(in Britain) Amateur Swimming Association (in Britain) Advertising Standards Authority (in the US) American Standards Association
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A•sa
(ā′sə),USA pronunciation n.
ASA,
- Biblea king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
ASA,
- Acoustical Society of America.
- Photography, American Standards Association: former name of the American National Standards Institute.
- Photography, the numerical exposure index of a photographic film under the system adopted by the American Standards Association, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.
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