Mast

Mast or MAST may refer to:

Engineering

• Mast (sailing), a pole that holds a sail on sailing ships and boats, or antennas on modern warships
• Flagmast, on which a flag is flown
• Guyed mast, a type of tall structure supported by guy-wires
• Mooring mast, a structure designed to allow for the docking of an airship
• Radio masts and towers, poles or lattice towers that carry antennas/aerials
• The primary support for a helicopter rotor
• The main vertical structure of a forklift truck
• The electrical conduit attached to the side of a house or building that channels electricity to the customer's electricity meter
• Multi-axis shaker table, an automotive test system
• Model for assessment of telemedicine, used to assess the quality of long-distance medical treatment
• Merklized Abstract Syntax Tree, a structure used in cryptocurrency 'smart contracts'

Biology

• Mast (botany), the edible seed and fruit produced by trees or shrubs that wildlife species will consume
• Mast Arboretum, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas
• Mast cell, involved in the allergy response
• MAST, marine stramenopiles (also referred to as Heterokonts)
• Mast., in botanical naming, the standard author abbreviation for Maxwell T. Masters
• Two microtubule-associated serine/threonine-protein kinase enzymes:
  • MAST1, an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAST1 gene
  • MAST2, an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAST2 gene

Science

• Multi-Application Survivable Tether, an experimental space mission
• Multimission Archive at STScI, a component of the National Space Science Data Center
• Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak, a nuclear fusion experiment in the UK

Society and culture

• Mast (hieroglyph), an Egyptian language triliteral
• Mast (naval), in naval tradition, a non-judicial punishment disciplinary hearing
• Mast (Sufism), in India, Pakistan, and Iran, a type of religious intoxication
• Mast (film), a 1999 Indian movie by Ram Gopal Verma
• Mast General Store, an American regional store chain

Places

• Mast-e Olya, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
• Mast-e Sofla, a village in Markazi Province, Iran

Organizations

• Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust, a UK-based maritime heritage charity
• Masters And slaves Together (MAsT), an international BDSM organization with local chapters
• Municipal Ambulance Services Trust, an EMS provider in Kansas City, Missouri

Schools

• Marine Academy of Science and Technology, a career academy located in Sandy Hook, New Jersey
• MAST Academy (Maritime and Science Technology Academy), a high school located on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida
  • MAST Academy @ Homestead Medical Magnet, a medical high school located in Homestead, Florida
  • José Martí MAST 6-12 Academy, a middle and high school located in Hialeah, Florida

Other uses

• Mast (surname), a surname
• Yogurt in Persian and Kurdish
• Michigan Alcohol Screening Test, a test for alcoholism
• Military anti-shock trousers, a medical device used to counteract severe blood loss