Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Asa \As"a\, n. [NL. asa, of oriental origin; cf. Per. az[=a]
   mastic, Ar. as[=a] healing, is[=a] remedy.]
   An ancient name of a gum.

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

ASA
     
        {Adaptive Simulated Annealing}