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SPA

See also spa

SPA can refer to:

• Saudi Press Agency
• School of Planning and architecture is India's premier Architecture and city-planning institutions. Located in Delhi
• Software Publishers Association, now known as the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA).
• Società per Azioni, abbreviated as "S.p.A.", Italian corporate form used by major public corporations quoted on the Italian stock exchange. Similar to a Joint Stock Company.
• Special Protection Area - an important Nature reserve
• Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, a private K-12 school in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• saddle point approximation in quantum field theory
• Latin for 'sanus per aquam' meaning 'in good health through water', often found as an addition to a gym's name indicating that they have a wellness/recreation area including a sauna, swim hall etc.
• Single Page Application, a web application that is entirely contained on the client-side (typically using a combination of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS)
• Sense Plan Act, Artificial Intelligence methodology, used in Robotics

Category: Ambiguous three-letter acronyms

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