Sam
In today's world, Sam has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide public. With the advancement of technology and globalization, Sam has positioned itself as a point of focus in different fields and sectors, generating debates and reflections around its impact and relevance. From politics to science, culture and entertainment, Sam has managed to capture the attention of millions of people around the world. In this article, we will thoroughly explore the meaning and implications of Sam, analyzing its evolution over time and its influence on today's society.
Sam, SAM or variants may refer to:
Places
- Sam, Benin
- Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso
- Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso
- Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso
- Sam, Iran
- Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place
People and fictional characters
- Sam (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname
- Sam (surname), a list of people with the surname
- Cen (surname) (岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese
- Shen (surname) (沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese and other languages
- Samwise Gamgee, usually referred to as Sam, a character in The Lord of the Rings.
Religious or legendary figures
- Sam (Book of Mormon), elder brother of Nephi
- Sām, a Persian mythical folk hero
- Sam Ziwa, an uthra (angel or celestial being) in Mandaeism
- Sam, Shem in Islam
Animals
- Sam (army dog) (died 2000)
- Sam (horse) (b 1815), British Thoroughbred
- Sam (koala) (died 2009), rescued after 2009 bush fires in Victoria, Australia
- Sam (orangutan), in the movie Dunston Checks In
- Sam (ugly dog) (1990–2005), voted the world's ugliest dog in 2003, 2004, and 2005
- Unsinkable Sam (died 1955), a cat which survived the sinking of three ships during World War II
Arts and entertainment
- Sam (1967 film), a 1976 film directed by Larry Buchanan
- Sam (1986 film), a 1986 documentary film
- Sam (2021 film), a 2021 film directed by Yan England
- Sam (Osvajači album), 1995
- Sam (Škabo album), 2003
- "Sam" (Olivia Newton-John song), 1977
- Sam (1973 TV series), a British drama
- Sam (1978 TV series), a US crime drama
- Sam (Goodman novel), a 2023 novel by Allegra Goodman
- SAM Awards, for South Australian Music Awards
Business
Brands and enterprises
- SAM (vehicles), a Greek truck manufacturer
- S.A.M.: Simply About Music, a satellite-driven radio network
- SAM, stock ticker of Boston Beer Company, the brewers of Samuel Adams beer
- SAM Colombia, a Colombian airline
- SAM Records, an American disco/post-disco record company
- Società Aerea Mediterranea, an Italian airline 1926-1934 and 1959-1981
Business terminology
- Serviceable available market
- Shared appreciation mortgage
- Social accounting matrix of transactions in an economy
- System for Award Management (SAM), U.S. Government supplier database
Languages
- Sam languages, comprising Somali, Rendille and Boni
- Sam language of New Guinea
- Samaritan Aramaic language, an extinct liturgical language (ISO 639-2, 639-3 code:
sam)
Museums
- Seattle Art Museum
- Singapore Art Museum
- SAM, museum code for the South Australian Museum
Organizations
- Sahabat Alam Malaysia, an environmental NGO based in Malaysia
- Scientific Advice Mechanism of the European Commission
- Serve America Movement, an American political party
- Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts
- Society of American Magicians
Science and technology
Biology, chemistry and medicine
- Phytelephas seemannii, known in Cuna as 'sam'
- S-Adenosyl methionine, a common co-substrate involved in methyl group transfers
- SAM, a candidate phylum of bacteria
- Sustained Acoustic Medicine, a medical treatment for arthritis
- SAMtools (for Sequence Alignment Map), a data storage format for DNA sequencing
- Self-assembled monolayer of amphiphilic molecules
- Shoot apical meristem, a plant tissue
- Significance analysis of microarrays, in DNA microanalysis
- Spore photoproduct lyase, an enzyme
- Sorting and assembly machinery, a protein complex in the outer mitochondrial membrane
- Segmental arterial mediolysis, a medical condition affecting the arteries
Physics and astronomy
- Southern Annular Mode of southern hemisphere atmospheric variability
- Swinging Atwood's machine
- SAm, an unbarred Magellanic spiral galaxy
Software and computing
- SAM (file format) or Sequence Alignment Map, a data format used in bioinformatics
- Sam (text editor)
- SAM Coupé, an 8-bit British home computer
- Microsoft Sam, a voice for the screen reader in Windows 2000 and XP
- SAM, a New Zealand chatbot that discuss politics
- SAM Lock Tool, better known as Syskey
- Sequential access memory
- Simple Anonymous Messaging, a protocol specification used in the I2P network layer
- Simulation for Automatic Machinery, two minicomputers
- Single Abstract Method, a programming structure, also known as a functional interface
- Software asset management
- Software Automatic Mouth, speech synthesis program
- Synchronous Address Multiplexer, a chip in some 8-bit computers; see Color Computer § SAM
- Syriac Abbreviation Mark, a Unicode control character
Security
- SAM card (Security Authentication Module card), holding cryptographic keys
- Secure access module
- Security Account Manager in Microsoft Windows
Other
- Scanning acoustic microscope
- Sample Analysis at Mars, on the Curiosity rover
- Scanning Auger microscope in Auger electron spectroscopy
- Scheduled Ancient Monument, commonly used name for British archaeological designation
- Small article monitor, screening for radioactive contamination
- Sparse antimagic square, in mathematics
- Stop action magnet in a pipe organ
- Surface-to-air missile, a type of missile
Sports
- Sam (mascot), 1984 Summer Olympics
- Strongside linebacker, gridiron football nickname
- Sam Maguire Cup, often known as "Sam", of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in gaelic football
Other uses
- Tropical Storm Sam, various storms named Sam
- Sandy Area Metro, Oregon, US
- Sam FM (disambiguation)
- Schule am Meer (S.a.M. or SaM), a former boarding school in Juist, East Frisian islands, Free State of Prussia, German Reich
- Special administrative measures, in US law
- Split attraction model, a psychology model about sexual orientation
- Sam, in Indian classical music, the first count of a tala
- SAM, IATA airport code for Salamo Airport in Papua, New Guinea
- SAM, IOC and FIFA country code for Samoa
See also
- Uncle Sam, a personification of the US government
- Samsø, earlier Samsey, literally "Sam's island"
- Sam. (disambiguation)
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