ASA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "asa"

Translingual

Proper noun

ASA

1. (sports) Abbreviation of English American Samoa

English

Proper noun

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.
7. Initialism of American Staffing Association.
   • 2024 December 16, Tony Case, “Need a break? Microretirement may be the answer”, in WorkLife‎^[1]:

     “A long career gap can sometimes make it difficult to re-enter the workforce, especially in areas with rapidly changing technological advancements,” said Stephen Dwyer, president of the ASA. Microretirees may also lose out on retirement contributions and income they would have received had they chosen to stay in the workforce, he added.

Derived terms

• ASA character
• ASA/DIN ISO film speed

Noun

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

• (aspirin): APAP (tylenol)

Anagrams

• AAS, AAs, Aas, SAA