OCA
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The Oca
(Oxalis tuberosa), is a starchy, edible tuber, grown in South America.
OCA or Oca may also refer to:
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Oca
Oxalis tuberosa is an herbaceous perennial plant that overwinters as underground stem tubers. These tubers are known as oca, oka, or New Zealand Yam. The plant was brought into cultivation in the central and southern Andes for its tubers, which are used as a root vegetable...
(Oxalis tuberosa), is a starchy, edible tuber, grown in South America.
OCA or Oca may also refer to:
- OcaOca (river)The Oca river is a short river, about 70 km, of the north of Spain, It is an affluent of the Ebro river that flows through the province of Burgos...
a tributary of the Ebro, Spain, having its source in the comarca of Montes de OcaMontes de Oca-Places:* Montes de Oca Canton, Costa Rica* Montes de Oca , in Burgos province, Spain, in Belgrano department, Santa Fe province, Argentina* La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca, in Guerrero state, Mexico* Villafranca Montes de Oca, in Burgos province, Spain...
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In business and politics:
- Open Content AllianceOpen Content AllianceThe Open Content Alliance is a consortium of organizations contributing to a permanent, publicly accessible archive of digitized texts. Its creation was announced in October 2005 by Yahoo!, the Internet Archive, the University of California, the University of Toronto and others...
, consortium of organizations contributing to a publicly accessible archive of digitized texts - Optimum currency areaOptimum currency areaIn economics, an optimum currency area , also known as an optimal currency region , is a geographical region in which it would maximize economic efficiency to have the entire region share a single currency. It describes the optimal characteristics for the merger of currencies or the creation of a...
, geographical region which efficiently shares a single currency - Oregon Citizens AllianceOregon Citizens AllianceThe Oregon Citizens Alliance was a conservative Christian political activist organization, founded by Lon Mabon in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was founded in 1986 as a vehicle to challenge then–U.S...
, conservative Christian political activist organization - Organic Consumers AssociationOrganic Consumers AssociationThe Organic Consumers Association is a consumer protection and organic agriculture advocacy group based in Finland, Minnesota. It was formed in 1998 in the wake of the mass backlash by organic consumers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture's controversial proposed regulations for organic food...
, consumer protection and organic agriculture advocacy group - Organization of Chinese AmericansOrganization of Chinese AmericansFounded in 1973, the Organization of Chinese Americans is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States...
, national Asian Pacific AmericanAsian Pacific AmericanAsian-Pacific American or Asian-Pacific Islander is a term sometimes used in the United States to include both Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans....
social and civic organization - OCA, Inc., (Orthodontic Centers of America), defunct provider of practice managementPractice managementPractice management software is a category of software that deals with the day-to-day operations of a medical practice. Such software frequently allows users to capture patient demographics, schedule appointments, maintain lists of insurance payers, perform billing tasks, and generate reports.In...
services to orthodontists - Oxford Conservative Association, student political organisation at the University of Oxford
In government:
- Office of Consumer Affairs (Canada)Office of Consumer Affairs (Canada)The Office of Consumer Affairs is a Canadian government agency of Industry Canada which is responsible for consumer protection and promotion. The OCA is mandated to these responsibilities by building trust in the marketplace so that consumers can both protect themselves and be able to confidently...
, government agency of Industry Canada - Olympic Council of AsiaOlympic Council of AsiaThe Olympic Council of Asia is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC is from Japan and Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1911; whereas East Timor is...
, governing body of sports in Asia - Court of Appeal for Ontario, frequently referred to as the Ontario Court of Appeal or OCA
- Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand, formerly known as the Organised Crime Agency
- Organized Crime Agency of British ColumbiaOrganized Crime Agency of British ColumbiaThe Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia was a Crown corporation created as a 'Designated Policing and Law Enforcement Unit' regulated by the British Columbia Police Act and the British Columbia Emergency Program Act...
(1999-2004), predecessor of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit
In religion:
- The Orthodox Church in AmericaOrthodox Church in AmericaThe Orthodox Church in America is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in North America. Its primate is Metropolitan Jonah , who was elected on November 12, 2008, and was formally installed on December 28, 2008...
- Oxford Capacity AnalysisOxford Capacity AnalysisThe Oxford Capacity Analysis , also known as the American Personality Analysis, is a list of questions which is advertised as being a personality test and that is administered for free by the Church of Scientology. The OCA test is offered by the Church of Scientology online, at its local churches,...
, also known as the American Personality Analysis, the famous Scientology personality test
In technology:
- Crash reporterCrash reporterA crash reporter is an application whose function is to report crash data to a third party, usually to the party responsible for the crashed program. Crash reports often include data such as stack traces, type of crash, and version of software...
, also known as Online Crash Analysis - Oracle Certified Associate (OCA), a level of the Oracle Certification ProgramOracle Certification ProgramThe Oracle Certification Program is a professional certification program offered by the Oracle Corporation. There are three levels of Oracle Certification in several disciplines: Oracle Certified Associate , Oracle Certified Professional , and Oracle Certified Master .-Oracle9i Database...
- .OCA, a MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
file type which functions as both an extended type library file and a cache for the custom control file of Object Linking and EmbeddingObject Linking and EmbeddingObject Linking and Embedding is a technology developed by Microsoft that allows embedding and linking to documents and other objects. For developers, it brought OLE Control eXtension , a way to develop and use custom user interface elements...
Medical:
- Oculocutaneous AlbinismAlbinismAlbinism is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin...
- OCA1OCA1Oculocutaneous Albinism Type I or –Type 1A is an autosomal recessive skin disease associated with albinism. This type of albinism is caused when the gene OCA1 does not function properly....
gene associated with albinism
OCA may also be:
- Côte d'Azur ObservatoryCôte d'Azur ObservatoryThe Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur originated in 1988 with the merger of two observatories:# Observatoire de Nice# The CERGA - External links :*...
, French name: Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur - Oca, Titular seeTitular seeA titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of BurgosRoman Catholic Archdiocese of BurgosThe Archdiocese of Burgos has been since the tenth century an episcopal see of Spain, to which in the eleventh century the ancient Sees of Oca and Valpuesta were transferred. In 1574 Pope Gregory XIII raised it to metropolitan rank, at the request of King Philip II... - Offensive Counter AirOffensive counter airOffensive Counter-Air is a military term for the suppression of an enemy's military air power by destroying or disabling the aircraft—preferably on the ground. This includes disablement achieved by damaging the infrastructure or logistics.Operations include attacks on air bases...
, military term - Open College of the ArtsOpen College of the ArtsThe Open College of the Arts is a distance learning independent arts college, with a Head Office in Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England...
- Operation Crossroads AfricaOperation Crossroads AfricaOperation Crossroads Africa is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working to build links between North America and Africa. It was founded in 1957 by the priest James Herman Robinson. OCA annually sends groups of young volunteers from North America to work on projects in Africa. At its...
, a volunteer organization - Oregon Coast AquariumOregon Coast AquariumThe Oregon Coast Aquarium is an aquarium in Newport in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1992, the facility sits on along Yaquina Bay near the Pacific Ocean. From January 1996 until September 9, 1998 when he was shipped to Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland this aquarium was home to Keiko, the orca who...
- Oakland Charter Academy, a member school of Amethod Public SchoolsAmethod Public SchoolsAmethod Public Schools is a nonprofit charter school system with headquarters in Oakland, California....