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This article is about the initialism or acronym «ASA». For the word, see Asa.

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ASA as an abbreviation or initialism may refer to:

Biology and medicine[edit]

• Accessible surface area of a biomolecule, accessible to a solvent
• Acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin
• Advanced surface ablation, refractive eye surgery
• Anterior spinal artery, the blood vessel which supplies the anterior portion of the spinal cord
• Antisperm antibodies, antibodies against sperm antigens
• Argininosuccinic aciduria, a disorder of the urea cycle
• ASA physical status classification system, rating of patients undergoing anesthesia

Education and research[edit]

• African Studies Association of the United Kingdom
• African Studies Association
• Alandica Shipping Academy, Åland Islands, Finland
• Albany Students’ Association, at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
• Alexander-Smith Academy, in Houston, Texas
• Alpha Sigma Alpha, U.S. national sorority
• American Society for Aesthetics, philosophical organization
• American Student Assistance, national non-profit organization
• American Studies Association
• Arizona School for the Arts
• Armenian Sisters Academy
• Association of Social Anthropologists
• Astronomical Society of Australia
• Austrian Studies Association

Organizations[edit]

• Acoustical Society of America, international scientific society
• Advertising Standards Authority (disambiguation), advertising regulators in several countries
• Aid to Southeast Asia, a non-governmental organization
• American Scientific Affiliation, an organization of Christians in science
• American Society of Agronomy
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• American Society of Appraisers
• American Sociological Association
• American Staffing Association
• American Standards Association, a former name of the American National Standards Institute
• American Statistical Association
• American Synesthesia Association
• Americans for Safe Access, marijuana law reform group
• Association for Social Advancement, microfinance institution, Bangladesh
• Association for the Study of Abortion
• Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan
• Association of Southeast Asia
• Australian Society of Authors
• Australian Space Agency
• Austrian Service Abroad
• Autism Society of America
• United States Army Security Agency

Sports[edit]

• Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense, Brazilian soccer club
• Alliance Sport Alsace, French basketball club
• Amateur Softball Association, former name of the governing body now known as USA Softball
• Amateur Swimming Association, former name of Swim England
• American Sailing Association
• American Samoa, IOC country code
• American Speed Association, motorsports sanctioning body
• American Sportscasters Association
• Arizona Soccer Association
• Athletics South Africa, the national governing body for the sport of athletics in South Africa
• Atlético Sport Aviação, Angolan multisports club
• United States Adult Soccer Association

Transportation[edit]

• ASA (automobile), Italian marque of automobiles (Autocostruzioni Società per Azioni)
• ASA Aluminium Body, Argentinian manufacturer of replicas of sports cars
• Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, Mexican airport operator
• African Safari Airways, airline company based in East Africa
• Air services agreement, bilateral agreement to allow international commercial air transport services between signatories
• Atlantic Southeast Airlines, in Atlanta area, Georgia
• Airline Superintendents Association, of Trinidad & Tobago
• Airservices Australia, air traffic management and related services provider for Australia
• The International Civil Aviation Organization’s code for Alaska Airlines

Other[edit]

• ASA («American Standards Association») a measure of film speed in photography, later replaced by the ISO standard
• Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, a plastic polymer
• Adaptive simulated annealing, optimization algorithm
• Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliances)
• Allied States of America, a fictional American nation in the television show Jericho
• Allmennaksjeselskap, the designation for a Norwegian public limited company
• Anti-Soviet agitation, a criminal offense in the Soviet Union
• ASA carriage control characters, a system used for controlling mainframe line printers
• Assistant state’s attorney, a title for attorneys working in the state’s attorney’s office in the United States
• As-salamu alaykum, a greeting in Arabic that means «peace be upon you»
• Auditory scene analysis, a proposed model for the basis of auditory perception

See also[edit]

• Åsa (disambiguation)

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ASA	As Soon As Internet » Chat	Rate it:
ASA	American Statistical Association Community » Non-Profit Organizations — and more…	Rate it:
ASA	American Sociological Association Community » Non-Profit Organizations — and more…	Rate it:
ASA	American Society of Anesthesiologists Medical » Hospitals — and more…	Rate it:
ASA	Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares International » Mexican	Rate it:
ASA	Amateur Softball Association Sports » Softball	Rate it:
ASA	Amateur Swimming Association Sports » Swimming	Rate it:
ASA	Adaptive Server Anywhere Computing » Networking	Rate it:
ASA	Acoustical Society of America Community » Non-Profit Organizations — and more…	Rate it:
ASA	Automotive Service Association Governmental » Transportation — and more…	Rate it:
ASA	American Sailing Association Sports » Sailing	Rate it:
ASA	American Standards Association Business » Professional Organizations — and more…	Rate it:
ASA	Autism Society of America Community » Non-Profit Organizations	Rate it:
ASA	African Students Association Academic & Science » Universities	Rate it:
ASA	Accredited Senior Appraiser Business » Occupation & Positions	Rate it:
ASA	Asian Students Association Academic & Science » Universities	Rate it:
ASA	Assistant Secretary of the Army Governmental » Military — and more…	Rate it:
ASA	A S A, Ltd. Business » NYSE Symbols	Rate it:
ASA	American Speed Association Sports — and more…	Rate it:
ASA	Accessible Surface Area Academic & Science » Physics	Rate it:
ASA	Adaptive Security Algorithm Computing » Cyber & Security — and more…	Rate it:
ASA	Austrian Space Agency Governmental » NASA	Rate it:
ASA	Army Security Agency Governmental » Military	Rate it:
ASA	American Softball Association Sports » Softball	Rate it:
ASA	Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate Miscellaneous » Plastics	Rate it:

Acronym Definition ASA American Standards Association (now ANSI) ASA Angle Side Angle (geometry) ASA Alcohol and Substance Abuse (various organizations) ASA Adult Substance Abuse (various organizations) ASA Amateur Softball Association ASA Adaptive Security Appliance (Cisco) ASA Automotive Service Association ASA Advertising Standards Authority (UK) ASA American Society on Aging ASA Amateur Swimming Association (UK) ASA Autism Society of America ASA Americans for Safe Access ASA Adaptive Server Anywhere ASA American Soybean Association ASA American Statistical Association ASA American Society of Appraisers ASA American Sailing Association ASA American Sociological Association ASA American Studies Association ASA American Speed Association (stock car racing sanctioning organization) ASA American Staffing Association ASA As Soon As ASA African Studies Association ASA Atlantic Southeast Airlines (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc.) ASA Assistant Secretary of the Army ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists ASA Acoustical Society of America ASA Alaska Airlines (ICAO code) ASA American Supply Association ASA American Society of Agronomy ASA Adult Sexual Assault ASA Alexander-Smith Academy (Houston, TX) ASA American Subcontractors Association (Alexandria, VA) ASA American Stroke Association ASA American Scientific Affiliation ASA Acetylsalicylic Acid (aspirin) ASA American Sportfishing Association ASA Asian Students Association ASA American Student Assistance ASA After School Art (various locations) ASA After School Activity (various schools) ASA Advertising Standards Agency ASA Australian Society of Authors ASA Army Security Agency ASA Average Speed of Answer ASA Accredited Senior Appraiser ASA Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (México) ASA Applied Science Associates, Inc. ASA Aviation Supplies & Academics ASA Aminosalicylic Acid ASA Academic and Student Affairs (various schools) ASA Anti-Sperm Antibody ASA American Sleep Association (est. 2002) ASA Agent Systems and Applications ASA Association Suisse d’Assurances (Swiss Insurance Association) ASA Association of Social Anthropologists ASA Adaptive Sports Association (Durango, CO) ASA Average Sunday Attendance (churches) ASA Adaptive Simulated Annealing ASA Audi Side Assist ASA Automated Service Agents ASA anti Spam Agent ASA Automation Systems Architecture ASA American Standards Association ASA Advance Separated Absorbed System ASA anti Spam Alliance ASA Automated Support Assistant ASA Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Autocad Support Assistance ASA Advertising Standards Authority ASA Alice Sweet Alice ASA Australian Society of Archivists ASA Assistant System Administrator (various locations) ASA Air Stagnation Advisory ASA Advanced Signal Analysis (Siemens technology) ASA Airservices Australia ASA Association Sportive Automobile (French: Motor Sports Association) ASA American Society of Andrology ASA Adaptive Security Algorithm ASA Aid to Southeast Asia (est. 1989) ASA Australian Society of Anaesthetists ASA Auditory Scene Analysis (psychoacoustics) ASA Austrian Space Agency ASA Astronomical Society of Australia ASA Associate of the Society of Actuaries ASA Academic Study Associates ASA Assalamu Alaikum (Arabic: May Peace Be Upon You) ASA Archiv für Schweizerisches Abgaberecht ASA American Softball Association ASA Alpha Sigma Alpha ASA Adaptive Security Architecture (computing) ASA American Simmental Association ASA AIDS Services of Austin ASA Annual Service Agreement (various organizations) ASA African Students Association (various universities) ASA Armenian Student Association ASA Association for Social Advancement ASA Assistant State’s Attorney ASA Advice Services Alliance (UK) ASA Association of Subscription Agents ASA Advanced Systems Automation Limited (Singapore) ASA Arizona Students Association ASA American Shipbuilding Association ASA Alberta Soccer Association ASA Australasian Sleep Association ASA Autocostruzioni Societa Per Azioni (Italian car company) ASA American Sugar Alliance ASA Arbeits- und Studienaufenthalte (German educational program) ASA Antarctic Support Associates (NSF USAP Support Contractor) ASA Aerospace States Association ASA Arizona School for the Arts (Phoenix, AZ) ASA Air Sovereignty Alert (US Air Force) ASA American Screenwriters Association ASA Association of Siamese Architects ASA Administrative Support Assistant ASA Automated Static Analysis (software vulnerability) ASA Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan (est. 1997) ASA Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage ASA Administrative Services Agreement (various organizations) ASA After School Alliance (various locations) ASA Ask an Astronomer (various locations) ASA Associazione Solidarietà AIDS ASA Atomic Sphere Approximation ASA ACCESS Systems America (various locations) ASA Anderson Student Association (University of California, Los Angeles) ASA Aspirin Sensitive Asthma ASA Automatic Spectrum Analyzer (US DoD) ASA Aggressive Skaters Association ASA Arizona Sign Association (trade association) ASA Automatic Slack Adjuster ASA Alexandria Sanitation Authority (Fairfax County, VA) ASA American Salvage Association (Arlington, VA) ASA Allocation Spécifique d’Attente (French; supplemental income) ASA Amherst Soccer Association (various locations) ASA Arab Student Association ASA American Sportscasters Association ASA Adoption Support Agency (UK) ASA Allele Specific Amplification ASA All Source Analysis ASA Accounting Students Association ASA American Shotcrete Association ASA Active Server Application (Microsoft) ASA Astronomical Society of the Atlantic ASA Asiantaeth Sicrhau Ansawdd (Welsh: Quality Assurance Agency; UK) ASA Air Source Adapter (paintball) ASA Advanced SCSI Architecture ASA Agency for Social Analyses (Sofia, Bulgaria) ASA Avantage Spécifique d’Ancienneté (French: Specific Advantages of Seniority) ASA American Sommelier Association ASA Australian Society of Agronomy ASA American Synesthesia Association ASA Associação Scholem Aleichem ASA Actuarial Sciences Associates ASA Allied States of America ASA active surface area ASA Astronomy Students Association (University of Texas) ASA Anti-Spam Agent (software) ASA American Subbuteo Association ASA Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense ASA Albany Students’ Association ASA Applied Science and Analysis, Inc. ASA Autorisation Spéciale d’Absence (French: Special Leave of Absence) ASA Association of South-East Asia ASA Art Service Association ASA Alumni Scholars Association (various schools) ASA Advanced Standing Admission (various universities) ASA Application Server Administrator (various organizations) ASA Audio Service America (Albany, NY) ASA American Sniper Association ASA Adult Services & Aging ASA Academic Systems Algebra (educational software program) ASA Avicultural Society of America ASA Appalachia Studies Association (est. 1977) ASA Airline Services Agreement ASA Associazione Scientifica Amatoriale ASA Anti-Static Additive ASA Athlétique Sport Aixois (French athletics club; Aix-les-Bains, France; est. 1947) ASA Audiovox Specialized Applications, LLC ASA American Sports Analysts ASA Auditable Safety Analysis ASA Australian Standards Association ASA Association of Singapore Attractions ASA Accredited Safety Auditor ASA Australian Shareholders’ Association Ltd ASA Army Signal Activity ASA Advanced Safety Audit ASA Always Safe Afloat (shipping) ASA Annular Slot Antenna ASA American Saluki Association (Michigan) ASA Albuquerque Soaring Association ASA Australian String Academy ASA American Scholastic Association ASA Advanced Systems Associates ASA After School Assignment ASA Algemeen Spaans Adviesbureau ASA Apsylis Services Automation (French software company) ASA Advanced System Architectures Ltd ASA Advanced Space Academy ASA Advanced Security Appliance (Cisco) ASA Aerosurface Servoamplifier (US NASA) ASA American Soccer Academy ASA Advanced System Architecture ASA Australian Shipowners Association Limited ASA Attraction-Selection-Attrition framework ASA Aviation Safety Advisory ASA Associazione Salentina Astrofili ASA Anti-Spam Alliance ASA Army School of Ammunition ASA American Schizophrenia Association ASA Army Space Agency ASA Alberta Sign Association (Canada) ASA Afrique Secours et Assistance (French) ASA Acrylonitrile-Styrene-Acrylate Terpolymer ASA Army Strategic Appraisal ASA Advanced System Avionics ASA Another Stupid Acronym ASA Anaerobe Society of the Americas, Inc. ASA Accelerated Safety Assessment ASA Automation Systems Architecture (CAN/Devicenet Communications Identifier) ASA Arizona Spirit Association ASA Additional Shift Allowance ASA Acoustical Scene Analysis (psychoacoustics) ASA Alternative Strategy Advisers LLC ASA Attribute SAS Authority ASA American Snowmobilers Association ASA Adaptive Sub-Channel Allocation ASA Application Systems Architecture ASA Auxiliary Solar Array ASA Alternate Splice Area (FOC) ASA Abaxial Spherical Aberration ASA Audubon Soccer Association (Pennsylvania) ASA Active Star Architecture ASA Aereopuertos y Servicios Auxiliares ASA Automated Student Administration ASA Abstract Source Alphabet ASA Accounting Schedule Activity ASA Another Silly Acronym ASA Air Surveillance Area (early warning) ASA Auxiliary Spectrum Analysis ASA Article Submit Auto (application) ASA Automatic Signal Analysis ASA Antenna Selector Assembly ASA Advanced Surveillance Aircraft ASA Automated SIOP Allocation ASA Administrative State Attribute ASA Area Software Analyst ASA Advanced Strike Aircraft ASA Analyst Support Architecture ASA Arbeitsgemeinschaft Südliches & Östliches Afrika eV (Munich, Germany) ASA Army System Architecture ASA Archery Shooters Association LLC ASA Alberta Snomobile Association ASA Aperture Switching Assembly ASA Asynchronous/Synchronous Analyzer (Digital Lightwave) ASA Author Supplied Abstract (abstracting & indexing) ASA Addressing System Agent ASA Agere Systems Australia (Australia) ASA Automatic Switchboard Attendant ASA Archive Society of Alberta (Canada) ASA Actual Sum Assured (insurance industry)

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Translingual[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

ASA

1. (sports) Abbreviation of American Samoa.

English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

ASA

1. Initialism of Acoustical Society of America.
2. Initialism of American Standards Association, which has changed its name to American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
3. Initialism of American Society of Anesthesiologists.

   • 2011, Pauline K. Park, “Assessment of Noncardiac Perioperative Risk”, in Michael W. Mulholland; Gerard M. Doherty, editors, Complications in Surgery, 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 82:

     The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification is a measure of comorbidity aimed at predicting perioperative mortality rates, but has also demonstrated strong correlation with postoperative pulmonary complication. Substantial increases in pulmonary complication risk occurred with increasing ASA class greater than II.

4. Initialism of Amateur Swimming Association.
5. (UK) Initialism of Advertising Standards Authority.
6. Initialism of Ancient South Arabian.

Derived terms[edit]

• ASA character
• ASA/DIN ISO film speed

Noun[edit]

ASA

1. (military) Initialism of air sovereignty alert: refers to fighter jet units that provide aerial defense of the nation via high-readiness aircraft.
2. (pharmacology, uncountable) Initialism of acetylsalicylic acid. (aspirin)

Coordinate terms[edit]

• (aspirin): APAP (tylenol)

Anagrams[edit]

• AAS, AAs, Aas, SAA