RSA

Initialism of Royal Society of Arts.

Proper noun

  1. Initialism of Royal Society of Arts.
  2. Initialism of Republic of South Africa.
  3. Initialism of Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (“an encryption algorithm”).

Noun

  1. Initialism of Responsible Service of Alcohol (a qualification and permit for bar staff).
    • The Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) is more than just a training course. It is a complete system which includes training, testing, reporting and operational policy and procedures support. - 1999, Linda A. Jerris,...
    • 2007, Transitions Abroad, Volume 30, Issues 4-6, page 65, Note that it may be necessary to acquire a certificate, for example the RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol) and/ or RCG (Responsible Conduct of Gambling) before...
    • Add in tighter RSA (responsible service of alcohol) and the need to control crowd behaviour, and you can see it′s a fine line we have to tread. - 2007, Peter Rix, Marketing: A Practical Approach, page 3:
  2. Initialism of runway safety area.
  3. Initialism of recreational sea angler.
  4. Initialism of road safety authority.

Forms

RSAs