OTA or ota may stand for:

Art, entertainment, and media

* '' Off the Air'', an Adult Swim television series *

Otakon Otakon ( ) is an annual three-day anime convention held during July/August. It stands for Otaku Convention. From 1999 to 2016, it took place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor district; in 2017, it moved t ...

, an annual anime convention in Baltimore, Maryland

Electronics, science, and technology

Ochratoxin A Ochratoxin A—a toxin produced by different ''Aspergillus'' and ''Penicillium'' species — is one of the most-abundant food-contaminating mycotoxins. It is also a frequent contaminant of water-damaged houses and of heating ducts. Human exposure ...

(also termed OTA), a mycotoxin *

Operational transconductance amplifier The operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) is an amplifier whose differential input voltage produces an output current. Thus, it is a voltage controlled current source (VCCS). There is usually an additional input for a current to control ...

, a kind of operational amplifier * Optical tube assembly, the tubular

optical train An optical train, also called an optical assembly, is an arrangement of optical components (e.g. lenses, mirrors, prisms) to guide a line of sight and/or a laser beam. For example, the position and angle of lenses may be adjusted to guide a ...

of a telescope as referred by astronomers * Over-the-air, another word for

wireless communication Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer. The mos ...

Over-the-air programming Over-the-air programming (OTA programming) refers to various methods of distributing new software, configuration settings, and even updating encryption keys to devices like mobile phones, set-top boxes, electric cars or secure voice communicatio ...

, a method of reprogramming smart phones and other mobile devices ** OTA bitmap, a data format developed by Nokia for sending images via SMS ** Over-the-air television (or

terrestrial television Terrestrial television or over-the-air television (OTA) is a type of television broadcasting in which the signal transmission occurs via radio waves from the terrestrial (Earth-based) transmitter of a television station, TV station to a televis ...

), the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery ** Over-the-air performance testing, evaluation of the performance of a radio including the impact of its

radiation pattern In the field of antenna design the term radiation pattern (or antenna pattern or far-field pattern) refers to the ''directional'' (angular) dependence of the strength of the radio waves from the antenna or other source.Constantine A. Balanis: � ...

and its interaction with device circuitry.

Law and government

Ontario Temperance Act The ''Ontario Temperance Act'' was a law passed in 1916 that led to the prohibition of alcohol in Ontario, Canada. When the Act was first enacted, the sale of alcohol was prohibited, but liquor could still be manufactured in the province or importe ...

, 1916 Canadian law prohibiting the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages

Language

* 'ota', the ISO 639 code for the

Ottoman Turkish language Ottoman Turkish ( ota, لِسانِ عُثمانى, Lisân-ı Osmânî, ; tr, Osmanlı Türkçesi) was the standardized register of the Turkish language used by the citizens of the Ottoman Empire (14th to 20th centuries CE). It borrowed exten ...

Organizations

* New South Wales Operating Theatre Association, an Australian non-profit perioperative nursing professional association *

Officers Training Academy The Officers Training Academy (OTA) is a training establishment of the Indian Army that trains officers for the Short Service Commission (SSC). The 49-week course at the OTA prepares graduates for all branches of the Army, except for the Army Me ...

, an Indian military academy in Chennai * Office of Technology Assessment, a United States Congress agency that operated from 1972 to 1995 *

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (formerly Oklahoma Transportation Authority) is an agency of Oklahoma that deals with issues regarding the Oklahoma turnpike system. Along with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Authority is the prim ...

, organization that operates turnpikes within the state of Oklahoma * OpenTravel Alliance and the OpenTravel XML data format for the travel industry * Orascom Telecom Algeria, another name for Djezzy GSM (a branch of Orascom group) * Organic Trade Association, a North American association that focuses on the organic business community * Orthodontic Technicians Association, the professional body that represents orthodontic technicians based in the United Kingdom. * Oxford Text Archive, an archive of electronic texts and other literary and language resources at the University of Oxford * OTA Broadcasting LLC, unit of Michael Dell's investment company

MSD Capital MSD Capital is an American private investment firm that manages the capital of Michael Dell and his family. The firm, which is based in New York and has offices in Santa Monica and West Palm Beach, was formed in 1998. In 2009, the principals o ...

purchasing small television stations potentially for resale of licenses via FCC auction. * Online travel agency, a travel website that specializes in offering online planning sources and booking capabilities

Professions

Occupational therapy Occupational therapy (OT) is a global healthcare profession. It involves the use of assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain the meaningful activities, or ''occupations'', of individuals, groups, or communities. The field o ...

assistant

Sports

* Organized Team Activities, used to describe preseason training sessions during

National Football League training camp In the National Football League, training camp refers to the time before the season commences. During this time, teams sometimes congregate at an outside location, usually a university, to conduct training camp for at least the first few weeks ...