sta

plural stas

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of station.

1. AustraliaSouthabbreviationinitialismobsoleteInitialism of State Transport Authority.First known use SA from 1974 to 1994

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

   1985, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Year Book, Australia: 1985, page 443

2. AustraliaNew South WalesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of State Transit Authority.First known use established NSW 1989

   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).

   2010, Lindsay Brown, Justine Vaisutis, Jayne D′Arcy, Katja Gaskell, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 93

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   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.

   2007, Travel Sydney, MobileReference, unnumbered page

   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.

   2008, Neil Rees, Katherine Lindsay, Simon Rice, Australian Anti-Discrimination Law: Text, Cases and Materials, page 188

1. abbreviationalgebraAbbreviation of spacetime algebra (in mathematical physics).
2. abbreviationinitialismbiologyInitialism of Spike-Triggered Average, a tool for characterizing the response properties of a neuron.
3. abbreviationcomputerAbbreviation of station (in IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) terminology)
4. abbreviationinitialismcomputerInitialism of simultaneous thermal analysis.
5. abbreviationinitialismcomputerInitialism of single-threaded apartment (in the Component Object Model).
6. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of static timing analysis (of a digital circuit).
7. USabbreviationinitialismlawInitialism of special temporary authority (to operate a radio station in the US).
8. abbreviationinitialismmaterialscienceInitialism of solution treating and aging (in heat treating of materials).

alternative Sta.

1. station
2. abbreviationgeographyAbbreviation of Santa (“saint”).

alternative Sta.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Santa.