COA or CoA may refer to:

Organizations

Andorran Olympic Committee Andorran Olympic Committee (, COA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Andorra. History The Andorran Olympic Committee was created in 1971 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee, IOC in 1975. Member federations The And ...

(Catalan: ''Comitè Olímpic Andorrà'') *

Argentine Olympic Committee The Argentine Olympic Committee or COA ( - COA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Argentina's athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pan American Games and the South American Games. It is based in Buenos Aires. ...

(Spanish: ''Comité Olímpico Argentino'') *

Aruban Olympic Committee The Aruban Olympic Committee () was established in 1985 after Aruba separated from the Netherlands Antilles. Previously, Aruba was represented by the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC). It received recognition the following year from ...

(Papiamento: ''Comité Olímpico Arubano'') * Canadian Osteopathic Association, a professional association of osteopathic physicians in Canada * Chicago Options Associates, an American company that specializes in trading options and futures contracts * Clowns of America International, an American organization that represents clowns * Committee of Administrators (CoA), oversaw the reform in 2017 of the Board of Control for Cricket in India *

Council of Agriculture The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA; ) of Taiwan, formerly the Council of Agriculture, is the ministry under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in charged with overseeing affairs related to agriculture, forestry, fishery, animal hu ...

, agriculture-related institution in Taiwan *

Council of Architecture The Council of Architecture (COA) is a professional regulatory body established by the Government of India to regulate Architectural education in India, architectural education and profession of architects throughout India. Overview The role ...

, an Indian governmental organization that registers architects in the country * Community Oncology Alliance, an American non-profit that advocates for independent, community oncology providers and patients. *

Continental Airlines Continental Airlines (simply known as Continental) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1934 until it merged with United Airlines in 2012. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers. Continen ...

, by ICAO airline code * Customs Officers' Association of New Zealand, a trade union * COA Ontario, an association representing condominium owners in Canada *

Commission on Audit (Philippines) The Commission on Audit (COA; ) is an independent constitutional commission established by the Constitution of the Philippines. It has the primary function to examine, audit and settle all accounts and expenditures of the funds and properties ...

, government agency ** Commission on audit, another name for

supreme audit institution A supreme audit institution is an independent national-level institution which conducts audits of government activities. Most supreme audit institutions are established in their country's constitution, and their mandate is further refined in natio ...

Colleges

College of Alameda College of Alameda is a public community college in Alameda, California. It is part of the Peralta Community College District and was opened in 1968. Since 1970 the college has held classes on a 62-acre campus at the intersection of Webster Str ...

, a college in Alameda, California * College of The Albemarle, a college in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, US *

College of the Atlantic College of the Atlantic (COA) is a private liberal arts college in Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Founded in 1969, it awards bachelors and masters ( M.Phil.) degrees solely in the field of human ecology, an interdisciplinary approa ...

, a college in Bar Harbor, Maine, US

Law and business

* Certificate of authenticity, a document demonstrating that an item is as claimed *

Chart of accounts A chart of accounts (COA) is a list of financial accounts and reference numbers, grouped into categories, such as assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses, and used for recording transactions in the organization's general ledger. Acco ...

, a categorized list of accounts used by a business * Charter Ownership Agreement, the right to purchase season tickets to a particular seat at a stadium *

Court of Appeal (England and Wales) The Court of Appeal (formally "His Majesty's Court of Appeal in England", commonly cited as "CA", "EWCA" or "CoA") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the legal system of England and Wales only to ...

, a court that reviews the decisions reached by lower courts

Science, medicine and technology

Care-of address A care-of address (usually referred to as ''CoA'') is a temporary IP address for a mobile device used in Internet routing. This allows a home agent to forward messages to the mobile device. A separate address is required because the IP address o ...

, a temporary IP address assigned to a mobile internet device * Certificate of analysis, a document certifying the identification and purity of a chemical a drug; see

Drug reference standard A drug reference standard or pharmaceutical reference standard is a highly characterized material suitable to test the identity, strength, quality and purity of substances for pharmaceutical use and medicinal products. Pharmacopoeial reference s ...

* Certified Ophthalmic Assistant, entry level assistant as certified by

Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology The International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO) is an American nonprofit professional association for Allied Ophthalmic Personnel (AOP). Founded in 1969, the IJCAHPO provides certification and educati ...

(IJCAHPO) * Change of Authorization, a designation for

RADIUS In classical geometry, a radius (: radii or radiuses) of a circle or sphere is any of the line segments from its Centre (geometry), center to its perimeter, and in more modern usage, it is also their length. The radius of a regular polygon is th ...

codes * Children of

Alcoholics Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Some definitions require evidence of dependence and withdrawal. Problematic use of alcohol has been mentioned in the earliest historical records. The World Hea ...

/Children of Addicts *

Ciphertext-only attack In cryptography, a ciphertext-only attack (COA) or known ciphertext attack is an attack model for cryptanalysis where the attacker is assumed to have access only to a set of ciphertexts. While the attacker has no channel providing access to the p ...

, where an attacker only has encrypted data to use in deciphering text *

Collaboration-oriented architecture Collaboration Oriented Architecture (COA) is a computer system that is designed to collaborate, or use services, from systems that are outside of the operators control. Collaboration Oriented Architecture will often use Service Oriented Architec ...

, a type of computer system designed to help companies work with outside organizations *

Coarctation of the aorta Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a congenital condition whereby the aorta is narrow, usually in the area where the ductus arteriosus ( ligamentum arteriosum after regression) inserts. The word ''coarctation'' means "pressing or drawing toget ...

, a congenital condition whereby a section of the aorta is narrowed *

Coenzyme A Coenzyme A (CoA, SHCoA, CoASH) is a coenzyme, notable for its role in the Fatty acid metabolism#Synthesis, synthesis and Fatty acid metabolism#.CE.B2-Oxidation, oxidation of fatty acids, and the oxidation of pyruvic acid, pyruvate in the citric ac ...

, a coenzyme used in processing fatty acids and citric acid

Other uses

* Certificate of Authorization, used within the

Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government agency within the United States Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation that regulates civil aviation in t ...

Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...

, (ISO 3166 code MX-COA), a state in Mexico *

Coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ...

, a unique heraldic design used to cover armor and identify its wearer * Community Organization Award (COA), Boy Scouts of America * Course of Action, in the Military Decision Making Process

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