SFA

SFA may refer to:

In science and technology

In medicine

• Saturated fatty acid, a type of fat with no double bonds
• Segmented flow analysis, an automated analyzer used in a medical laboratory
• Superficial femoral artery, a large artery in the thigh

In physics and chemistry

• Sodium fluoroacetate, an organofluorine chemical compound
• Substance flow analysis, a method of analyzing the flows of a material in a well-defined system
• Surface forces apparatus, a scientific instrument and technique

Other uses in science and technology

• Sales force automation, information systems used in customer relationship marketing
• Simple feature access, a standard storage and access model for geographical data
• Single Frequency Approach, an aviation procedure
• Stochastic Frontier Analysis, a method of economic modeling
• Striker Fired Action, in firearms
• Single file application, an uber file that contains the entire source code of an application

Organizations

In education

• Sabena Flight Academy, a Belgian aviation school
• Skills Funding Agency, an education organisation in England
• Stephen F. Austin State University, a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
  • Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks, the athletic program of Stephen F. Austin State University
• St. Francis of Assisi's English Primary School, a Hong Kong private school located in Sham Shui Po
• Success for All, a Comprehensive School Reform curriculum in the United States

Other organizations

• Securities and Futures Authority (SFA), former self-regulatory organisation supervising the trading in shares and futures in the UK, now subsumed into the Financial Conduct Authority.^[1]
• Free Syrian Army
• Scottish Football Association, governing body of association football in Scotland
• Somali Film Agency, a film regulatory body
• Student/Farmworker Alliance, an American student activism group based in Immokalee, Florida
• Sudan Football Association
• Swedish Fortifications Agency, a Swedish government agency

Sports

• Sarawak FA, a Malaysian association football club
• Selangor FA, a Malaysian association football club

Other uses

• Jonathan Davis and the SFA, an American metal band
• Six Flags America, a theme park located in Mitchellville, Maryland
• Super Furry Animals, a Welsh rock band
• Sweet F.A., a slang term for 'nothing at all'; can mean 'sweet Fanny Adams' or 'sweet fuck all'

References

1. "Securities and Futures Authority Ltd". Oxford University Press.