"SHA" meaning in English

See SHA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʃɑː/ [abbreviation, acronym, acronym] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-SHA.wav
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} SHA
  1. (sports) Abbreviation of Shawinigan. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Shawinigan
    Sense id: en-SHA-en-name-KqtBv~yd Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 29 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 28 26 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 31 32 7 2 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (cryptography) Acronym of Secure Hash Algorithm. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Secure Hash Algorithm
    Sense id: en-SHA-en-name-fI3oMblw Categories (other): Cryptography, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 29 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 31 32 7 2 Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ʃɑː/ [abbreviation, acronym, acronym] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-SHA.wav Forms: SHAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} SHA (plural SHAs)
  1. (computing) A cryptographic hash produced with SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm).
    Sense id: en-SHA-en-noun-hs8ZyTtI Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 29 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 31 32 7 2 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (astronomy) Initialism of sidereal hour angle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: sidereal hour angle
    Sense id: en-SHA-en-noun-YNmtgt35 Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. (UK, medicine) Initialism of strategic health authority. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: strategic health authority
    Sense id: en-SHA-en-noun-~cMBVlpo Categories (other): British English, Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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