SPE may refer to:

Science and technology

* A monomer used to make polysulfobetaines, or occasionally the resulting polymer itself *

Serum protein electrophoresis Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP or SPE) is a laboratory test that examines specific proteins in the blood called globulins. The most common indications for a serum protein electrophoresis test are to diagnose or monitor multiple myeloma, a ...

Solar particle event In solar physics, a solar particle event (SPE), also known as a solar energetic particle event or solar radiation storm, is a solar phenomenon which occurs when particles emitted by the Sun, mostly protons, become accelerated either in the Sun's ...

, generating very high energy protons *

Solid phase extraction Solid-phase extraction (SPE) is a solid-liquid extractive technique, by which compounds that are dissolved or suspended in a liquid mixture are separated, isolated or purified, from other compounds in this mixture, according to their physical and ...

, from a mixture * Solid-phase epitaxy, from amorphous to crystalline * ''

The Sound Pattern of English ''The Sound Pattern of English'' (frequently referred to as ''SPE'') is a 1968 work on phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle. In spite of its title, it presents not only a view of the phonology of English, but also discussions of a large v ...

'', a 1968 book by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle * SpE, abbreviation for

Sporadic E propagation Sporadic E (abbreviated E or SpE) is an uncommon form of radio propagation using a low level of the Earth's ionosphere that normally does not refract radio waves above about 15 MHz. Sporadic E propagation reflects signals off rel ...

Spe (planet) 14 Andromedae b (abbreviated 14 And b), formally named Spe , is a candidate exoplanet approximately 248 light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. The 186-day period planet orbits about 83% the Earth-Sun distance from the giant star 14 ...

, 14 Andromedae b *

Stanford prison experiment The Stanford prison experiment (SPE), also referred to as the Zimbardo prison experiment (ZPE), was a controversial psychological experiment performed in August 1971 at Stanford University. It was designed to be a two-week simulation of a p ...

, in psychology * Synchronous payload envelope, in

synchronous optical networking Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) are standardized protocols that transfer multiple digital bit streams synchronously over optical fiber using lasers or highly coherent light from light-emitting di ...

Computer science

* Synergistic Processing Element in the

Cell microprocessor The Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.) is a 64-bit multi-core processor and microarchitecture developed by Sony, Toshiba, and IBM—an alliance known as "STI". It combines a general-purpose PowerPC core, called the Power Processing Element (PPE), ...

* Signal-Processing Engine, for example in the

PowerPC e500 The PowerPC e500 is a 32-bit microprocessor core from Freescale Semiconductor. The core is compatible with the older PowerPC Book E specification as well as the Power ISA v.2.03. It has a dual issue, seven-stage pipeline with FPUs (from version ...

Single-Pair Ethernet Ethernet over twisted-pair technologies use twisted-pair cables for the physical layer of an Ethernet computer network. They are a subset of all Ethernet physical layers. Early Ethernet used various grades of coaxial cable, but in 1984, StarL ...

Organizations

Sauber Petronas Engineering Sauber Petronas Engineering AG (SPE) was a company owned jointly by the Swiss racing car manufacturer Sauber (60%) and the Malaysian oil company Petronas (40%). It was founded in 1996 for the purpose of supplying engines to the Sauber Formula O ...

, car engine manufacturer *

Societas Privata Europaea A European Private Company (, SPE) was a legal form for a limited liability company proposed by the European Commission to be introduced across the European Union. It would have formed a company of limited liability, similar to the English limite ...

, a Europe-wide type of limited company *

Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and rec ...

, a US company * SPE, later

Luminus (company) Luminus (former names: ''Société productrice d'électricité'', SPE, SPE-Luminus, and EDF Luminus) is the second largest electricity producer and energy supplier on the Belgian energy market. Its main shareholder is Électricité de France w ...

* Special Police Establishment, later Central Bureau of Investigation, India *

Special purpose entity A special-purpose entity (SPE), also called a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) or a financial vehicle corporation (FVC), is a legal entity (usually a limited company of some type or, sometimes, a limited partnership) created to fulfill narrow, speci ...

, for a specific purpose

Professional societies

Society for Photographic Education The Society for Photographic Education (SPE) is a nonprofit membership organization that provides a forum for the discussion of photography and related media as a means of creative expression and cultural insight. Through its interdisciplinary pro ...

Society of Petroleum Engineers The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit professional organization. SPE provides a worldwide forum for oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) professionals to exchange technical knowledge and best prac ...

Society of Plastics Engineers The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) is a global professional membership organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and education for professionals employed in the plastics industry. History SPE's motto is "Inspiring Plastics ...

Society of Professional Engineers UK The Society of Professional Engineers (SPE) was established the United Kingdom in 1969, to promote the interests of skilled engineers in all the main branches of Engineering. The main objective of the Society is to enhance the status of trained and ...

Other

* US supervisory

patent examiner A patent examiner (or, historically, a patent clerk) is an employee, usually a civil service, civil servant with a scientific or engineering background, working at a patent office. Duties Due to a long-standing and incessantly growing backlog of u ...

SPE Certified SPE Professional certification, Certification is a Foodservice, foodservice industry standard aimed at enhancing the Human nutrition, nutritional quality of meals, without compromising the taste. SPE stands for “Sanitas per Escam” in Latin; it ...

, a food standard *

Setiawangsa–Pantai Expressway Setiawangsa–Pantai Expressway (SPE) is a expressway in Klang Valley, Malaysia that connects Taman Melati and Klang Gates Dam, Klang Gates from Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 to - Kerinchi Link and Federal Highway (Malaysia), Federal Highwa ...

, an expressway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *

Société Parisienne d'Édition Groupe Lactalis S.A. (doing business as Lactalis) is a French multinational dairy products corporation, owned by the Besnier family and based in Laval, Mayenne, France. The company's former name was Besnier S.A. Lactalis is the largest dairy pr ...

(S.P.É.), a French publisher

Gaming

* Seasonal Player Experience, a self imposed challenge in