MDA
Encyclopedia
Companies, organizations and government bodies
- Maritime Domain AwarenessMaritime domain awarenessMaritime domain awareness is defined as the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact the security, safety, economy, or environment. It is part of a US government interagency and international maritime security effort...
, part of a U.S. Government interagency and international maritime security effort - MDA (museums), formerly the Museum Documentation Association
- MacDonald DettwilerMacDonald DettwilerMacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. is a Richmond, British Columbia-based Canadian aerospace, information services and products company, employing over 3000 people throughout Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, under the MDA brand name....
(formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates), a Canadian company - Magen David AdomMagen David AdomThe Magen David Adom is Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service. The name means "Red Star of David"...
(Hebrew: מגן דוד אדום, "Red Star of David"), the national aid organization of Israel and affiliate of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement - Manicaland Development AssociationManicaland Development AssociationManicaland Development Association [MDA] was a Zimbabwean NGO established to further the socio-economic development of that region of Zimbabwe, it ran a training centre at Bonda for skills development and transfer....
- Mechatronics Design AssociationMechatronics Design AssociationThe Mechatronics Design Association is a student association at the University of Toronto. Founded in November 2004, the MDA is composed of many students from various programmes at the University of Toronto...
, a student association at the University of Toronto - Media Development AuthorityMedia Development AuthorityThe Media Development Authority is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts .-History:...
, a statutory board in the Singapore government - Missile Defense AgencyMissile Defense AgencyThe Missile Defense Agency is the section of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a layered defense against ballistic missiles. The agency has its origins in the Strategic Defense Initiative, which was established in 1983 and was headed by Lt...
, an agency of the Department of Defense - Muscular Dystrophy AssociationMuscular Dystrophy AssociationThe Muscular Dystrophy Association is an American organization which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals and the general public...
- Marital Dissolution Agreement, legal document required in an uncontested divorce in the state of Tennessee
- Medical Devices Agency, now a part of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory AgencyMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory AgencyThe Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is the UK government agency which is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe....
Computing and technology
- Mobile Digital Assistant
- T-Mobile MDAT-Mobile MDAT-Mobile MDA may refer to one of several T-Mobile branded phones manufactured by High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan:*T-Mobile MDA , a T-Mobile branded HTC Wallaby*T-Mobile MDA II, a T-Mobile branded HTC Himalaya...
, a series of T-MobileT-MobileT-Mobile International AG is a German-based holding company for Deutsche Telekom AG's various mobile communications subsidiaries outside Germany. Based in Bonn, Germany, its subsidiaries operate GSM and UMTS-based cellular networks in Europe, the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
branded PDAPDAA PDA is most commonly a Personal digital assistant, also known as a Personal data assistant, a mobile electronic device.PDA may also refer to:In science, medicine and technology:...
like mobile phones
- T-Mobile MDA
- Mail delivery agentMail delivery agentA mail delivery agent or message delivery agent is a computer software component that is responsible for the delivery of e-mail messages to a local recipient's mailbox...
, software that routes e-mail to its destination - Microconnect Distributed AntennaeMicroconnect Distributed AntennaeMicroconnect distributed antennas are small-cell local area transmitter-receivers usually fitted to lampposts and other street furniture in order to provide Wireless LAN, GSM and GPRS connectivity...
, a kind of transmitter/receiver - Mobile document accessMobile document accessMobile document access is a methodology by which a mobile computer such as a cell phone or PDA, can retrieve, store, and otherwise access electronic documents and/or images of paper documents not specifically created for a mobile computing device...
, the retrieval of documents using a mobile computer - Model-driven architectureModel-driven architectureModel-driven architecture is a software design approach for the development of software systems. It provides a set of guidelines for the structuring of specifications, which are expressed as models. Model-driven architecture is a kind of domain engineering, and supports model-driven engineering of...
, a software design approach - Message-driven architecture, an alternative name for Event-driven architecture
- IBM Monochrome Display Adapter, a computer display standard
- Manufacturing Defect Analyzer, detect loaded PCB production faults.
Science
- MalondialdehydeMalondialdehydeMalondialdehyde is the organic compound with the formula CH22. The structure of this species is more complex than this formula suggests. This reactive species occurs naturally and is a marker for oxidative stress.- Structure and synthesis :...
, is the organic compoundOrganic compoundAn organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. For historical reasons discussed below, a few types of carbon-containing compounds such as carbides, carbonates, simple oxides of carbon, and cyanides, as well as the...
with the formulaChemical formulaA chemical formula or molecular formula is a way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound....
CH2(CHO)2. - MDa, a megadalton, or one millionMillionOne million or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix -one.In scientific notation, it is written as or just 106...
(106) daltonsAtomic mass unitThe unified atomic mass unit or dalton is a unit that is used for indicating mass on an atomic or molecular scale. It is defined as one twelfth of the rest mass of an unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 in its nuclear and electronic ground state, and has a value of...
, where a dalton is a synonym for an atomic mass unitAtomic mass unitThe unified atomic mass unit or dalton is a unit that is used for indicating mass on an atomic or molecular scale. It is defined as one twelfth of the rest mass of an unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 in its nuclear and electronic ground state, and has a value of...
or amu. - 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine , also known as tenamfetamine , is a psychedelic and entactogenic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes...
aka MDA, used as a recreational drug. - Multiple displacement amplification, a non-PCR based DNA amplification technique.
- 4,4'-Methylenedianiline4,4'-Methylenedianiline4,4'-Methylenedianiline is a suspected carcinogen.It is included in the "substances of very high concern" list of the European Chemicals Agency...
, an industrial chemical - minimum detectable activity, the lowest value a detector can measure (used in radiation measurements)
Other meanings
- Militant Direct ActionDirect actionDirect action is activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political, economic, or social goals outside of normal social/political channels. This can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action...
- MDA prescriptions are medical prescriptions for drugs covered by the Irish Misuse of Drugs Act
- MDA may refer to an anesthesiologistAnesthesiologistAn anesthesiologist or anaesthetist is a physician trained in anesthesia and peri-operative medicine....
- MDA (TV series)MDA (TV series)MDA is an Australian television series that aired between 2002 and 2005 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . It concerned the day-to-day operation of legal firm MDA, which specialised in medical defence.-Synopsis:...
, Medical Defence Australia, a medico-legalMedical lawMedical law is the branch of law which concerns the prerogatives and responsibilities of medical professionals and the rights of the patient. It should not be confused with medical jurisprudence, which is a branch of medicine, rather than a branch of law....
television show set in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - Master's in Development Administration, a master's level professional degree a country in Europe, MDA in ISO 3166-1 country code
- Multiple discriminant analysisMultiple discriminant analysisMultiple Discriminant Analysis is a method for compressing a multivariate signal to yield a lower dimensional signal amenable to classification....
- Metal Deactivating AgentMetal deactivatorMetal deactivators, or metal deactivating agents are fuel additives and oil additives used to stabilize fluids by deactivating metal ions, mostly introduced by the action of naturally occurring acids in the fuel and acids generated in lubricants by oxidative processes with the metallic parts of...
- Minimum Descent Altitude in an Instrument approachInstrument approachFor aircraft operating under instrument flight rules , an instrument approach or instrument approach procedure is a series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing, or to a point...
(aviation) - MDA may refer to Management Discussion and AnalysisManagement Discussion and AnalysisManagement Discussion and Analysis or MD&A is an integrated part of a company's annual financial statements. The purpose of the MD&A is to provide a narrative explanation, through the eyes of management, of how an entity has performed in the past, its financial condition, and its future prospects...