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Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of state of the art. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
2. 2
   Initialism of structure of arrays. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. 3
   Initialism of semiconductor optical amplifier (“a device that amplifies an optical signal directly”) abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
4. 4
   Initialism of safe operating area (“the current conditions over which a device can be expected to operate without self-damage”) abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
5. 5
   Initialism of stimulus onset asynchrony (“the time interval between the onset of a first stimulus and the onset of a second stimulus”) abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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   Initialism of search-oriented architecture. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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   Initialism of service-oriented architecture. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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   Initialism of start of authority, a record that identifies the authoritative name server for a specific DNS database segment. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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   Initialism of statement of account. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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    Initialism of super output area. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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    Initialism of sudden-onset aggression abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, officially titled the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. 2
   An island of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, any of three islands so named.
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   Initialism of Society of Authors, a United Kingdom trade union. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

   "The SoA wants Amazon to clearly label products as AI-generated and allow readers to filter out AI titles."

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   Initialism of School of the Americas, a US Army training facility subsequently officially known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. 5
   Initialism of Society of Actuaries, one of the two main professional societies of actuaries in the United States. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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   Initialism of Society of Ancients, an international society based in the UK. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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"The SoA wants Amazon to clearly label products as AI-generated and allow readers to filter out AI titles."

Related phrases

Island of SoaSoa Islandstate of art

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