DBA

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DBA may mean:

Contents 1 In Science 2 In Software 3 In Business 4 In Games

[edit] In Science

• A-weighted decibels (dBA), in acoustics
• Diamond-Blackfan anemia
• Dibenzylideneacetone
• Dilute, Brown and non-Agouti strain of Laboratory mice developed by C. C. Little

[edit] In Software

• .dba format, a calendar format for Palm Desktop
• Database administrator a role or person who is responsible for the environmental aspects of a database
• Database abstraction layer - a software module that enables an administrator to choose from multiple databases for an application without having to change the code

[edit] In Business

• Doing business as, in business and law
• Doctor of Business Administration, an academic doctoral degree
• dba, a low-cost German airline
• Powershares DB Agriculture Fund, DBA:AMEX
• The Dallas Bar Association for lawyers in Texas, USA
• A database administrator (or analyst)
• The Dutch book argument in economics
• Dynamic bandwidth allocation, a telecommunications algorithm
• A design basis accident at a nuclear power plant
• Device Base Address, a synonym of Input/Output Base Address
• Deter's Beer Asylum, for the dba beer bar in Manhattan, New York.
• Dead before arrival, when talking about criminal cases.
• Defense Base Act, a type of insurance purchased by defense contractors when working in areas of active military hostility
• D.B.A. nightclub on Frenchman Street in New Orleans and also on First Ave in New York City

[edit] In Games

• De Bellis Antiquitatis, a tabletop wargame
• A draw by agreement in chess
• Dragon Battleaxe, a weapon in the online game Runescape.