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ISA

"ISA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "God is my oath".

Date "ISA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1678. (references)

"ISA" is a common misspelling or typo for: bias, ice, is, its, six, use, visa.


Specialty Definition: ISA

DomainDefinition

Computing

ISA 1. Integrated Systems Architecture. 2. International Smalltalk Association. 3. instruction set architecture. 4. Industry Standard Architecture. (1997-02-13). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: ISA

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ISA."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: ISA

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

ISA

EnglishInternational Service AgenciesN/A

ISA

ItalianArchitettura a sistemi integratiN/A

ISA

LatinRM:Interpresa svizra per sistems d'armasN/A

ISA

SpanishInterconexión de sistemas abiertosComputing

ISA

SwedishIndustristandardarkitekturComputing

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: ISA

Specialty definitions using "ISA": antistaticBeBox, Berodach-baladan, Beulah, Burden of a SongCalneh, Canaan, the language of, Candace, CaulsDedan, DedanimExtended Industry-Standard Architecture, Extended System Configuration DataFreeBSDHanes, He-ass, Hephzibah, HyperSPARCIndustry Standard Architecture, infected fish, instruction set architecture, integrated drive electronics, International Smalltalk Association, ISA busJesse TreeKir of MoabLætare Sunday, local busMadmenah, Michmash, Mount of the congregationNabo, NLX, Nose-jewelsParched ground, Perazim, Mount, Petra, PowerPC Platform, PS/2, PS2rice boxSCSI adaptor, Shear-Jashub, Sinim, The land of, SUNK COST, Sychartall card, TLAsWailing-place, Jews'XT bus architectureZim and Jim. (references)
Non-English Usage: "ISA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Chamorro (rainbow), Latin (Swiss Ordnance Enterprise), Malagasy (one, number), Papiamen (hoist, hoist up, run up, wind up), Swedish (congeal, ice), Tagalog (one).

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Modern Usage: ISA

DomainUsage

Screenplays

What do you think this isa cut-rate drugstore? (On Again Off Again; writing credit: Nat Perrin; Benny Rubin)

Movie/TV Titles

Isa (1996)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: ISA

DomainTitle

References

  • Foreign & Colonial PEP and ISA Investment Trust PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • ISA International Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • ISA System Architecture (3rd Edition) (reference)

  • MCSE: ISA Server 2000 Administration Study Guide: Exam 70 227 with CDROM (reference)

  • Microsoft ISA Server 2000 (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

High Tech

  • Promise Technology Eidemax II EIDE 16Bit Plug and Play ISA Controller IDE (reference)

  • U.S. Robotics V90 56K Courier Everything INT Modem with 14.4K ISA Half Card (reference)

  • Interscan WebProtect 3.0 100-user for Microsoft ISA Server (reference)

    (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: ISA

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

NATAM's Infrastructure Plan will be released in November 2000. On release of the plan, CS Oslo will write a supplementary IMI to this ISA. The IMI will outline infrastructure developments that NATAM is planning. (references)

Civil Liberties

Singapore

The Government also may ban the circulation of domestic and foreign publications under provisions of the ISA and the UPA. (references)

Singapore

While the ISA rarely has been invoked in recent years, political opposition and criticism remain restricted by the Government's authority to define these powers broadly. (references)

Malaysia

In the days prior to the event, police also detained seven opposition activists under the ISA, and claimed that they were planning a massive, violent demonstration to overthrow the Government. (references)

Economic History

Indonesia

In some sectors, ISA reports cover all ASEAN countries. (references)

Bahrain

In 2001, Amir Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa made his first visit to the U.S. after succeeding his father in 1999. (references)

Bahrain

In 1998 Shaykh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa became Amir after the death of his father, Shaykh Isa bin Hamad Al Halifa. (references)

Human Rights

Malaysia

In July it submitted a proposal to Parliament to repeal the ISA. (references)

Singapore

The ISA is employed primarily against suspected security threats. (references)

Singapore

However, persons detained under the ISA or CLA are not entitled to a public trial. (references)

Political Economy

Israel and the occupied territories

The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in the Knesset reviews the activities of the IDF and the ISA. (references)

Bahrain

Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the Amir of Bahrain, having assumed this mantle in March 1999 after the sudden death of his father, Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. (references)

Bahrain

The Amir, Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, governs the country with the assistance of his uncle, the Prime Minister, his son, the Crown Prince, an appointed cabinet of ministers, and an appointed Consultative Council that advises the Government on all new legislation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: ISA

"ISA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 95.00% of the time. "ISA" is used about 140 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)95%13327,614
Noun (singular)4.29%6143,867
Noun (common)0.71%1339,140
                    Total100.00%140N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: ISA

The following table summarizes the usage of "ISA" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
IsaFirst name Female2,0003,034
IsaLast name30025,494
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: ISA

"ISA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "God is my oath".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "ISA."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
ZabelFemaleArmenianIsabel
ElizabethFemaleBiblicalN/A
IsabellaFemaleDutchIsabel
ElizabethFemaleEnglishN/A
IbbieFemaleEnglishIsabel
IsaFemale, MaleEnglishIsabel
IsabelFemaleEnglishElizabeth
IsabellFemaleEnglishIsabel
IsabellaFemaleEnglishIsabel
IsabelleFemaleEnglishIsabel
IsbelFemaleEnglishIsabel
YsabelFemaleEnglishIsabel
IsabelFemaleFrenchElizabeth
IsabelleFemaleFrenchIsabel
IsabelleFemaleGermanIsabel
IsibéalFemaleIrishIsabel
SibéalFemaleIrishIsabel
IsabellaFemaleItalianIsabel
IsabelFemalePortugueseElizabeth
IseabailFemaleScottishIsabel
IsobelFemaleScottishIsabel
IsabelFemaleSpanishElizabeth
IsabellaFemaleSpanishIsabel
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: ISA

CountryName
United Kingdom

Foreign & Colonial PEP and ISA Investment Trust PLC

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: ISA

Expressions using "ISA": ISA bus ISA relationship. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "ISA": isa-based.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ISA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

card isa vga

996

usb isa card

13

isa

743

isa motherboard

13

isa server

194

pci isa bridge

12

isa softball

91

isa symbol

12

isa slot

51

mt isa

11

isa modem

40

isa network card

11

isa pci adapter

37

isa uk

10

isa pci

32

isa interface

10

isa bus

29

isa investment

10

isa card

21

driver isa lucent modem

10

isa server 2000

21

8th isa latinas street

10

cash isa

19

isa usb

10

pci to isa converter

19

australia isa mount

10

microsoft isa server

19

download isa server

10

hoe isa

18

mount isa

9

arbor.com isa

18

isa firewall

9

isa santiago

17

uk isa investment

9

isa video card

15

cash isa uk

9

microsoft isa

14

florida isa

9

isa sound card

13

isa standard

9
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: ISA

Language Translations for "ISA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

IS-EEN relatie (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship), IS-A relatie (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ISA-yhteys (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship). (various references)

   

French

  

relation ESTUN(E) (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship), atmosphere type (isa conditions). (various references)

   

German

  

ISA-Beziehung (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship), IS-A-Beziehung (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship), Normalatmosphäre (isa conditions). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σχέση IS-A (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship), σχέση ISA (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship). (various references)

   

Italian

  

relazione ISA (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

isaay

   

Portuguese

  

relação E-UM (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

är-en-förhållande (ISA relationship, IS-A relationship). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: ISA

LanguageDateSourceJob Chapter 13, Verse 28
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintO palaioutai isa askw h wsper imation shtobrwton
Latin405VulgateQui quasi putredo consumendus sum et quasi vestimentum quod comeditur a tinea
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth-eaten.
Basic English1964OgdenThough a man comes to nothing like a bit of dead wood, or like a robe which has become food for the worm.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: ISA

LanguageJob Chapter 13, Verse 28
AlbanianNdërkaq trupi im po shpërbëhet si një send i kalbur, si një rrobë që e ka grirë mola".
CebuanoBisan ingon ako sa usa ka butang nga dunot nga mapapas, Ingon sa usa ka bisti nga ginakutkot sa tangkob.
CroatianŽivot mi se k'o trulo drvo raspada, k'o haljina što je moljci izjedaju!
DanishOg så er han dog som smuldrende Trøske, som Klæder, der ædes op af Møl,
DutchEn hij veroudert als een verrotting, als een kleed, dat de mot opeet.
Finnish"Hän hajoaa kuin lahopuu, kuin koinsyömä vaate."
FrenchQuand mon corps tombe en pourriture, Comme un vêtement que dévore la teigne?
Germander ich doch wie Moder vergehe und wie ein Kleid, das die Motten fressen.
Haitian CreoleM'ap dekale tankou bwa pouri, tankou rad sizo ap manje.
HungarianAz pedig elsenyved, mint a redves fa, mint ruha, a melyet moly emészt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariMaka aku menjadi rapuh seperti kayu yang busuk; seperti kain dimakan ngengat aku menjadi lapuk.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaPada seorang yang seperti kayu busuk lagi rapuh dan seperti kain yang sudah dimakan gegat.
MaoriAhakoa toku rite kei te mea pirau, e memeha noa ana, kei te kakahu e kainga ana e te purehurehu.
Norwegianog dette gjør du mot en som tæres bort som makk-ett tre, som et klædebon møllet har ett.
Rumaniancknd trupul meu cade kn putrezire ca o hainq mkncatq de molii?
Russianб ПО, ЛБЛ ЗОЙМШ, ТБУ Б"БЕФУС, ЛБЛ П"ЕЦ"Б, ЙЪЯЕ"ЕООБС НПМША.
SpanishAsí el hombre se gasta como un odre, como un vestido comido por la polilla.
SwedishOch detta mot en som täres bort lik murket trä, en som liknar en klädnad sönderfrätt av mal!

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: ISA

Derivations

Words beginning with "ISA": isagoge, isagoges, isagogic, isagogics, isallobar, isallobaric, isallobars, isarithm, isarithms, isatin, isatine, isatines, isatinic, isatins. (additional references)

Words ending with "ISA": camisa, paisa, visa. (additional references)

Words containing "ISA": advisabilities, advisability, advisable, advisableness, advisablenesses, advisably, antisag, antisatellite, appraisal, appraisals, artisan, artisanal, artisans, artisanship, artisanships, axiomatisation, axiomatisations, balisaur, balisaurs, bartisan, bartisans, bipartisan, bipartisanism, bipartisanisms, bipartisanship, bipartisanships, boddhisattva, boddhisattvas, bodhisattva, bodhisattvas, brisance, brisances, brisant, calisaya, calisayas, camisade, camisades, camisado, camisadoes, camisados, camisas, cisalpine, civilisation, civilisations, colonisation, colonisations, complaisance, complaisances, complaisant, complaisantly, containerisation. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: ISA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: ais.

Words within the letters "a-i-s"

-1 letter: ai, as, is, si.

 Words containing the letters "a-i-s"
 

+1 letter: aids, ails, aims, ains, airs, aits, amis, anis, asci, axis, bias, dais, isba, pias, rias, sadi, said, sail, sain, saki, sari, sati, sial, sima, visa.

 

+2 letters: abris, acids, adios, adits, aegis, agios, agism, agist, aides, airns, airts, aisle, alias, alifs, alist, amias, amids, amies, amins, amirs, amiss, anils, anise, antis, aphis, apish, apsis, arias, arils, arise, arris, arsis, asdic, aside, askoi, aspic, aspis, assai, astir, auris, aviso, axils, ayins, bails, baits, basic, basil, basin, basis, bassi, bimas, cadis, caids, cains, chias, daisy, dashi, dials, ditas, divas, fails, fairs, fiars, fiats, gadis, gains, gaits, gigas, glias, hafis, haiks, hails, hairs, hajis, iambs, ideas, ikats, imams, iotas, isbas, ixias, izars, jails, kadis, kaifs, kails, kains, kakis, kinas, kivas, laics, lairs, lapis, laris, liars, limas, liras, litas, maids, mails, maims, mains, mairs, maist, mavis, maxis, miasm, micas, minas, nabis, naifs, nails, naris, nazis, nipas, oasis, obias, ohias, ossia, ostia, padis, paiks, pails, pains, pairs, paisa, paise, paris, pavis, pians, picas, pikas, pimas, pinas, pitas, psoai, qaids, quais, quasi, ragis, raias, raids, rails, rains, raise, rakis, ranis, rials, sabin, sabir, sadis, sahib, saice, saids, saiga, sails, sains, saint, saith, sakis, salic, salmi, sapid, sarin, saris, sasin, satin, satis, savin, sayid, sepia, serai, shiva, sials, sigma, silva, simar, simas, sirra, sisal, sitar, sizar, slain, snail, spahi, spail, spait, spica, staid, staig, stain, stair, stoai, stria, swail, swain, swami, tails, tains, tamis, tapis, tarsi, taxis, tsadi, unais, vails, vairs, vials, vigas, vinas, visas, vista, vivas, wadis, waifs, wails, wains, wairs, waist, waits, wisha, yagis.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Names: Frequency
8. Names: Derived from
9. Names: Company Usage
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Bible Trace
14. Abbreviations
15. Acronyms
16. Derivations
17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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