TDA
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TDA is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:
- Taking and Driving Away, a former criminal offense under UK law, introduced in S.28 Road Traffic Act 1930, repeated in s.217(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1960, and with amendments became s.175 Road Traffic Act 1972 and s.178 Road Traffic Act 1988. This term was subsequently dropped, (although still used in Scotland), because it was too venue-specific, and did not allow its application to watercraft or unauthorised use of a vehicle that did not involve actually taking it anywhere.
- This term was used in the 1982 made-for-television movie Made in BritainMade in BritainMade in Britain is a 1982 British drama film directed by Alan Clarke, and written by David Leland, about a 16-year-old white power skinhead named Trevor, and his constant confrontations with authority figures. It was originally broadcast on ITV as the fourth in an untitled series of works by...
, where a colloquialism was used for the term: "touching the dog's arse"; also repeatedly in the 1986 John Cleese movie Clockwise (film)Clockwise (film)Clockwise is a 1986 British comedy film starring John Cleese. It was directed by Christopher Morahan, written by Michael Frayn and produced by Michael Codron. The film was co-produced by Moment Films and Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment...
. - Team Disney Anaheim, the administrative headquarters of the Disneyland ResortDisneyland ResortThe Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort in Anaheim, California. The resort is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, dining, and entertainment area known as Downtown Disney.The area now...
in CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... - Technical Design AdvisorTechnical Design AdvisorA Technical Design Advisor is a role in Information technology, in which the person is charged with advising in technical aspects of design....
- Texas Department of AgricultureTexas Department of AgricultureThe Texas Department of Agriculture is a state agency within the state of Texas, which is responsible for matters pertaining to agriculture, rural community affairs, and related matters.TDA was established by the 13th Texas Legislature in 1907...
- The Disney AfternoonThe Disney AfternoonThe Disney Afternoon was a created-for-syndication two-hour television programming block which aired from September 10, 1990, until Fall 1999. At that time, it was taken out of syndication, and a new Disney weekday afternoon block was started on UPN. The Disney Afternoon was produced by The Walt...
, a two-hour television programming block - Thermal Dilatometric Analysis, often called "dilatometry", which measures the dimensional change of a material as a function of temperature
- Thomas Deacon AcademyThomas Deacon AcademyThe Thomas Deacon Academy is an academy located in Peterborough, England. Built by contractors Laing O'Rourke to a design by Foster and Partners and Buro Happold, the academy's construction began in June 2005, and it opened to students in September 2007...
, a city academy in Peterborough - Timber decking Associationhttp://www.tda.org.uk
- Time depositTime depositA time deposit is a money deposit at a banking institution that cannot be withdrawn for a certain "term" or period of time...
account - Toa Domestic Airlines, later known as Japan Air SystemJapan Air Systemwas the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines, headquartered in the JAS M1 Building at Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by...
- Total Drama ActionTotal Drama ActionTotal Drama Action is a Canadian animated television series. It is the second season of the Total Drama series, which began with Total Drama Island. The show premiered in Teletoon at 6:30 pm ET/PT on January 11, 2009. This series was also created by the makers of 6teen, another Teletoon program...
, the 2nd season of Total DramaTotal Drama (series)Total Drama is a Canadian animated television series that parodies reality television, with the characters consisting of the eponymous fictional reality series and the contestants therein. All of the contestants have distinct personalities that serve as a main plot point... - Tournament Directors Association, an organization that works to standardize poker tournament rules worldwide
- Trade and Development Agency
- Training and Development Agency for Schools in the UK
- Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis in Global Environment Facility (GEF) international waters projects
- Transformation-Driven Architecture http://www.dsmforum.org/events/DSM08/Papers/10-Rencis.pdf
- Transit Detection Algorithm, developed by the PlanetQuestPlanetQuestPlanetQuest is a grid computing project for discovering new planets and classifying stars from Earth-based observatories' images.-Overview:The PlanetQuest project is currently still under development, and will utilize the BOINC platform.To search for new planets, PlanetQuest developed the Transit...
project, which is inteneded to detect new planets