SMA or S.M.A. may refer to:

Places

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 ...

, ITU letter code *

Santa Maria Airport (Azores) Santa Maria Airport is an international airport located west northwest of the urbanized area of Vila do Porto on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores. A principal hub in transatlantic travel until th ...

(IATA code)

People

Sergeant Major of the Army The Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) is a unique non-commissioned rank and position of office in the United States Army. The holder of this rank and position is the most senior enlisted soldier in the Army, unless an enlisted soldier is servin ...

, U.S. *

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 *

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

Separately managed account In the investment management industry, a separately managed account (SMA) is any of several different types of investment accounts. For example, an SMA may be an individual managed investment account; these are often offered by a brokerage firm t ...

, types of investment account *

Special memorandum account Special memorandum account (SMA) is a margin credit account used for calculating US Regulation T requirements on brokerage accounts. In addition to Initial Margin In finance, margin is the collateral that a holder of a financial instrument h ...

, used regarding US Regulation T

Organisations

* Scouts Musulmans Algériens, the Algerian Muslim Scouts * Sharjah Museums Authority *

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, whic ...

, a diesel aircraft engine manufacturer *

SMA Solar Technology SMA Solar Technology AG (meaning System, Mess and Anlagentechnik) is a German solar energy equipment supplier founded in 1981 and headquartered in Niestetal, Northern Hesse, Germany. SMA is a producer and manufacturer of solar inverters for photo ...

Society of African Missions The Society of African Missions ( la, Societas Missionum ad Afros; ) abbreviated SMA, also known as the SMA Fathers, is a Catholic religious Society of Apostolic Life of pontifical right for men founded by Melchior de Marion Brésillac in 1856. ...

, a Catholic missionary organization *

Society of Makeup Artists The Society of Makeup Artists was a professional organization, based in the US. Hollywood cinema credits following a makeup artist member would be designated with SMA (similar to MPSE or ACE). Among the presidents of the organization was John ...

, post-nominal letters

Education

* Saint Mary's Academy, Dominica * '' Sekolah Menengah Atas'', Indonesian for "senior secondary school" *

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 *

Sarasota Military Academy Sarasota Military Academy (SMA) is a military academy charter school founded in 2002 in Sarasota, Florida. The academy consists of a middle school and a high school. The school's athletic teams compete as the Eagles. Other extracurricular activitie ...

, Florida, US *

Science and Mathematics Academy Aberdeen High School is a public high school in Aberdeen, Maryland, United States. It is a part of the Harford County Public Schools. Test performance Aberdeen High School's performance on the Maryland High School Assessment test is close to equi ...

, a program at Aberdeen High School, Maryland, US * Former

Staunton Military Academy Staunton Military Academy was a private all-male military school located in Staunton, Virginia. Founded in 1884, the academy closed in 1976. The school was highly regarded for its academic and military programs, and many notable American political ...

, Charles Town, Virginia, US

Science, engineering and technology

Shape-memory alloy In metallurgy, a shape-memory alloy (SMA) is an alloy that can be deformed when cold but returns to its pre-deformed ("remembered") shape when heated. It may also be called memory metal, memory alloy, smart metal, smart alloy, or muscle wire. P ...

, that returns to its shape when heated * Signal magnitude area, a statistical measure of magnitude *

Stone mastic asphalt Stone mastic asphalt (SMA), also called stone-matrix asphalt, was developed in Germany in the 1960s with the first SMA pavements being placed in 1968 near Kiel. It provides a deformation-resistant, durable surfacing material, suitable for heavily t ...

, a type of road surface *

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 * Submillimeter Array, radio telescopes in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, US

Computing and electronics

SMA* SMA* or Simplified Memory Bounded A* is a shortest path algorithm based on the A* algorithm. The main advantage of SMA* is that it uses a bounded memory, while the A* algorithm might need exponential memory. All other characteristics of SMA* a ...

(Simplified Memory-bounded Algorithm), a shortest path algorithm *

SMA connector SMA (''SubMiniature version A'') connectors are semi-precision coaxial RF connectors developed in the 1960s as a minimal connector interface for coaxial cable with a screw-type coupling mechanism. The connector has a 50 Ω impedance. SMA ...

(SubMiniature version A), a coaxial RF connector * SMA 905 or F-SMA I, SMA 906 or F-SMA II, an

optical fiber connector An optical fiber connector joins optical fibers, and enables quicker connection and disconnection than splicing. The connectors mechanically couple and align the cores of fibers so light can pass. Better connectors lose very little light due ...

* SMA or DO-214AC, a variant of the

DO-214 DO-214 is a standard that specifies a group of semiconductor packages for surface-mounted diodes. Overview The standard includes multiple package variants: * DO-214AA, also known as SMB, is the middle size. * DO-214AB, also known as SMC, is the ...

diode package * Surface-mount assembly, in electronics

Medicine and biology

* Standard methods agar or

plate count agar Plate Count Agar (PCA), also called Standard Methods Agar (SMA), is a microbiological growth medium commonly used to assess or to monitor "total" or viable bacterial growth of a sample. PCA is not a selective medium. The total number of living a ...

* SMA, several medical abbreviations * SMA 12, SMA 20 and SMAC, previous names of

Comprehensive metabolic panel The comprehensive metabolic panel, or chemical screen (CMP; CPT code 80053), is a panel of 14 blood tests that serves as an initial broad medical screening tool. The CMP provides a rough check of kidney function, liver function, diabetic and p ...

blood tests * α-SMA or

ACTA2 ACTA2 (actin alpha 2) is an actin protein with several aliases including alpha-actin, alpha-actin-2, aortic smooth muscle or alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA, SMactin, alpha-SM-actin, ASMA). Actins are a family of globular multi-functional prote ...

, an actin protein *

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 *

Spinal muscular atrophies Spinal muscular atrophies (SMAs) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare debilitating disorders characterised by the degeneration of lower motor neurons (neuronal cells situated in the anterior horn of the spinal cord) and ...

, a heterogeneous group of rare disorders *

Superior mesenteric artery In human anatomy, the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) is an artery which arises from the anterior surface of the abdominal aorta, just inferior to the origin of the celiac trunk, and supplies blood to the intestine from the lower part of the ...

Supplementary motor area The supplementary motor area (SMA) is a part of the motor cortex of primates that contributes to the control of movement. It is located on the midline surface of the hemisphere just in front of (anterior to) the primary motor cortex leg representa ...

, of the primate brain

Mathematics

Simple moving average In statistics, a moving average (rolling average or running average) is a calculation to analyze data points by creating a series of averages of different subsets of the full data set. It is also called a moving mean (MM) or rolling mean and is ...

, in statistics

Music

Seoul Music Awards The Seoul Music Awards (; SMA) is a major South Korean music awards show presented by the newspaper ''Sports Seoul''. The award winners are selected based on a combination of criteria, including music sales, popular votes, and expert judges' op ...

* "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 Infant formula, baby formula, or simply formula (American English); or baby milk, infant milk or first milk (British English), is a manufactured food designed and marketed for feeding to babies and infants under 12 months of age, usually prepar ...

**SMA, Nestlé brand of baby milk *

Southern Sami language Southern may refer to: Businesses * China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China * Southern Airways, defunct US airline * Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US * Southern Airways Express, M ...

(ISO 639-2 language code)