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 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 rul ...

, 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), in the movie ''Dunston Checks In'' * Sam (ugly dog) (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

Business

Brands and enterprises

* SAM (vehicles), a Greek truck manufacturer * S.A.M.: Simply About Music, a satellite-driven radio network * SAM, stock ticker of Boston Beer Company, 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, 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 * Social accounting matrix of transactions in an economy * System for Award Management (SAM), U.S. Government supplier database

Languages

* Sam languages, comprising Somali, Rendille and Boni * Sam language 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, 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

Science and technology

Biology, chemistry and medicine

* ''Phytelephas seemannii'', known in Cuna as '' * S-Adenosyl methionine, ''S''-Adenosyl methionine, a common co-substrate involved in methyl group transfers * SAM, a Bacterial phyla#Uncultivated Phyla and metagenomics, candidate phylum of bacteria * Sustained Acoustic Medicine, a medical treatment for arthritis * SAMtools (for Sequence Alignment Map), a data storage format for DNA sequencing * Self-assembled monolayer of amphiphilic molecules * Shoot apical meristem, a plant tissue * Significance analysis of microarrays, in DNA microanalysis * Spore photoproduct lyase, an enzyme * Sorting and assembly machinery, a protein complex in the outer mitochondrial membrane * Segmental arterial mediolysis, a medical condition affecting the arteries

Physics and astronomy

* Southern Annular Mode of southern hemisphere atmospheric variability * Swinging Atwood's machine * SAm, an unbarred Magellanic spiral galaxy

Software and computing

* SAM (file format) or Sequence Alignment Map, a data format used in bioinformatics * Sam (text editor) * SAM Coupé, an 8-bit British home computer * Microsoft Sam, 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#Politics, chatbot that discuss politics * SAM Lock Tool, better known as Syskey * Sequential access memory * Simple Anonymous Messaging, a protocol specification used in the I2P network layer * Simulation for Automatic Machinery, 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, a Unicode control character

Security

* SAM card (Security Authentication Module card), holding cryptographic keys * Secure access module * Security Account Manager in Microsoft Windows

Other

* Scanning acoustic microscope * Sample Analysis at Mars, on the Curiosity rover * Scanning Auger microscope in Auger electron spectroscopy * Scheduled monument, Scheduled Ancient Monument, 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 type of missile

Sports

* Sam (mascot), 1984 Summer Olympics * Strongside linebacker, gridiron football nickname * Sam Maguire Cup, often known as "Sam", of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in gaelic football

Other uses

* Tropical Storm Sam, various storms named Sam * Sandy Area Metro, Oregon, US * Sam FM (disambiguation) * Schule am Meer (S.a.M. or SaM), a former boarding school in Juist, East Frisian islands, Free State of Prussia, German Reich * Special administrative measures, in US law * ''Sam'', in Indian classical music, the first count of a ''Tala (music), tala'' * SAM, IATA airport code for Salamo Airport in Papua, New Guinea * SAM, IOC and FIFA country code for American Samoa