SAP
Abbreviation with 3 meanings
| Stands for | Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 3 |
| Categories | Organizations & Companies, Education & Academia, Military |
SAP has three meanings. The most common are Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung (company and brand) and Satisfactory Academic Progress (academic); it can also stand for Special access program.
Meanings of SAP at a glance
| # | SAP stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung | Organizations & Companies › Company and Brand |
| 2 | Satisfactory Academic Progress | Education & Academia › Academic |
| 3 | Special access program | Military › Military Term |
1. Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung
Organizations & Companies · Company and Brand Abbreviations
German software company, the leading maker of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that runs finance, supply chains and HR for large organizations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany.
Example: The company is migrating its accounting systems to SAP S/4HANA.
Founded in 1972 by five former IBM engineers; the German name means "Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing". SAP is Europe's largest software company. Pronounced as letters, "S-A-P", not "sap".
2. Satisfactory Academic Progress
Education & Academia · Academic Abbreviations
Federal requirement that students maintain minimum standards to keep receiving financial aid, typically a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0, completion of about two-thirds of attempted credits, and graduation within 150 percent of the program's length.
Example: After failing two classes, he lost aid eligibility under the SAP policy and filed an appeal.
Each college publishes its own SAP policy within federal limits. Students who fall short usually get a warning term, and those who lose eligibility can appeal for extenuating circumstances such as illness. Withdrawals and repeated courses count as attempted credits.
3. Special access program
Military · Military Term Abbreviations
Program for highly sensitive classified information requiring safeguards and access restrictions beyond normal classification rules, often covering advanced weapons, intelligence or operations. Access is limited to a short list of named individuals.
Example: Only a handful of engineers were read into the SAP for the stealth drone.
Unacknowledged SAPs, sometimes called "black programs," are not publicly confirmed to exist. Congress receives limited briefings on them. In business and technology, SAP is a German software company, the far more common meaning.
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