sta

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of station.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of spacetime algebra (in mathematical physics).
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Spike-Triggered Average, a tool for characterizing the response properties of a neuron.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of station (in IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) terminology)
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of simultaneous thermal analysis.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of single-threaded apartment (in the Component Object Model).
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of static timing analysis (of a digital circuit).
8. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of special temporary authority (to operate a radio station in the US).
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, material)Initialism of solution treating and aging (in heat treating of materials).
10. station
11. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Santa (“saint”).

name

1. (Australia, South, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, obsolete)Initialism of State Transport Authority.

   “The STA (1600 mm gauge) operates railways in the Adelaide metropolitan area only.”

2. (Australia, New-South-Wales, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of State Transit Authority.

   “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.”

   “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.”

   “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).”

3. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Santa.