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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "sta"}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en|en-au-STA.ogg|a=AU}}

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{lb|en|Australia|South Australia|obsolete}} {{initialism of|en|[[state|State]] [[transport|Transport]] [[authority|Authority]]|nodot=1}} {{gloss|{{defdate|SA from 1974—1994.}}}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1985|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|title=Year Book, Australia: 1985|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Wy8vAQAAIAAJ&q=%22sta%22+transit+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22sta%22+transit+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=A3Ccwp4WK3&sig=4XnUBHZfgWtukZTCxbPIECFiXvA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NXNkUObyNeP_iAfI6IB4&redir_esc=y|page=443
|passage=The '''STA''' (1600 mm gauge) operates railways in the Adelaide metropolitan area only.}}
# {{lb|en|Australia|New South Wales}} {{initialism of|en|[[state|State]] [[transit|Transit]] [[authority|Authority]]|nodot=1}} {{gloss|{{defdate|Established NSW 1989.}}}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2007|title=Travel Sydney|publisher=MobileReference|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=sTLrv24uqRgC&pg=PT105&lpg=PT105&dq=%22sta%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=gCqLB8qoOi&sig=93ZHZaCSOn5OPj83ZHDQsldi0Ek&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BG1kULiEHtCUiAfl6YGQCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sta%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false|page=unnumbered
|passage=The State Transit Authority of New South Wales ('''STA''') is an agency of the Government of New South Wales based in Sydney, Australia operating bus and ferry services. THe '''STA''' is part of transport minister John Watkins′s portfolio.{{...}}The '''STA''' was established in 1989 to replace the Urban Transit Authority of New South Wales.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2008|author=Neil Rees; Katherine Lindsay; Simon Rice|title=Australian Anti-Discrimination Law: Text, Cases and Materials|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=M9HsZjfW958C&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188&dq=%22sta%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=0Y49yWON_g&sig=xeZrJPubPcLQkYVYSnqgs2ZjeoM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BG1kULiEHtCUiAfl6YGQCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sta%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false|page=188
|passage=The applicants claim that whilst they were obliged to pay the full or ordinary fare when they used the public transport services provided by the '''STA''' and the SRA, similarly placed Australian university students paid a lower fare because they were entitled to concessional travel.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2010|author=Lindsay Brown; Justine Vaisutis; Jayne D′Arcy; Katja Gaskell|title=Australia|publisher=Lonely Planet|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=fbVhvjFnBP0C&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=%22sta%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=U1-j4A8FEm&sig=pL6yDn3TeNaSI5fimPfg8mobSXA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JWpkUIzcC6SyiQe91oD4CA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sta%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false|page=93
|passage=The SydneyPass (www.sydneypass.info) offers three, five or seven days′ unlimited travel over eight days on '''STA''' buses, ferries and within the rail network′s Red TravelPass zone (inner suburbs).}}

===Noun===
{{head|en|noun}}

# {{lb|en|algebra}} {{abbr of|en|[[spacetime]] [[algebra]]|nodot=1}} {{gloss|in mathematical physics}}
# {{lb|en|biology}} {{initialism of|en|[[spike|Spike]]-[[triggered|Triggered]] [[average|Average]]|nodot=1}} {{gloss|a tool for characterizing the response properties of a neuron}}
# {{lb|en|computer networking}} {{abbr of|en|[[station]]|nodot=1}} {{gloss|in IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) terminology}}
# {{lb|en|computer networking}} {{initialism of|en|[[simultaneous]] [[thermal]] [[analysis]]}}
# {{lb|en|computer networking}} {{initialism of|en|[[single]]-[[threaded]] [[apartment]]|nodot=1}} {{gloss|in the [[COM|Component Object Model]]}}
# {{lb|en|electronics}} {{initialism of|en|[[static]] [[timing]] [[analysis]]|nodot=1}} {{gloss|of a digital circuit}}
# {{lb|en|law|US}} {{initialism of|en|[[special]] [[temporary]] [[authority]]|nodot=1}} {{gloss|to operate a radio station in the US}}
# {{lb|en|material science}} {{initialism of|en|[[solution]] [[treating]] [[and]] [[aging]]|nodot=1}} {{gloss|in heat treating of materials}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ast|S.A.T.|ats|ast|TAs|Sat.|S. A. T.|AST|sat|Ast|ATs|tas|sat.|Tas.|ATS|Sat|at's|SAT|T(S/A)|as't|TAS|T.A.s|Tas|-ast|TA's|TSA}}

==French==

===Noun===
{{head|fr|noun}}

# {{lb|fr|initialism}} {{init of|fr|[[sous-titres]] [[anglais]]||[[English]] [[subtitles]] ([[EST]])}}

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|fr|S.T.A.|S. T. A.|sta|s.t.a.|s. t. a.}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|VOSTA}}
* {{l|fr|VOFSTA}}
* {{l|fr|VFSTA}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|fr|VASTF}}
* {{l|fr|VOASTF}}
* {{l|fr|VOSTF}}
* {{l|fr|STF}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|tas}}

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