"SOA" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. (US) Initialism of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, officially titled the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, officially titled the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002
    Sense id: en-SOA-en-name-gD7LnrQF Categories (other): American English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 24 34 12
  2. (US) Initialism of School of the Americas, a US Army training facility subsequently officially known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: School of the Americas (extra: a US Army training facility subsequently officially known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation)
    Sense id: en-SOA-en-name-xVADv4j~ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 24 34 12
  3. (US) Initialism of Society of Actuaries, one of the two main professional societies of actuaries in the United States. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Society of Actuaries, one of the two main professional societies of actuaries in the United States
    Sense id: en-SOA-en-name-sakWJupI Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 24 34 12
  4. (UK) Initialism of Society of Ancients, an international society based in the UK. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Society of Ancients (extra: an international society based in the UK)
    Sense id: en-SOA-en-name-9XTNvtjW Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 24 34 12

Noun

Forms: SOAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} SOA (countable and uncountable, plural SOAs)
  1. Initialism of state of the art. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: state of the art
    Sense id: en-SOA-en-noun--n7Yq2vc Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
  2. (electronics) Initialism of semiconductor optical amplifier, a device that amplifies an optical signal directly. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: semiconductor optical amplifier (extra: a device that amplifies an optical signal directly) Categories (topical): Electronics
  3. (electronics) Initialism of safe operating area, the current conditions over which a device can be expected to operate without self-damage. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: safe operating area (extra: the current conditions over which a device can be expected to operate without self-damage) Categories (topical): Electronics
  4. (psychology) Initialism of stimulus onset asynchrony, the time interval between the onset of a first stimulus and the onset of a second stimulus. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: stimulus onset asynchrony (extra: the time interval between the onset of a first stimulus and the onset of a second stimulus) Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-SOA-en-noun-4RZhy9mn Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  5. (computing, architecture) Initialism of search-oriented architecture. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: search-oriented architecture Categories (topical): Architecture, Computing
  6. (computing, architecture) Initialism of service-oriented architecture. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: service-oriented architecture Categories (topical): Architecture, Computing
  7. (computing, networks) Initialism of start of authority, a record that identifies the authoritative name server for a specific DNS database segment. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: start of authority (extra: a record that identifies the authoritative name server for a specific DNS database segment) Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-SOA-en-noun-6lF4D1-r Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  8. (business, accounting, banking) Initialism of statement of account. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: statement of account Categories (topical): Accounting, Banking, Business
  9. (UK, census) Initialism of super output area. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: super output area
    Sense id: en-SOA-en-noun-hKmor3e6 Categories (other): British English

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        "Initialism of start of authority, a record that identifies the authoritative name server for a specific DNS database segment."
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        "Initialism of statement of account."
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        "finance"
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        "British English",
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        "Initialism of super output area."
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