Acronyms with S

  • Global distress signal; famous initialism.

  • Sexually transmitted disease, common medical acronym.

  • Well-known US college admission test acronym.

  • Recognized: Special Air Service or analytics company.

  • Common acronym: Seasonal Affective Disorder.

  • Classic acronym for diving gear; widely known.

  • Widely known disease: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

  • Short Message Service; everyday phone acronym.

  • Special Weapons And Tactics; very common.

  • Famous software company acronym; widely used.

  • State of Louisiana, also Latin for sun in some fields.

  • Standardized Object-Based (video) or Start Of Block in tech.

  • Same as SOS, classic distress signal initialism.

  • Known acronyms: US regulator or college sports.

  • Sexually transmitted infection, modern medical acronym.

  • Standard operating procedure, widely used in business.

  • Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics fields.

  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, US food aid.

  • Short for Surface-to-Air Missile, military weapon system.

  • Scholastic Aptitude Test, major US college entry exam.

  • Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, animal charity.

  • Subscriber Identity Module, card that stores mobile data.

  • Sea, Air, Land Teams, elite special operations of US Navy.

  • Text slang for “what’s up?”, casual online greeting.

  • Solid-State Drive, fast flash-based computer storage.

  • Society for the Protection of Animals, common welfare acronym.

  • Sand
  • Sport Utility Vehicle, large passenger car type.

  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, antidepressant class.

  • Simple Object Access Protocol, XML-based web service protocol.

  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, a DNA sequence variation.

  • Can stand for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology.

  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, unexplained infant death.

  • Small Business Administration, US gov agency for small firms.

  • Can mean Secure Access for Everyone, safety-focused acronym.

  • SIS: Satellite Instructional Television Experiment by ISRO.

  • SIP: Session Initiation Protocol in internet telephony.

  • SIN: Standard Interchange Network; also physics abbrev.

  • SHIELD: Fictional defense agency in Marvel universe.

  • SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats analysis.

  • STAR: Standardized Testing and Reporting in California schools.

  • S.A.D: Seasonal Affective Disorder, mood-related condition.

  • SSA: Social Security Administration, US government agency.

  • SIT: Society for Industrial and Technical Education; also abbrev used.

  • SST: Supersonic Transport aircraft (like Concorde).

  • Sun Protection Factor, rating for sunscreen creams.

  • SOW: Statement of Work in project management contracts.

  • SLR: Single-lens reflex camera type, classic in photography.

  • SEO: Search Engine Optimization in digital marketing.

  • SAW: Squad Automatic Weapon in military context.

  • S.A.T: Scholastic Assessment Test for US college entry.

  • SAA: South African Airways; also “Selected Area Aperture” in TEM.

  • Can mean “Special Temporary Authority” in telecom.

  • Secure Sockets Layer, old web encryption protocol.

  • Spanish “Señora”; also “sex and relationship advice”.

  • Military slang: “Situation Normal, All Fouled Up”.

  • Can be “Symmetric multiprocessing” in computing.

  • Screen Actors Guild, major US actors’ union.

  • Can be “Strategic Air Command” in US military.

  • Special Weapons And Tactics, US police units.

  • Can be “Staff Selection Commission” in India.

  • Structured Query Language, databases standard.

  • Sound Navigation And Ranging, detects objects.

  • Can mean “System on Chip” in electronics.

  • Security Identifier in Windows systems.

  • Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope in mailing.

  • Old love-letter acronym "Sealed With A Kiss".

  • Medical shorthand from Latin "statim" = immediately.

  • Stats software: Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.

  • US Social Security Express Number code (SSA use).

  • Savannah College of Art and Design (US university).

The words in the list Acronyms with S come from players of the word game City, Country, River.