DMA - Definition and Overview

DMA can refer to:

• In computing, direct memory access or Dynamic Memory Allocation
• The former name of Rockstar North, a developer of games such as the Grand Theft Auto franchise.
• The Direct Marketing Association - An organization dedicated to avoiding government regulation of direct marketing.
• See "Doctor of Musical Arts"- A terminal postgraduate degree given to music composers, conductors, and performers at some schools in the United States.
• Dynamic mechanical analysis - A thermal analysis technique for studying the mechnical properties of visco-elastic polymers and other materials.
  • Also dynamic mechanical analyser - a scientific instrument specifically designed for perfoming Dynamic Mechanical Analysis experiments.
• Designated market area
• The Defense Mapping Agency, a predecessor of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency