MSA

See also: msa and mSa

English

Proper noun

MSA

1. Initialism of Modern Standard Arabic. (Fusha)
2. Initialism of Modern South Arabian.

   Synonym: MSAL

3. (US) Initialism of Michigan Statutes Annotated.
4. Initialism of Middle Stone Age.
5. (Java programming language) Initialism of Mobile Service Architecture.

Noun

MSA (countable and uncountable, plural MSAs)

1. (UK, Ireland) Initialism of motorway service area.
2. (pathology) Initialism of multiple system atrophy.

   Coordinate terms: CBD, PSP

3. (US, demography) Initialism of metropolitan statistical area.
4. (law) Initialism of master service agreement.
5. (aviation) Initialism of minimum safe altitude.
6. Abbreviation of mechanically steered array.

   Coordinate terms: ESA, PESA, AESA, PAR

7. (computing) Initialism of mail submission agent.
   • 2011, Evi Nemeth et al., UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 744:

     A “mail submission agent” (MSA) that accepts outgoing mail from an MUA, grooms it, and submits it to the transport system[.]

Anagrams

• 'ams, -mas, A.M.s, AMS, ASM, M. A. S., M.A.S., M.A.s, MAS, MAs, Mas, S. Am., SAM, SMA, Sam, Sam., mas, sam, sma