meaning of psa

1. PSA Problem Statement Analizer. See PSL/PSA. PS-ALGOL Persistent ALGOL. ca 1981, released 1985. A derivative of S-ALGOL. Database capability derived from the longevity of data. "The PS- Algol Reference Manual", TR PPR-12-85, CS Dept, U Glasgow 1985. IBM PC version available from CS Dept, U Strathclyde, Glasgow. pSather A parallel extension of Sather for a clustered shared memory model. It features threads synchronised by monitor objects "gates"; locality assertions and placement operators. There is an implementation for the CM-5. ["pSather Monitors: Design, Tutorial, Rationale and Implementation", J. A. Feldman et al, TR-91-031 and TR-93-028, ICSI, Berkeley, CA].
2. a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer

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