SM

SM, Sm, sm, or .sm may refer to:

Organizations

• SM Supermalls, a chain of shopping malls in the Philippines
• S.M. Entertainment, a South Korean talent agency, classical music, dance
• SM Prime Holdings, a Philippine retail operator
• Savoia-Marchetti, an Italian aircraft company
• SM-liiga, the top professional ice hockey league in Finland
• SM-sarja, the former top level of ice hockey in Finland
• Service Merchandise, an online retailer
• Syndicat de la Magistrature, a French union
• Society of Mary Marianist Fathers (Institute of Consecrated Life) Societas Mariae

Science and technology

• Samarium, a chemical element, symbol Sm
• Standard Model, a quantum field theory
• Statistical Mechanics
• Statute mile, a unit of measure equal to 5280 feet or 1609.344 meters, abbreviation sm.
• Sm, a type of spiral irregular galaxy, see Magellanic spiral
• Sm., a standard author abbreviation for James Edward Smith when citing a botanical name

Computers

• SmartMedia, a flash memory card standard
• Secure Messaging, a method to protect sensitive data
• .sm, San Marino top-level Internet domain
• SM (plotting), supermongo, an interactive plotting software
• SM (computer) 'System of Machines', DEC's PDP and VAX compatible computers developed in USSR
• Status message (instant messaging)
• Software maintenance, a service provided by a partner organisation or external technician

Video games

• Super Mario
• Super Metroid
• Stepmania

Transportation

• Citroën SM, an automobile
• SM Coaches, a bus and coach operating company based in Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom
• Spec Miata, a class of racing car
• St. Mary's Railroad's reporting mark
• The IATA airline code for Swedline Express and Spirit of Manila Airlines

Places

• SM postcode area, an area in London, England
• San Marino, a sovereign nation within the borders of Italy
• San Mateo, California
• Santa Maria, California
• Santa Monica, California

Military

• Soldier's Medal, a military award of the United States Army
• Signalman (rank), a former rank of the U.S. Navy
• Southern Cross Medal (SM), a South African military award

Television, film, music, and comic books

• Sailor Moon, a Japanese media franchise
• Saber Marionette, a Japanese media franchise
• Smash Mouth, an American rock band
• Streetlight Manifesto, an American ska band
• The Suicide Machines, an American punk/ska band
• Stephen Malkmus, a lead singer of now-defunct Pavement
• Stan Marsh, a character in the TV series South Park
• Spiritual Machines, a 2001 album by rock band Our Lady Peace
• Spider-Man, a comic book superhero
• Superman, a comic book superhero

Business

• Service mark or ℠, an unofficial trademark used for services rather than products
• Spesmilo, a unit of currency abbreviated Sm

Other uses

• Syringomyelia, a chronic medical condition caused by fluid filled cysts within the spinal cord.
• Samoan language ISO 639-1 code
• Sadomasochism, a gratification from acts involving the infliction or receiving of pain or humiliation
• Selective Mutism, an anxiety disorder in which someone is unable to speak in given situations, or to specific people
• Self-mutilation
• Master of Science, or Scientiæ magister, an academic postgraduate degree
• Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000), a fictional army in Warhammer 40,000
• Scout Master, the leader of a troop in the Boy Scouts of America
• Society of Mary (Marists), a Roman Catholic religious congregation
• Supplementary Member, a democratic voting system

See also

• S&M (disambiguation)