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{{Wiktionary|DPA|dPa}}
'''DPA''' is a [[three-letter abbreviation]] with multiple meanings, including:


'''DPA''' may refer to:
==Companies and associations==
*[[Danish Pro Audio]], the predecessor company of [[DPA Microphones]], a manufacturer of [[microphone]]s
*[[Dominique Perrault Architecture]] French architecture agency http://www.perraultarchitecte.com/
*[[Dartmoor Preservation Association]], a group which monitors development on Dartmoor in South West England
*[[Data Publishers Association]], industry body for the directory and data publishing and search sector
*[[Defence Procurement Agency]], an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
*[[Dental Professionals Association]], a trade union supporting and representing primary dental care in the UK
*[[United Nations Department of Political Affairs|Department of Political Affairs]] of the United Nations
*[[Deutsche Presse-Agentur]] (''German News Agency''), founded 1949 in Germany and is a major worldwide media service
*[[Drug Policy Alliance]] is the biggest anti-drug war advocacy group in the United States
*Dubai Ports Authority, now merged to [[Dubai Ports World]]
* The Association for Promotion of Digital Broadcasting ([[:ja:Dpa|Dpa]] in short) in Japan
*[[Deaf Pilots Association]] (DPA), an organization of deaf aviators in the United States


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==Computers and data processing==
*Data Path Array is a Data Path Unit array as used e. g. for [[Reconfigurable computing]]
*[[Differential power analysis]], a cryptographic attack
*[[Distributed Password Authentication]]
*[[Dynamic Parallel Application]]


==Entertainment==
==Organizations==
* [[Dartmoor Preservation Association]], a group which monitors development on Dartmoor in South West England
*[[Down Peninsula Audio]], a record label
* [[Dental Professionals Association]], a trade union supporting and representing primary dental care in the UK
*[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]]
* [[Deutsche Presse-Agentur]] (German News Agency), a news agency founded in 1949 in Germany
*[[Shen Yun Performing Arts]], formerly known as "Divine Performing Arts"
* [[Digital Pathology Association]], a medical society for advancing the field of digital pathology
* [[DPA Microphones]], a Danish manufacturer
* [[Drug Policy Alliance]], an American anti-drug-war advocacy group
* [[Dubai Ports Authority]], merged with Dubai Ports International in 2005 to form DP World


===Government and politics===
==Finance==
* [[California Department of Personnel Administration]]
*Down Payment Assistance, special type of home loan
* [[Defence Procurement Agency]], an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
* [[Defense Production Administration]], a former independent agency of the United States government
* [[Definers Public Affairs]], an American commercial research and PR firm
* [[Democratic Party of Albanians]], an ethnic Albanian political party in the Republic of North Macedonia
* [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]], an alliance of Indian political parties
* [[United Nations Department of Political Affairs]], a department of the United Nations Secretariat
* [[Data protection authority]], a role specified by EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
* [[Supreme Advisory Council]] (Dewan Pertimbangan Agung), a defunct Indonesian government body


==Government==
==Law==
* [[Durable power of attorney]]
*[[Data Protection Act 1998]], a United Kingdom Act of Parliament to regulate the processing of information relating to individuals
* [[Defensive patent aggregation]], the practice of purchasing patents or patent rights
*Directorate of Public Affairs
* [[Deferred prosecution agreement]], a voluntary alternative to adjudication in which a prosecutor agrees to grant amnesty in exchange for the defendant agreeing to fulfill certain requirements
*[[Doctor of Public Administration]], a terminal research degree in government


==Medical==
===Laws===
* [[Defense Production Act of 1950]], a United States law
*[[Diagnostic peritoneal lavage|Diagnostic Peritoneal Aspiration]], a surgical investigation to assess abdominal bleeding
* [[Defence Production Act (Canada)]]
* [[Data Protection Act 1998]], a United Kingdom Act of Parliament to regulate the processing of information relating to individuals
** [[Data Protection Act 2018]], a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which updates the Data Protection Act 1998


==Computing==
==Political parties==
* [[Data presentation architecture]], a skill-set that seeks to identify, locate, manipulate, format and present data
*[[Democratic Party of Albanians]], an ethnic Albanian political party in the Republic of Macedonia
* [[Deterministic pushdown automaton]]
* [[Differential power analysis]], a cryptographic attack

==Entertainment==
* ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]]'', a manga series
* Drag Point Average, the grading system used on the television show ''[[RuPaul's Drag U]]''


==Science and technology==
==Science and technology==
* [[D-Phenylalanine|<small>D</small>-Phenylalanine]], an [[enkephalinase inhibitor]] and [[antidepressant]]
*[[Destructive physical analysis]], an analysis performed to verify the fabrication standards of high reliability electrical components
* [[Decipascal]] (dPa), a SI unit equivalent to one tenth of a pascal
*[[Diphenylamine]], a chemical stabiliser used in homogeneous propellants to absorb the catalyst produced by the autocatalytic decomposition of propellants
* [[Diagnostic peritoneal aspiration]], a surgical investigation to assess abdominal bleeding
*[[Dipicolinic acid]], a chemical compound found in bacterial spores
* [[Diphenylamine]], a chemical stabiliser used in homogeneous propellants to absorb the catalyst produced by the autocatalytic decomposition of propellants
*[[Docosapentaenoic acid]], a group of [[fatty acid]]s
* [[9,10-Diphenylanthracene]], an organic compound
*Displacements per atom (dpa), a quantitative measure of the [[irradiation]] a material has undergone
* [[Dipicolinic acid]], a chemical compound found in bacterial spores

* [[Dipicolylamine]], an organic compound used as a chelating ligand
==Transport==
* [[2,2'-Dipyridylamide]] an organic ion ligand.
*IATA code for [[DuPage Airport]], located in West Chicago, Illinois
* [[Docosapentaenoic acid]], a group of fatty acids

* [[D-phenylalanine]], a stereoisomer of the amino acid, phenylalanine
==Marine==
* Displacements per atom (dpa), in [[Radiation material science#Radiation damage|radiation material science]], a measure of damage in nuclear materials
*Designated Person Ashore, The person that ensures the safe operation of each ship and to provide a link between the Company and those on board.
* [[16-Dehydropregnenolone acetate]] (16-DPA), an intermediate in the production of many semisynthetic steroids




==Other uses==
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* [[Doctor of Public Administration]], a terminal research degree in government
* [[DuPage Airport]] (IATA code), an airport in West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois, US
* Data Processing Agreement, according to the [[General Data Protection Regulation]] (GDPR)


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[[de:DPA]]
[[it:DPA]]
[[ja:DPA]]
[[pl:DPA]]
[[sv:DPA]]

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