# STA

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**STA** or **Sta** may refer to:

## Organizations

- [Samoa Tourism Authority](/source/Samoa_Tourism_Authority)
- [Science & Technology Australia](/source/Science_%26_Technology_Australia), a peak body for scientists and technologists
- [Scottish Tartans Authority](/source/Scottish_Tartans_Authority)
- [Scottish Trans Alliance](/source/Scottish_Trans_Alliance)
- [Spokane Transit Authority](/source/Spokane_Transit_Authority), US
- [State Transit Authority](/source/State_Transit_Authority), a former government agency of New South Wales, Australia
- [State Transport Authority (South Australia)](/source/State_Transport_Authority_(South_Australia)), a former government agency
- [State Transport Authority (Victoria)](/source/State_Transport_Authority_(Victoria)), a former Australian government-owned corporation
- [STA Travel](/source/STA_Travel), a former travel agency for young people
- *[Slovenska tiskovna agencija](/source/Slovenska_tiskovna_agencija)*, Slovenian Press Agency
- [Student Transportation of America](/source/Student_Transportation_of_America)

### Schools

- [Saint Thomas Academy](/source/Saint_Thomas_Academy), Minnesota, US
- [St. Theresita's Academy](/source/St._Theresita's_Academy), Silay City, Philippines
- [Shanghai Theatre Academy](/source/Shanghai_Theatre_Academy), Shanghai, China
- [St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Louisville)](/source/St._Thomas_Aquinas_High_School_(Louisville)), Ohio, US
- [St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (London, Ontario)](/source/St._Thomas_Aquinas_Catholic_Secondary_School_(London,_Ontario)), Canada
- [St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.)](/source/St._Albans_School_(Washington,_D.C.)), US

## Science and technology

- [Science & Technology Australia](/source/Science_%26_Technology_Australia), a peak body for scientists and technologists
- [Shortcuts to adiabaticity](/source/Shortcuts_to_adiabaticity), fast routes to results from slow, adiabatic changes of a quantum system's controlling parameters
- [Spacetime algebra](/source/Spacetime_algebra), in mathematical physics
- [Spike-triggered average](/source/Spike-triggered_average), a tool for characterizing the response properties of a neuron
- [Special temporary authority](/source/Special_temporary_authority), to operate a radio station in the US
- [Static timing analysis](/source/Static_timing_analysis), of a digital circuit
- [Station (computer networking)](/source/Station_(computer_networking)), in IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) terminology
- Simultaneous thermal analysis, in [thermal analysis](/source/Thermal_analysis)
- Single-Threaded Apartment, in [Component Object Model](/source/Component_Object_Model#Threading)

## Military and space

- [Shuttle Training Aircraft](/source/Shuttle_Training_Aircraft), a NASA training vehicle
- [Surveillance and Target Acquisition](/source/Surveillance_and_Target_Acquisition), a military role - [STA platoon](/source/STA_platoon), up to the first Gulf War - [STA sniper](/source/STA_sniper), after the first Gulf War

## Other uses

- [SCSI Trade Association](/source/SCSI_Trade_Association), STA or SCSITA
- [Stauning Vestjylland Airport](/source/Stauning_Vestjylland_Airport) (IATA code), Denmark
- [Sustainable Transport Award](/source/Sustainable_Transport_Award), to a city
- [Satna Junction railway station](/source/Satna_Junction_railway_station), India (station code: STA)

## See also

- Structural Test Article, for example [Space Shuttle Challenger STA-099](/source/Space_Shuttle_Challenger#Construction_milestones_(as_STA-099))
- [STA-21](/source/STA-21) or Seaman to Admiral - 21, U.S. Navy commissioning program

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