Mast

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

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.

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

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

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