VIA
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Science and technology
- MOS Technology 6522MOS Technology 6522The 6522 Versatile Interface Adapter was an integrated circuit made by MOS Technology, as well as second sources including Rockwell and Synertek. It served as a I/O port controller for the 6502 family of microprocessors, providing the parallel I/O capabilities of the PIA as well as timers and a...
, Versatile Interface Adapter - Via (electronics)Via (electronics)A via is a vertical electrical connection between different layers of conductors in a physical electronic circuit.- In IC :In integrated circuit design, a via is a small opening in an insulating oxide layer that allows a conductive connection between different layers. A via on an integrated circuit...
, a through-connection - VIA TechnologiesVIA TechnologiesVIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group. It is the world's largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets...
, a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, subnotebooks, and Ultra-Mobile PCs - Virtual Interface AdapterVirtual Interface AdapterA Virtual Interface Adapter is a network protocol . As of July 2006 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 supports it. The specific implementation of VIA will vary from vendor to vendor. In general, it is usually a network kind of interface but is usually a very high-performance, dedicated connection between...
, a network protocol - Virtual Interface ArchitectureVirtual Interface ArchitectureThe Virtual Interface Architecture is an abstract model of a user-level zero-copy network, and is the basis for InfiniBand, iWARP and RoCE...
, a networking standard used in high-performance computing
Transportation
- VIA was the ICAO airline designator for the airline ViasaViasaVenezolana Internacional de Aviación Sociedad Anónima , or VIASA for short, was the Venezuelan national airline between 1960 and 1997. It was headquartered in the Torre Viasa in Caracas. Launched in 1960, it was nationalised in 1975 due to financial problems, and re-privatised in 1991, with the...
- VIA Metropolitan TransitVIA Metropolitan TransitVIA Metropolitan Transit is the mass transit agency serving San Antonio, Texas. It began operation in 1978 as a successor to the San Antonio Transit System...
, a mass transit agency serving San Antonio, Texas, United States - Via RailVIA RailVia Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
or Via Rail Canada, a train operator offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada - Vienna International AirportVienna International AirportVienna International Airport , located in Schwechat and southeast of central Vienna, is the busiest and biggest airport in Austria. It is often referred to as Schwechat, the name of the county it is in. The airport is capable of handling wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340...
Other
- The Latin name for a Roman roadRoman roadThe Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
- Via magazine, the California State Automobile AssociationCalifornia State Automobile AssociationAAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah , formerly known as the California State Automobile Association , is one of the largest motor clubs in the American Automobile Association National Federation...
's travel magazine - The Via FoundationVia FoundationThe Via Foundation, Nadace Via, is a charitable foundation located in Prague, Czech Republic.The Via Foundation provides small grants and expertise to non-profit community initiatives in the Czech Republic...
, Nadace Via, a nonprofit organization based in Prague, Czech Republic - A brand of instant coffee made by StarbucksStarbucksStarbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
- VIA (Volunteers In Asia)VIA (Volunteers in Asia)Tracing its roots to 1963, VIA is an independent, non-sectarian, 501 non-profit organization dedicated to increasing understanding between the U.S. and Asia. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, VIA provides two kinds of programs...
, an American non-profit organization providing international cultural exchange programs - VIA musicVIA musicVIA music or Vokalno-instrumentalny ansambl , was the official name applied to pop and rock bands in the Soviet Union...
(ВИА), the Russian abbreviation of Вокально-Инструментальный Ансамбль Vokal'no-Instrumental'nyy ansambl (Vocal-Instrumental Ensemble), e.g. VIA Gra (ВИА Гра) - The U.S. stock ticker symbol for ViacomViacomViacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
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See also
- ViaductViaductA viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
, a kind of bridge - Vias, HéraultVias, HéraultVias is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon southern France.It is a popular holiday destination with many camp and caravan sites...
, a commune of the Hérault département in France