Nat or NAT may refer to:

Computing

Network address translation Network address translation (NAT) is a method of mapping an IP address space into another by modifying network address information in the IP header of packets while they are in transit across a traffic Router (computing), routing device. The te ...

(NAT), in computer networking

Chemistry, biology, and medicine

* Natural antisense transcript, an RNA transcript in a cell *

N-acetyltransferase ''N''-acetyltransferase (NAT) is an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of acetyl groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines, arylhydroxylamines and arylhydrazines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also cat ...

, an enzyme; also NAT1,

NAT2 N-acetyltransferase 2 (arylamine N-acetyltransferase), also known as NAT2, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the ''NAT2'' gene. Function This gene encodes a type of N-acetyltransferase. The NAT2 isozyme functions to both activate and ...

, etc. *

Nucleic acid test A nucleic acid test (NAT) is a technique used to detect a particular nucleic acid sequence and thus usually to detect and identify a particular species or subspecies of organism, often a virus or bacterium that acts as a pathogen in blood, tissu ...

, for genetic material *

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAITP, NAIT, NATP or NAT) is a disease that affects babies in which the platelet count is decreased because the mother's immune system attacks her fetus' or newborn's platelets. A low platelet count increase ...

, a disease * Noradrenaline transporter (NAT), also called norepinephrine transporter (NET) * Nucleobase ascorbate transporter (NAT) family, or Nucleobase cation symporter-2 (NCS2) family * Sodium ammonium tartrate tetrahydrate, the material crystallized by Pasteur as enantiomers

Organizations

National Actors Theatre The National Actors Theatre (NAT) was a theatre company founded in 1991 by actor Tony Randall, who served as the company's chairman. Randall stated he had long dreamed of creating such an organization. The company was originally housed at the Belasc ...

, New York City, U.S. * National AIDS trust, a British charity *

National Archives of Thailand The National Archives of Thailand (NAT) (; ) is a Thai government agency under the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture. It was established in 1916 (B.E.2459) as a section of the National Library of Thailand. It officially became the ...

National Assembly of Thailand The Parliament of Thailand ( Abrv: NAT; , , ) is the bicameral legislative branch of the government of Thailand. It convenes in the Sappaya-Sapasathan, Dusit District, Bangkok. The Parliament was established in 1932 after the adoption of Thai ...

, the national parliament

People

Nat (name) Nat is a unisex given name, a nickname and a surname. It is a nickname for Nathan (given name), Nathan, Nathanael, Nathaniel, Natalie (given name), Natalie, or Natalia (given name), Natalia. It may refer to the following people: Given name or nic ...

, a given name or nickname, usually masculine, and also a surname * Nat (Muslim), a Muslim community in North India * Nat caste, a Hindu caste found in northern India and Nepal

Places

Nat, Punjab Nat, or Natt, is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 4 km from Nurmahal, 33 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 136 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a ...

, India, a village * Nat, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community *

Greater Natal International Airport Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport is an international airport serving Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, located in the municipality of São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte, ...

, São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil (IATA code NAT) **

Augusto Severo International Airport Augusto Severo International Airport , originally called Parnamirim Airport, was the civilian airport that served Natal, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Parnamirim. Starting on November 24, 1951, the airport was named after t ...

(closed), former IATA code NAT

Other uses

Nat (deity) The nats (; MLCTS: ''nat''; ) are god-like spirits venerated in Myanmar and neighbouring countries in conjunction with Buddhism. They are divided between the 37 ''Great Nats'' who were given that status by King Anawrahta when he formalized the ...

, deities worshipped in Myanmar and neighboring countries *

Nat (unit) The natural unit of information (symbol: nat), sometimes also nit or nepit, is a unit of information or information entropy, based on natural logarithms and powers of e (mathematical constant), ''e'', rather than the powers of 2 and binary loga ...

, a logarithmic unit of information or entropy *

Bestune NAT The Bestune NAT () is a purpose-built electric mid-size multi purpose vehicle (MPV) produced by the FAW Group under the brand name Bestune. The NAT was called the E05 during the development phase and was renamed after the initial reveal. According ...

, a Chinese electric minivan *

Nottingham Asphalt Tester The Nottingham Asphalt Tester (NAT) is equipment used for rapid determination of modulus, permanent deformation and fatigue of bituminous mixtures. It uses cylindrical specimens that are cored from the highway or prepared in laboratory. These ...

National Achievement Test The National Achievement Test (NAT) is a standardized set of examinations taken in the Philippines by students in Grades 3, 6, 10 to 12. The test is designed to determine their academic levels, strengths and weaknesses, as well as their knowledge ...

, in the Philippines *

North Atlantic Tracks The North Atlantic Tracks, officially titled the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS), are a structured set of transatlantic flight routes that stretch from eastern North America to western Europe across the Atlantic Ocean, within th ...

, a set of flight routes * Nat (''Wild Cards''), the nature of some characters in the ''Wild Card'' novels *

Nat Smurfling This is a list of '' The Smurfs'' characters appearing in the original comics a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence ...

, a fictional character from ''The Smurfs'' * '' NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole'', a 1966 album by Nelson Riddle *

North Atlantic Treaty The North Atlantic Treaty, also known as the Washington Treaty, forms the legal basis of, and is implemented by, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. Background The treat ...