SBA

US federal agency formed in 1953 that protects the interests of small businesses and grants low interest loans to qualified small businesses (makes certain that such businesses receive a fair portion of government contracts)

SBA may stand for:Santa Barbara Airport, its IATA airport codeSmall Business AdministrationShort backfire antennaSingapore Broadcasting AuthorityStudent Bar Association, the generic name for student government at United States law schoolsMicrosoft Small Business AccountingSolabeat Alliance, UK Ska Punk band that split up in 2004Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony (SBA) $1 coinSovereign Base Areas (UK)School Based Assessment, a programme of Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination which composes parts of the marks.
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A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure comprised of stars. Bars are found in approximately half of all spiral galaxies. Bars generally affect both the motions of stars and interstellar gas within spiral galaxies and can affect spiral arms as well.Edwin Hubble classified these types of spiral galaxies as "SB" ("Spiral", "Barred") in his Hubble sequence, and arranged them into three sub-categories based on how open the arms of the spiral are. SBa types feature tightly bound arms, while SBc types are at the other extreme and have loosely bound arms. SBb type galaxies lie in between. A fourth type, SBm, was subsequently created to describe somewhat irregular barred spirals, such as the Magellanic Cloud galaxies, which were once classified as irregular galaxies, but have since been found to contain barred spiral structures.
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Noun
1. an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts
(synonym) Small Business Administration
(hypernym) independent agency

The Government agency that has primary responsibility for the advancement of small business. The SBA serves as a small business advocate through its many programs designed to assist small businesses in areas such as training, financing, and the identification of opportunities.

Small Business Administration 
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