An era is a span of time. Era or ERA may also refer to: *

Era (geology) The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological dating that uses chronostratigraphy (the process of relating strata to time) and geochronolo ...

, a subdivision of geologic time *

Calendar era A calendar era is the period of time elapsed since one '' epoch'' of a calendar and, if it exists, before the next one. For example, the current year is numbered in the Gregorian calendar, which numbers its years in the Western Christian era ...

Education

* Academy of European Law (German: '), an international law school * ERA School, in Melbourne, Australia * Era University, in Lucknow, India

Games and sports

Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

, a baseball statistic * Elite Rodeo Athletes, a professional rodeo organization * English Racing Automobiles, a manufacturer of racing cars * Era Basket Liga (EBL), name of

Polish Basketball League Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. I ...

due to sponsorship reasons in 2003–2005

Media

* Era (publisher), a Bulgarian publishing house * Era (radio station), in Malaysia *

Era Television Era Television () is a nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan that is operated by ERA Communications Inc., established in October 1996. Era TV Channels Era TV currently operates three commercial cable television channels: * Era News () * Much T ...

, a Taiwanese television network * '' Improvement Era'', a defunct magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Hellenic Radio, the main public radio broadcaster in Greece * ''The Era'' (newspaper), a defunct British weekly * TV Era, a television channel in North Macedonia

Music

Era (musical project) Era (styled as +eRa+) is a new wave rock project by French composer Eric Lévi. Some of the lyrics were written by Guy Protheroe in an imaginary language similar to Latin, but deliberately Gibberish, devoid of any exact meaning. Musically, the pro ...

, a New Age music project by French composer Eric Lévi ** ''Era'' (Era album), 1996 * ''Era'' (Disappears album), 2013 * ''Era'' (Echo Lake album), 2015 * ''Era'' (Elvenking album), 2012 * ''Era'' (Bleed from Within album), 2018 * ''The Era'' (album), by Jay Chou * ''Era'', a 2007 album by In the Nursery * "Era" (song), Italy's entry to the Eurovision song contest 1975 *

Era Records Era Records was an independent American record label located in Hollywood, California. History Era Records was founded by Herb Newman and Lou Bedell in March 1955 as a popular music, pop and rhythm and blues outlet. The label later expanded into ...

, an American record label

People

* Era. Anbarasu, Indian politician * Era Bell Thompson (1905–1986), American journalist * Era Bernard, Indian politician * Era Istrefi (born 1994), Albanian musician * Era Natarasan (born 1964), Indian writer * Era Ziganshina (born 1944), Soviet and Russian film and stage actress

Places

* Era (river), of Tuscany in Italy * Era, Ohio, United States * Era, Texas, United States * Era (reservoir), Ethiopia * Era Quhila, another reservoir in Ethiopia

Politics and government

* Electricity Regulatory Authority, of the Government of Uganda * Electronic Records Archives, of the United States National Archives and Records Administration * Environment and Resources Authority, a government agency of Malta * European Radical Alliance, a defunct political group in the European Parliament *

European Union Agency for Railways The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) that sets mandatory requirements for European railways and manufacturers in the form of Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI), which apply to the ...

* Excellence in Research for Australia, a research assessment initiative of the Australian Government

Legislation

* Education Reform Act (disambiguation), or specifically **

Education Reform Act 1988 The Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40) is legislation that introduced multiple changes to the education system in England and Wales, including the introduction of Key Stages and the National Curriculum. It replaced many rules and structures that h ...

of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ** Kentucky Education Reform Act ** Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 *

Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 The Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was passed on April 8, 1935, as a part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. It was a large public works program that included the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the National Youth Administration, ...

of the United States Congress * Employee Rights Act, proposed legislation in the United States Congress * Employment Relations Act 2000 of the Parliament of New Zealand *

Employment Rights Act 1996 The Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), Act of Parliament passed by the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative government to codify existing law on individual rights in UK labour law. Histo ...

, of the Parliament of the United Kingdom *

Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, United States Constitution that would explicitly prohibit sex discrimination. It is not currently a part of the Constitution, though its Ratifi ...

, a proposed, but unratified, amendment to the United States Constitution ** State equal rights amendments, similar laws passed in various U.S. states

Science and technology

Earth rotation angle Sidereal time ("sidereal" pronounced ) is a system of timekeeping used especially by astronomers. Using sidereal time and the celestial coordinate system, it is easy to locate the positions of celestial objects in the night sky. Sidereal tim ...

in astrometry * ECMWF re-analysis in meteorology * Eigensystem realization algorithm * Electronic Reactions of Abrams, a discredited medical theory of

Albert Abrams Albert Abrams (December 8, 1863 – January 13, 1924) was a fraudulent American physician, well known during his life for inventing machines, such as the "Oscilloclast" and the "Radioclast", which he falsely claimed could diagnose and cure almost ...

* Elementary recursive arithmetic * ERA (command), a file erase command under CP/M and DR-DOS *

European Research Area The European Research Area (ERA) is a system of scientific research programs integrating the scientific resources of the European Union (EU). Since its inception in 2000, the structure has been concentrated on European cooperation in the fields of ...

, a system of scientific research programmes * European Robotic Arm, on the International Space Station * Exobiology Radiation Assembly, an experiment in Earth orbit * Explosive reactive armour * EraMobile

Transport

* Era Alaska, now Ravn Alaska, an American airline * Era Aviation, a defunct American airline * Eastham Rake railway station, in England * Electric Raceabout, a Finnish electric sports car * European Regions Airline Association, a trade association * Winnebago Era, a motorhome

Other uses

* Educational Research Analysts, an organization created by Mel and Norma Gabler * Electricity Regulatory Authority, a Uganda government electricity regulatory agency. * Electronic remittance advice * Energy Resources of Australia, an Australian mining company * Energy Retail Association, a trade association in Great Britain * Engine room artificer, a Royal Navy position *

Engineering Research Associates Engineering Research Associates, commonly known as ERA, was a pioneering computer firm from the 1950s. ERA became famous for their numerical computers, but as the market expanded they became better known for their drum memory systems. They were ...

, a defunct American computer manufacturer * Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, an American startup accelerator * Equal Rights Advocates, an American women's rights organization * Equal Rights Association, a defunct American suffrage organization * ERA Productions, an American animation studio * ERA Real Estate, an American real estate franchise * Eramet, a French multinational mining and metallurgy company * European Rental Association, a trade association * Environmental Risk Assessment