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Mast, MAST or MASt may refer to:

Engineering

• Mast (sailing), a vertical spar on a sailing ship
• Flagmast, a pole for flying a flag
• Guyed mast, a structure supported by guy-wires
• Mooring mast, a structure for docking an airship
• Radio masts and towers, towers that carry antennas
• The primary support for a helicopter rotor
• The main vertical structure of a forklift truck
• Multi-axis shaker table, an automotive test system
• Model for assessment of telemedicine, used to assess long-distance medical treatment

Biology

• Mast (botany), the edible parts of woody plants
• Mast Arboretum, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas
• Mast cell, involved in the allergy response
• 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
• MAST (MArine STramenopiles), clades of environmental DNA sequences from uncultured stramenopile microorganisms obtained in marine ecosystems.

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
• Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes in Maryland, USA

Society and culture

• Mast (hieroglyph), an Egyptian language triliteral
• Mast (naval), in naval tradition, a non-judicial disciplinary hearing
• Mast (Sufism), in India, Pakistan, and Iran, a type of religious intoxication
  • Mast (Meher Baba), in the philosophy of Indian mystic Meher Baba
• 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 charity
• Masters And slaves Together (MAsT), an international BDSM organization
• Municipal Ambulance Services Trust, an EMS provider in Kansas City, Missouri

Schools and education

• Marine Academy of Science and Technology, a school in Sandy Hook, New Jersey
• MAST Academy (Maritime and Science Technology Academy), a school in Miami, Florida
  • MAST Academy @ Homestead Medical Magnet, a school in Homestead, Florida
  • José Martí MAST 6-12 Academy, a school in Hialeah, Florida
• Master of Advanced Studies (MASt), a degree offered by some universities

Other uses

• Mast (surname), a surname
• Mast (musician), American jazz artist
• Yogurt in Persian and Kurdish
• Michigan Alcohol Screening Test, a test for alcoholism
• Military anti-shock trousers, a medical device

See also

• Masti (disambiguation)

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