DRA
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Dra. is a feminine-form abbreviation for Doctor (title)
used in some languages, such as Spanish and Portuguese
DRA is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:
Geography and national organizations:
Science and technology:
Others:
Doctor (title)
Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
used in some languages, such as Spanish and Portuguese
DRA is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:
Geography and national organizations:
- Democratic Republic of ArmeniaDemocratic Republic of ArmeniaThe Democratic Republic of Armenia was the first modern establishment of an Armenian state...
, a short-lived Armenian republic in the South Caucasus (1918-1920) - Democratic Republic of AfghanistanDemocratic Republic of AfghanistanThe Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was a government of Afghanistan between 1978 and 1992. It was both ideologically close to and economically dependent on the Soviet Union, and was a major belligerent of the Afghan Civil War.- Saur Revolution :...
, the communist regime that ruled Afghanistan from 1978-87. In 1987 the countries official name was changed to the Republic of AfghanistanRepublic of AfghanistanRepublic of Afghanistan was the official state government of Mohammed Daoud Khan from 1973 to 1978. Daoud Khan became Afghanistan's first President in 1973 after he deposed Mohammad Zahir Shah in a non-violent coup...
after the National ReconciliationNational ReconciliationNational Reconciliation is the term used for establishment of so-called 'national unity' in countries beset with political problems. In Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah's proposals for national unification started in 1987 and ended early in the 1990s to stop the Afghan civil war which had haunted...
talks. - Delta Regional AuthorityDelta Regional AuthorityThe Delta Regional Authority is a Federal-State partnership whose mission it is to improve the quality of life for the residents of the Mississippi River Delta Region. The Delta Regional Authority serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of eight states: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky,...
- Defence Research AgencyDefence Research AgencyThe Defence Research Agency , was an executive agency of the UK Ministry of Defence from April 1991 until April 1995. At the time the DRA was Britain's largest science and technology organisation...
, a former executive agency of the United Kingdom - Deutsche Reichsausschuss für Leibesübungen, a forerunner of the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für LeibesübungenNationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für LeibesübungenThe Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen , more rarely "NSRBL", , known as Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen until 1938, was the umbrella organization for sports during the Third Reich.The NSRL was led by the Reichssportführer, who after 1934 was...
, a former German Olympic sports organization - Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv, see German Broadcasting ArchiveGerman Broadcasting ArchiveThe German Broadcasting Archive is a non-profit foundation supported by the ARD. It was founded in 1952 as "German sound archive". The DRA covers essential aspects of the development of the German broadcasting. Today it has two locations: Wiesbaden and Potsdam-Babelsberg ....
- Director Royal ArtilleryRoyal ArtilleryThe Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
, the professional head of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in the British Army.
Science and technology:
- Dielectric Resonator AntennaDielectric Resonator AntennaIf the dielectric resonator is placed in an open environment, power is lost in the radiated fields. This fact makes dielectric resonators useful as antenna elements.Dielectric resonator antennas offer following attractive features:...
- Disaster Recovery AdvisorDisaster Recovery AdvisorThe Disaster Recovery Advisor is a proprietary disaster recovery and high availability management system from Symantec. It is available for Windows, AIX, Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX...
, a Symantec product - Dopamine releasing agentReleasing agentA releasing agent , or simply releaser, is a drug that induces the release of a neurotransmitter from the presynaptic neuron into the synapse, leading to an increase in the extracellular concentrations of the neurotransmitter. Many drugs use neurotransmitter release to exert their psychological and...
, a class of drugs including amphetamine in contrast to DRIs, or dopamine reuptake inhibitors such as, cocaine. - Downregulated-in-adenomaDownregulated-in-adenomaThe downregulated-in-adenoma is a membrane protein in intestinal cells. It is an anion exchanger and a member of the sulfate anion transporter family. It mediates chloride and bicarbonate exchange and additionally transports sulfate and other anions at the apical membrane, part of the plasma...
, an anion exchanger - Drag reducing agent, a pipeline flow improver
- Driver reminder applianceDriver reminder applianceThe Driver's Reminder Appliance is a manual switch in the driving cab of a passenger train. When operated it glows bright red and prevents the driver from being able to take power...
(British Rail) - Dynamic Resolution AdaptationDynamic Resolution AdaptationDynamic Resolution Adaptation is an audio encoding specification developed by DigiRise Technology. It has been selected as the Chinese national audio coding standard.It is one of the standard formats for Blu-Ray audio, introduced with Blu-Ray 2.3...
, a Chinese-developed digital audio coding standard, recently added to the Blu-ray DiscBlu-ray DiscBlu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
format as an optional encoding. - Dynamic Resource AllocationResource allocationResource allocation is used to assign the available resources in an economic way. It is part of resource management. In project management, resource allocation is the scheduling of activities and the resources required by those activities while taking into consideration both the resource...
, The mechanism used in IMS Policy services with evolved packet core (LTE). - Data Recovery Agent, A safeguard account on a network, created to decrypt a user's files if that user loses access to their encryption keys on their regular user account.
Others:
- Douay-Rheims Bible
- Don't Run AwayStandUp For KidsStandUp For Kids is a 501 not-for-profit organization founded in 1990. Its mission is to help rescue homeless and at-risk youth in America. StandUp For Kids is run almost entirely by volunteers, and has established more than 35 outreach programs in over 18 states...
, a program that educates elementary and middle school students about the consequences and alternatives of running away