ISA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "isa"

English

Pronunciation

• (individual savings account) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪsə/
• Rhymes: -aɪsə

Noun

ISA (countable and uncountable, plural ISAs)

1. (computing) Initialism of instruction set architecture.
2. (UK, finance) Initialism of individual savings account, a financial account for investment with special tax rules.
3. (accounting) Initialism of International Standard on Auditing, one of a set of professional standards for the performance of audits of financial information issued by the IAASB.
4. (Europe, transport) Initialism of intelligent speed assistance / adaptation.
5. (organic chemistry) Initialism of isosaccharinic acid.
6. (Marxism) Initialism of ideological state apparatus.
   • 2018 September 29, Roger Burrows, “On Neoreaction”, in The Sociological Review Magazine‎^[1]:

     They have come to think of the universities, the civil service, and the media – the old Althusserian ISAs – with its orthodoxy of egalitarianism, democracy and social constructionism, as the Cathedral; a quasi-religious structure that functions hegemonically to supress^[sic] dissent.

Proper noun

ISA

1. (computing) Initialism of Industry Standard Architecture, an early type of personal computer expansion slot bus.
2. Initialism of International Seabed Authority, an intergovernmental body set up to regulate deep seabed mining and ensure the marine environment is protected from any harmful effects.
   • 2023, Martin MacInnes, In Ascension, Atlantic Books, page 49:

     If this compromised the expedition, it wasn’t exactly a shock – corporate sponsorship always seemed to lurk in the small print, and ISA had been authorising seafloor surveys for years.

Coordinate terms

(expansion slot type):

• AGP
• EISA
• MCA
• PCI
• PCIe
• VLB

Anagrams

• ais, A.S.I., Asi, AIS, a-Si, sia, Ais, Sia, sai, A.I.s, IAS, ASI, IAs, AIs, A. S. I., SIA