RSA

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English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

RSA

  1. (art, UK) Initialism of Royal Society of Arts.
  2. (South Africa) Initialism of Republic of South Africa.
  3. (cryptography) Initialism of Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (an encryption algorithm).

Translations

Noun

RSA (countable and uncountable, plural RSAs)

  1. (Australia, hospitality) Initialism of Responsible Service of Alcohol (a qualification and permit for bar staff).
    • 1999, Linda A. Jerris, Human Resources Management for Hospitality, page 516:
      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.
    • 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 being eligible for employment on licensed premises.
    • 2007, Peter Rix, Marketing: A Practical Approach, page 3:
      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.
    • 2008, George Dunford, Matthew D. Firestone, Anthony Ham, The Big Trip: Your Ultimate Guide to Gap Years and Overseas Adventures, Lonely Planet, page 127:
      In Australia, for example, many employers require you to complete a Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) course, a six-hour course about when to stop serving customers who have had a little too much.
  2. (aviation) Initialism of runway safety area.
  3. (fishing) Initialism of recreational sea angler.
  4. (transport) Initialism of road safety authority.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Proper noun

RSA

  1. Initialism of Republiek van Suid-Afrika.

French

Noun

RSA m (plural RSA)

  1. (France) Initialism of revenu de solidarité active, a French social welfare benefit.