CLA
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CLA may refer to:
People with the name Cla:
- California Library Association, see California Writers ClubCalifornia Writers ClubThe California Writers Club traces its founding to the San Francisco Bay Area literary movement of the early part of the 20th century.The informal gatherings of Jack London, George Sterling, and Herman Whitaker, along with others, eventually formed itself into the Press Club of Alameda...
- Canadian Lacrosse AssociationCanadian Lacrosse AssociationThe Canadian Lacrosse Association , founded in 1867, is the governing body of lacrosse in Canada. It conducts national junior and senior championship tournaments for men and women in both field and box lacrosse...
- Canadian Library AssociationCanadian Library AssociationThe Canadian Library Association is a national, predominantly English-language association which represents 57,000 library workers across the country. It also speaks for the interests of the 21 million Canadians who are members of libraries...
- Caprivi Liberation ArmyCaprivi Liberation ArmyCaprivi Liberation Army is a Namibian rebel and separatist group which was established in 1994 to separate the Caprivi Strip, a region mainly inhabited by the Lozi people. It operates only in the Caprivi strip.-Background:...
- Carry Look-Ahead AdderCarry Look-Ahead AdderA carry-lookahead adder is a type of adder used in digital logic. A carry-lookahead adder improves speed by reducing the amount of time required to determine carry bits...
- Caseous lymphadenitisCaseous lymphadenitisCaseous lymphadenitis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis found mostly in goats and sheep that at present has no cure. It manifests itself predominantly in the form of large, pus-filled cysts on the neck, sides and udders of goats and sheep...
, disease of sheep and goats affecting the lymphoid organs - Causal layered analysisCausal layered analysisCausal layered analysis is one of several futures techniques used as a means to inquire into the causes of social phenomena and to generate a set of forecasts as to the future course of the phenomena....
- Chris Lord-AlgeChris Lord-AlgeChris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
- Cigarette Lighter AdapterCigar lighter receptacleThe cigarette lighter receptacle in an automobile, initially designed to power an electrically heated lighter, became a de-facto standard DC connector to supply electrical power for portable accessories used in or near an automobile...
- Civil Liberties Association, especially:
- Canadian Civil Liberties AssociationCanadian Civil Liberties AssociationThe Canadian Civil Liberties Association or CCLA, is Canada's leading national organization devoted to the defence of civil liberties and constitutional rights, both inside and outside the courts. The organization's work focuses on constitutional litigation, law reform, advocating on civil...
- Canadian Civil Liberties Association
- Clandon railway stationClandon railway stationClandon railway station is located in the village of West Clandon in Surrey, England.The station is managed by South West Trains, who provide the majority of train services; Southern also provide some peak period services....
, Surrey, England; station code CLA - Claremont (Amtrak station)Claremont (Amtrak station)Claremont is a train station in Claremont, New Hampshire served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station was originally opened in 1920 by the Boston and Maine Railroad as Claremont Junction. It not only has parking for bicycles, but actually doubles as a bicycle sales and...
, New Hampshire, United States; Amtrak station code CLA - Classroom/Laboratory/Administration building (CLA building) a 183000 square feet (17,001.3 m²) building in the Cal Poly PomonaCalifornia State Polytechnic University, PomonaCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona, or Cal Poly Pomona, is a public university located in Pomona, California, United States...
campus - Collegiate Learning AssessmentCollegiate Learning AssessmentThe Collegiate Learning Assessment is a standardized testing initiative in United States higher educational evaluation and assessment. It uses a "value-added" outcome model to examine a college or university's contribution to student learning which relies on the institution, rather than the...
, a a standardized test of higher education used in the US. - Clutterers AnonymousClutterers anonymousClutterers Anonymous is a twelve-step program for people who share a common problem with accumulation of clutter. CLA does not exist to provide housekeeping hints, tips on sorting and filing, or lectures on time management, but instead focuses on the underlying issues made manifest by unnecessary...
- Command-line argument
- Communist League of AmericaCommunist League of AmericaThe Communist League of America was founded by James P. Cannon, Max Shachtman and Martin Abern late in 1928 after their expulsion from the Communist Party USA for Trotskyism. The CLA was the United States section of Leon Trotsky's International Left Opposition and initially positioned itself as...
, a Trotskyist political party that existed from 1928 to 1934 - Conjugated linoleic acidConjugated linoleic acidConjugated linoleic acids are a family of at least 28 isomers of linoleic acid found mainly in the meat and dairy products derived from ruminants. As the name implies, the double bonds of CLAs are conjugated, with only one single bond between them....
(a naturally occurring trans fat in the human diet; also a dietary supplement) - Contributor License AgreementContributor License AgreementA Contributor License Agreement defines the terms under which intellectual property has been contributed to a company/project, typically software under an open source license.- Rationale :...
- Country Land and Business AssociationCountry Land and Business AssociationThe Country Land and Business Association is a voluntary organisation in the United Kingdom.-Membership:...
(formerly the Country Landowners' Association) - Cuban Liberator Army
- College of Liberal Arts (disambiguation), multiple institutions
- Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara (Alcântara Launch Center; CLA)
People with the name Cla:
- Cla MeredithCla MeredithOlise Claiborne "Cla" Meredith III , nicknamed "The Claw", is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a Free Agent.-Collegiate career:...
, relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres