SM
Wikimedia disambiguation page
SM or sm may refer to:
Business and economics
Senior management
SM Prime, a Philippine retail operator
SM Supermalls, Philippine chain of shopping malls
Service mark symbol (℠)
Spesmilo ₷, a former international currency
Arts and media
SM Entertainment, South Korean music label
Stage manager, in theatre and other performing arts
Stephen Malkmus (born 1966), singer of Pavement
Studio manager, in media professions
Super Mario, video game series
Computing and electronics
Scrum master, or SM
.sm, San Marino top-level Internet domain
SM EVM, Soviet computers, e.g. SM-4
Streaming Multiprocessor
SM, an abbreviation for Samsung Mobile
Science
"Sm.", author abbreviation for "Smith", see List of taxonomic authorities named Smith
S.M. (patient), a patient with brain damage
James Edward Smith (botanist) (1759–1828), botanist cited as "Sm."
Samarium, symbol Sm, a chemical element
Magellanic spiral, a galaxy class
Selective mutism, an anxiety disorder
Strength of Material
Transportation, sports, places, military, and politics
Automotive
Citroën SM, a high-performance hatchback coupé
SM (motorcycle), defunct Polish motorcycle manufacturer
Saviem SM, a range of medium-duty trucks
SOMUA SM, a French experimental medium tank
Spec Miata, a class of racing car
Satu Mare, Romania, vehicle registration
Other uses in sports
SM-liiga, top Finnish men's ice hockey league
SM-sarja, Finnish former top men's ice hockey league
Suomen mestaruus (Finnish Champion), sports award
Swedish Championship (disambiguation) (Swedish Champion), sports award
Other places
SM postcode area, Greater London, England
San Marino, ISO country code
Trains
Shanghai Metro
Sm gauge, in rail transport modelling, a track gauge
St. Mary's Railroad, reporting mark
Airplanes
Prefix of some Savoia-Marchetti aircraft, e.g. SM.83
Spirit of Manila Airlines, IATA airline code
Swedline Express, former IATA airline code
Ships
SM-class minesweeper, a ship class of the Finnish Navy
A US Navy hull classification symbol: Submarine minelayer (SM)
Awards
Military honors
Sacrifice Medal, Canada
Sena Medal, India
Southern Cross Medal (1952), South Africa
Southern Cross Medal (1975), South Africa
Civilian honors
Medal of Service of the Order of Canada, post-nominal letters
Other military uses
Service member, a member of a branch of the military
Standard Missile, a family of US missiles, e.g.
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