MVA may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' (franchise) ** ''

Monsters vs. Aliens ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' is a 2009 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman from a screenplay written by Let ...

'', a 2009 animated film ** ''Monsters vs. Aliens: MvA'', a 2013–2014 television series sequel to the film *

Music Video Awards Music video award or Video music award may refer to: *Channel O Music Video Awards, Pan-African music awards organised by South Africa-based Channel O *Grammy Award for Best Music Video, presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Scien ...

, presented by the cable channel MTV * ''

MX vs. ATV ''MX vs. ATV'' is a racing video game series developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ Nordic. It focuses on off-road racing and serves as a successor of THQ's ''MX'' trilogy and Rainbow Studios' ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series developed unde ...

'', a crossover racing video game series

Businesses

MVA in Asia MVA may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Monsters vs. Aliens (franchise), ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' (franchise) ** ''Monsters vs. Aliens'', a 2009 animated film ** Monsters vs. Aliens (TV series), ''Monsters vs. Aliens: MvA'', a 2013–2014 televis ...

, a global consultancy firm * Mississippi Valley Airlines, a defunct US airline

Economics and finance

* Margin Valuation Adjustment, one of the X-Value Adjustments in relation to derivative instruments held by banks * Market Value Accounting, an alternative accounting method used by banks *

Market value added Market value added (MVA) is the difference between the current market value of a firm and the capital contributed by investors. If MVA is positive, the firm has added value. If it is negative, the firm has destroyed value. The amount of value ad ...

, an economic metric * Market Value Appraiser, in real estate * Market value assessment, used in

property tax A property tax (whose rate is expressed as a percentage or per mille, also called ''millage'') is an ad valorem tax on the value of a property.In the OECD classification scheme, tax on property includes "taxes on immovable property or Wealth t ...

ation * Merverdiavgift, a Norwegian Value Added Tax (VAT)

Mathematics

* Mean value analysis, a solution technique for separable closed queueing networks *

Multivariate analysis Multivariate statistics is a subdivision of statistics encompassing the simultaneous observation and analysis of more than one outcome variable, i.e., '' multivariate random variables''. Multivariate statistics concerns understanding the differ ...

, a collection of procedures that involve observation and analysis of more than one statistical variable at a time

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

* Malignant

ventricular arrhythmia Arrhythmias, also known as cardiac arrhythmias, are irregularities in the heartbeat, including when it is too fast or too slow. Essentially, this is anything but normal sinus rhythm. A resting heart rate that is too fast – above 100 beats ...

, a heart problem *

Manual vacuum aspiration Vacuum or suction aspiration is a procedure that uses a vacuum source to remove an embryo or fetus through the cervix. The procedure is performed to induce abortion, as a treatment for incomplete spontaneous abortion (otherwise commonly known as ...

, a method of abortion that consists of removing the embryo by suction *

Mevalonic acid Mevalonic acid (MVA) is a key organic compound in biochemistry; the name is a contraction of dihydroxymethylvalerolactone. The carboxylate anion of mevalonic acid, which is the predominant form in biological environments, is known as ''mevalonat ...

, an important compound in molecular biology * Mimotope Variation Analysis, an immunoprofiling technology *

Mitral valve The mitral valve ( ), also known as the bicuspid valve or left atrioventricular valve, is one of the four heart valves. It has two Cusps of heart valves, cusps or flaps and lies between the atrium (heart), left atrium and the ventricle (heart), ...

area *

Modified vaccinia Ankara Modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) is an attenuated (weakened) strain of the vaccinia virus. It is being used as a vaccine (called MVA-BN, brand names: Imvanex in the EU, Imvamune in Canada, and Jynneos in the US) against smallpox and mpox, having ...

, a virus modified to carry vaccines

Computing and telecommunications

* Microsoft Virtual Academy, a free online training area for Microsoft technologies *

Model–view–adapter Model–view–adapter (MVA) or mediating-controller MVC is a software architectural pattern and multitier architecture. In complex computer applications that present large amounts of data to users, developers often wish to separate data (model) a ...

, a framework for creating computer user interfaces * Multi-domain Vertical Alignment, an LCD display technology

Other uses in science and technology

* Mega

volt-ampere The volt-ampere ( SI symbol: VA, sometimes V⋅A or V A) is the unit of measurement for apparent power in an electrical circuit. It is the product of the root mean square voltage (in volts) and the root mean square current (in ampere ...

, a unit of measure of apparent power * Minimum Vectoring Altitude, the lowest altitude

Air Traffic Control Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled air ...

will typically use for radar vectoring of aircraft

Other uses

Maha Vikas Aghadi The Maha Vikas Aghadi (; abbreviated as MVA), is a state-level political alliance of Centrism, centre to Centre-left politics, centre-left political parties in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the two major political alliances in M ...

, a political party alliance in Maharashtra, India *

Motor vehicle accident A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collision, collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, Utility pole ...

, or multi-vehicle accident * Motor Vehicle Administration, in Maryland * Motor Voter Act, an alternative name for the

National Voter Registration Act of 1993 The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), also known as the Motor Voter Act, is a United States federal law signed into law by President Bill Clinton on May 20, 1993, that came into effect on January 1, 1995. The law was enacted u ...

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