MDA, mda or variants may refer to:
Businesses and organizations Political parties Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (2003–2008), in India Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (2018–present), in India Movement for Democracy in Africa, in Burkina Faso Businesses and other organizations MDA (company), a Canadian space technology company Magen David Adom, Israel's emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service Malaysia Design Archive, a non-profit private organization Media Development Authority, in Singapore Medical Devices Agency, now part of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, in the UK Minnesota Department of Agriculture, in the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense Muscular Dystrophy Association, an American organization Museum Documentation Association, now Collections Trust, a British charity Myanmar Dental Association, a professional association
People A. P. Mda (1916-1993) South African political activist Zakes Mda (born 1948) South African author
Science and technology Computing and electronics MDA framework (Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics), a tool used to analyze games Message delivery agent, software to route e-mails Mechanical design automation, a branch of computer-aided design Microconnect distributed antenna, a kind of transmitter/receiver T-Mobile MDA (Mobile Digital Assistant), a mobile phone Model-driven architecture, a software design approach IBM Monochrome Display Adapter, a video display card and computer display standard
Chemistry 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine, known as MDA, a recreational drug 4,4'-Methylenedianiline, an industrial chemical Malondialdehyde, an organic compound Medium-density amorphous ice, a phase of ice Metal deactivator or metal deactivating agent, stabilising fuel additive
Other uses in science and technology MDa, mega Dalton (unit), a non-SI unit of mass Mass drug administration Mean directional accuracy, a measure of prediction accuracy of a forecasting method in statistics Mesocyclone detection algorithm Minimum detectable activity, in whole-body counting measuring radioactivity Multiple discriminant analysis, a multivariate dimensionality reduction technique Multiple displacement amplification, a DNA amplification technique
Other uses Moldova, a country in Europe, ISO 3166-1 country code MDA MDA (TV series), an Australian TV show MD&A, management discussion and analysis, part of a financial statement Maritime domain awareness, understanding the maritime domain that could impact security, safety, economy, or environment Master of Defence Administration, a degree awarded by Cranfield School of Management Methods, data, analyses, academic journal for survey methodology Minimum descent altitude in an instrument approach in aviation Mada language, ISO 939-3 language code mda Leica MDa, a variant of the Leica M1 camera
See also
Misuse of Drugs Act (disambiguation) Missionary Diocese of All Saints (MDAS) MDA5, melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 2,3-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (2,3-MDA), an amphetamine drug