as Sam) is a village in Negur Rural District, Dashtiari District, Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a coun ...

* Sam,

Teton County, Idaho Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,630. The county seat is Driggs, and the largest city is Victor. The county was established in 1915 and was named after the Teton Mount ...

, United States, a populated place

People and fictional characters

Sam (given name) Sam is a given name or nickname, often used by people named "Samuel," "Samson," and "Samantha". A *Sam Abbas (born 1993), Egyptian film producer and director * Sam Adams (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Adekugbe (born 1995), Canadian socce ...

, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Sam (surname), a list of people with the surname **

Cen (surname) Cen is the Standard Chinese, Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Ts'en in Wade–Giles, and variously as Sam, Sum, Sham, Shum in Cantonese, Gim, Khim, Chim in Taiwanese Hokkien and Ch ...

(岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese **

Shen (surname) __NOTOC__ Shen may refer to: * Shen (Chinese religion) (神), a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, and traditional Chinese medicine; term for god or spirit * Shen (clam-monster) (蜃), a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mi ...

(沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese and other languages

Religious or legendary figures

Sam (Book of Mormon) In the Book of Mormon, Sam was the third son of Lehi, and elder brother to the prophet Nephi. Early in the Book of Mormon, Nephi confided in Sam. Lehi saw Sam in his vision of the tree of life, noting that he ate the precious fruit, symbolizin ...

, elder brother of Nephi *

Sām Sām ( fa, سام), also (sam) transliterated Saam, is a mythical hero of ancient Persia, and an important character in the Shahnameh epic. He was the son of Nariman, grandson of Garshasp and father to Zāl. He was Iran's champion during the rule ...

, a Persian mythical folk hero *

Sam Ziwa In Mandaeism, Sam Ziwa ( myz, ࡎࡀࡌ ࡆࡉࡅࡀ) is an uthra (angel or guardian) from the World of Light. Sam Ziwa is considered to be the Mandaean equivalent of Shem. Sam Mana Smira Sam Ziwa may be identified with Sam Mana Smira (Smir Ziwa ...

, an uthra (angel or celestial being) in Mandaeism

Animals

* Sam (army dog) (died 2000) *

Sam (horse) Sam (1815 – after 1827) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from April 1818 to May 1819 he ran nine times and won three races. In May 1818 he defeated fifteen opponents to record his most important win ...

(b 1815), British Thoroughbred *

Sam (koala) Sam (2005–2007 – 6 August 2009), also known as Sam the Koala, was a female koala from the forests of Mirboo North, Victoria, Mirboo North, Victoria, Australia. She became publicly known when a video and photographs of her being rescued by a ...

(died 2009), rescued after 2009 bush fires in Victoria, Australia *

Sam (orangutan) ''Dunston Checks In'' is a 1996 Canadian-American children's comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis. The film stars Eric Lloyd, Graham Sack, Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and Sam the Orangutan as Dunston. T ...

, in the movie ''Dunston Checks In'' *

Sam (ugly dog) Sam (November 7, 1990 – November 18, 2005) was a blind pure-bred Chinese Crested dog, and three-time champion of the annual Sonoma-Marin Fair World's Ugliest Dog Contest in Northern California in 2003–2005. His ugliness earned him internat ...

(1990–2005), voted the world's ugliest dog in 2003, 2004, and 2005 * Unsinkable Sam (died 1955), a cat which survived the sinking of three ships during World War II

Arts and entertainment

* ''Sam'' (1967 film), a 1976 film directed by Larry Buchanan * ''Sam'' (1986 film), a 1986 documentary film * ''Sam'' (2021 film), a 2021 film directed by Yan England * ''Sam'' (Osvajači album), 1995 * ''Sam'' (Škabo album), 2003 * "Sam" (Olivia Newton-John song), 1977 * ''Sam'' (1973 TV series), a British drama * ''Sam'' (1978 TV series), a US crime drama * ''S.A.M.'' (comics), a French comic book * SAM Awards, for

South Australian Music Awards The South Australian Music Awards, also known as SA Music Awards, commonly SAM Awards, formerly Fowler's Live Music Awards (FLMA), are annual awards that exist to recognise, promote and celebrate excellence in the South Australian contemporary mu ...

Business

Brands and enterprises

SAM (vehicles) The name SAM (not to be confused with ''S.A.M.'', a Swedish automotive company) stands for Stephanos A. Mbaltas (badge 'ΣΑΜ', in Greek, appearing in the logo), the founder of this Greek company, one of several that produced three-wheeler trucks ...

, a Greek truck manufacturer * S.A.M.: Simply About Music, a satellite-driven radio network * SAM, stock ticker of

Boston Beer Company The Boston Beer Company is an American brewery founded in 1984. Boston Beer Company's first brand of beer was named Samuel Adams after Founding Father Samuel Adams, an American revolutionary patriot. Since its founding, Boston Beer has started se ...

, the brewers of Samuel Adams beer *

SAM Colombia SAM (Spanish acronym: ''Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín'') was a Colombian airline. With its main hub at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, SAM operated domestic and international routes and was a subsidiary of Avianca. In 2004, its h ...

, a Colombian airline *

SAM Records SAM Records was a New York-based independent record company active between 1977–1983 and 1989–1991. The label was operated by Sam Weiss and Daniel Glass, who worked as a Vice President. In the late 1970s, Columbia, as a CBS subsidiary, had ...

, an American disco/post-disco record company *

Società Aerea Mediterranea Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM) was an Italian cargo and passenger airline based in Rome, Italy, which operated between 1928 and 1939 as subsidiary of Ala Littoria and between 1959 and 1981 as subsidiary of Alitalia. It was founded on 26 March 1 ...

, an Italian airline 1926-1934 and 1959-1981

Business terminology

Serviceable available market Serviceable addressable market (SAM; also served available market) is the part of the total addressable market (TAM) that can actually be reached. Overview The serviceable available market or served addressable market is more clearly defined as th ...

Shared appreciation mortgage A shared appreciation mortgage or SAM is a Mortgage loan, mortgage in which the lender agrees to receive some or all of the repayment in the form of a share of the increase in value (the appreciation) of the property. In the UK A shared appreciat ...

Social accounting matrix A social accounting matrix (SAM) represents flows of all economic transactions that take place within an economy (regional or national). It is at the core, a matrix representation of the national accounts for a given country, but can be extended to ...

of transactions in an economy * System for Award Management (SAM), U.S. Government supplier database

Languages

Sam languages The Macro-Somali or Somaloid languages, or (in the conception of Bernd Heine, who does not include Baiso), Sam languages, are a branch of the Lowland East Cushitic languages in the classification of those who do not accept the unity of Omo–Tan ...

, comprising Somali, Rendille and Boni *

Sam language Sam, or Songum, is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen S ...

of New Guinea

Museums

Seattle Art Museum The Seattle Art Museum (commonly known as SAM) is an art museum located in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates three major facilities: its main museum in downtown Seattle; the Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM) in Volunteer Park on Cap ...

Singapore Art Museum The Singapore Art Museum (Abbreviation: SAM) is an art museum is located in the Downtown Core district of Singapore. It is the first fully dedicated contemporary visual arts museum in Singapore with one of the world’s most important public co ...

* SAM, museum code for the

South Australian Museum The South Australian Museum is a natural history museum and research institution in Adelaide, South Australia, founded in 1856 and owned by the Government of South Australia. It occupies a complex of buildings on North Terrace in the cultu ...

Organizations

Sahabat Alam Malaysia Sahabat Alam Malaysia (english: "Friends of Nature Malaysia", also known as SAM) is a Malaysian Non-governmental organization, NGO established in 1977 to fight for causes related to the Malaysian Environmental movement, environment. SAM joined Frie ...

, an environmental NGO based in Malaysia *

Scientific Advice Mechanism The Scientific Advice Mechanism is a service created by the European Commission which provides independent science advice directly to European Commissioners to inform their decision-making. The Mechanism consists of two parts: the Group of Chief ...

of the European Commission *

Serve America Movement The Serve America Movement (SAM) was a big tent political organization founded in 2017 by Morgan Stanley lawyer Eric Grossman. The party achieved its first state party in New York with ballot access, but as of November 4, 2021 it lost its ball ...

, an American political party * Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts *

Society of American Magicians The Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.) is the oldest fraternal magic organization in the world. Its purpose is "to advance, elevate, and preserve magic as a performing art, to promote harmonious fellowship throughout the world of magic, and t ...

Science and technology

Biology, chemistry and medicine

* ''

Phytelephas seemannii ''Phytelephas seemannii'', commonly called Panama ivory palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is one of the plants used for vegetable ivory. Names The species epithet ''seemannii'' honors botanist Berthold Carl See ...

'', known in Cuna as '' * ''S''-Adenosyl methionine, a common co-substrate involved in methyl group transfers * SAM, a candidate phylum of bacteria *

Sustained Acoustic Medicine Therapeutic ultrasound refers generally to any type of ultrasonic procedure that uses ultrasound for therapeutic benefit. Physiotherapeutic ultrasound was introduced into clinical practice in the 1950s, with lithotripsy introduced in the 1980s. ...

, a medical treatment for arthritis *

SAMtools SAMtools is a set of utilities for interacting with and post-processing short DNA sequence read alignments in the SAM (Sequence Alignment/Map), BAM (Binary Alignment/Map) and CRAM formats, written by Heng Li. These files are generated as output ...

(for Sequence Alignment Map), a data storage format for DNA sequencing *

Self-assembled monolayer Self-assembled monolayers (SAM) of organic molecules are molecular assemblies formed spontaneously on surfaces by adsorption and are organized into more or less large ordered domains. In some cases molecules that form the monolayer do not interact ...

of amphiphilic molecules *

Shoot apical meristem The meristem is a type of tissue found in plants. It consists of undifferentiated cells (meristematic cells) capable of cell division. Cells in the meristem can develop into all the other tissues and organs that occur in plants. These cells conti ...

, a plant tissue * Significance analysis of microarrays, in DNA microanalysis *

Spore photoproduct lyase Spore photoproduct lyase (''SP lyase'', ''SPL'', ''SplB'', ''SplG'') is a radical SAM enzyme that repairs DNA cross linking of thymine bases caused by UV-radiation. There are several types of thymine cross linking, but SPL specifically targets 5 ...

, an enzyme *

Sorting and assembly machinery The outer mitochondrial membrane is made up of two essential proteins, Tom40 and Sam50. Tom40 Tom40 is a protein import pore required for the import of precursor proteins across the outer mitochondrial membrane, and it makes up part of the trans ...

, a protein complex in the outer mitochondrial membrane *

Segmental arterial mediolysis Segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM) is a rare disorder of the arteries characterized by the development of aneurysms, thrombosis, blood clots, narrowing of the arteries (stenoses), and hematoma, blood collections (hematomas) in the affected distrib ...

, a medical condition affecting the arteries

Physics and astronomy

* Southern Annular Mode of southern hemisphere atmospheric variability *

Swinging Atwood's machine The swinging Atwood's machine (SAM) is a mechanism that resembles a simple Atwood's machine except that one of the masses is allowed to swing in a two-dimensional plane, producing a dynamical system that is chaotic for some system parameters an ...

* SAm, an unbarred

Magellanic spiral Magellanic spiral galaxies are (usually) dwarf galaxies which are classified as the type Sm (and SAm, SBm, SABm). They are galaxies with one single spiral arm, and are named after their prototype, the Large Magellanic Cloud, an SBm galaxy. They ca ...

galaxy

Software and computing

SAM (file format) Sequence Alignment Map (SAM) is a text-based format originally for storing biological sequences aligned to a reference sequence developed by Heng Li and Bob Handsaker ''et al''. It was developed when the 1000 Genomes Project wanted to move aw ...

or Sequence Alignment Map, a data format used in bioinformatics *

Sam (text editor) Sam is a multi-file text editor based on structural regular expressions. It was originally designed in the early 1980s at Bell Labs by Rob Pike with the help of Ken Thompson and other Unix developers for the Blit windowing terminal running on U ...

SAM Coupé Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...

, an 8-bit British home computer *

Microsoft Sam The Microsoft text-to-speech voices are speech synthesizers provided for use with applications that use the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) or the Microsoft Speech Server Platform. There are client, server, and mobile versions of Microsoft text-to-s ...

, a voice for the screen reader in Windows 2000 and XP * Self-Service Automated Machine, A Machine used by people living in Singapore to quench their postal needs * SAM, a New Zealand

chatbot A chatbot or chatterbot is a Software agent, software application used to conduct an on-line chat conversation via text or Speech synthesis, text-to-speech, in lieu of providing direct contact with a live human agent. Designed to convincingly si ...

that discuss politics * SAM Lock Tool, better known as

Syskey The SAM Lock Tool, better known as Syskey (the name of its executable file), is a discontinued component of Windows NT that encrypts the Security Account Manager (SAM) database using a 128-bit RC4 encryption key. First introduced in the Q143475 ...

Sequential access memory In computing, sequential access memory (SAM) is a class of data storage devices that read stored data in a sequence. This is in contrast to random access memory (RAM) where data can be accessed in any order. Sequential access devices are usually a ...

* Simple Anonymous Messaging, a protocol specification used in the

I2P The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is an anonymous network layer (implemented as a mix network) that allows for censorship-resistant, peer-to-peer communication. Anonymous connections are achieved by encrypting the user's traffic (by using ...

network layer *

Simulation for Automatic Machinery Simulation for Automatic Machinery or SAM were two unique minicomputers built by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (NDRE) in the mid-1960s. SAM 1, built between 1962 and 1964, was the first Norwegian-built programmable computer. It featur ...

, two minicomputers * Software asset management * Software Automatic Mouth, speech synthesis program * Synchronous Address Multiplexer, a chip in some 8-bit computers; see *

Syriac Abbreviation Mark The Syriac Abbreviation Mark is a Unicode Control character (U+070F) that forms part of the Syriac script block. In Syriac, words are sometimes written in an abbreviated form, omitting some of the last letters. In such cases, a special overline is ...

, a Unicode control character

Security

SAM card A secure access module or secure application module (SAM) is a piece of cryptographic hardware typically used by smart card card readers to perform mutual key authentication. SAMs can be used to manage access in a variety of contexts, such as pub ...

(Security Authentication Module card), holding cryptographic keys *

Secure access module A secure access module or secure application module (SAM) is a piece of cryptographic hardware typically used by smart card card readers to perform mutual key authentication. SAMs can be used to manage access in a variety of contexts, such as pub ...

Security Account Manager The Security Account Manager (SAM) is a database file in Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 that stores users' passwords. It can be used to authenticate local and remote users. Beginning with Windows 2000 SP4, Active Directory a ...

in Microsoft Windows

Other

Scanning acoustic microscope A scanning acoustic microscope (SAM) is a device which uses focused sound to investigate, measure, or image an object (a process called scanning acoustic tomography). It is commonly used in failure analysis and non-destructive evaluation. It a ...

Sample Analysis at Mars Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) is a suite of instruments on the Mars Science Laboratory ''Curiosity'' rover. The SAM instrument suite will analyze organics and gases from both atmospheric and solid samples. It was developed by the NASA Goddard S ...

, on the Curiosity rover * Scanning Auger microscope in

Auger electron spectroscopy file:HD.6C.037 (11856519893).jpg, A Hanford Site, Hanford scientist uses an Auger electron spectrometer to determine the elemental composition of surfaces. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES; pronounced in French) is a common analytical technique us ...

Scheduled Ancient Monument In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...

, commonly used name for British archaeological designation * Small article monitor, screening for radioactive contamination * Sparse antimagic square, in mathematics * Stop action magnet in a pipe organ *

Surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...

, a type of missile

Sports

Sam (mascot) Sam the Olympic Eagle was the mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics which were held in Los Angeles. He is a bald eagle, the national bird of the host nation, the United States. Intended as a patriotic symbol, being named Sam also suggests a kinsh ...

, 1984 Summer Olympics *

Strongside linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, pla ...

, gridiron football nickname *

Sam Maguire Cup The Sam Maguire Cup ( ga, Chorn Sam Mhic Uidhir), often referred to as Sam or The Sam , is a trophy awarded annually by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) to the team that wins the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the main competiti ...

, often known as "Sam", of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in gaelic football

Other uses

Tropical Storm Sam The name Sam or Samuel has been used for five tropical cyclones worldwide, one in the Atlantic Ocean, two in the Western Pacific Ocean, and one in the Australian region of the Indian Ocean. In the North Atlantic: * Hurricane Sam, Hurricane Sam (202 ...

, various storms named Sam * Sandy Area Metro, Oregon, US *

Sam FM (disambiguation) Sam FM may refer to: * S.A.M.: Simply About Music, a 24-hour satellite-driven format produced by Westwood One * Sam FM (South Coast), an adult hits format radio station broadcasting to a stretch of the English South Coast * Sam FM (Bristol), an Eng ...

Schule am Meer Schule am Meer, English language, Engl. ''School by the Sea'', Hebrew language, Hebrew בית ספר ליד הים, also known as ''S.a.M.'' or ''SaM'', was a private, Holistic education, holistically oriented Mixed-sex education, coed Progres ...

(S.a.M. or SaM), a former boarding school in Juist, East Frisian islands, Free State of Prussia, German Reich *

Special administrative measure A special administrative measure (SAM) is a process under United States law (; see also USAMbr>title 9 chapter 24— Requests for Special Confinement Conditions) whereby the United States Attorney General may direct the United States Bureau of Pri ...

s, in US law * ''Sam'', in Indian classical music, the first count of a '' tala'' * SAM, IATA airport code for Salamo Airport in Papua, New Guinea * SAM, IOC and FIFA country code for

American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the International ...