SWA (pronouced swǒ) the band originally started as a concept defined by Chuck Dukowski, former bassist of Black Flag while he was till a member of that band. The name was created by assigning an alphabetical value to numbers on a gaming die, then rolling the die three times. SWA the band came into existence in 1985, a few years after Chuck left Black Flag and disbanded Würm, his band prior to Black Flag.

SouthWest Asia, or "The Box" as in Sandbox

South West African, the name formerly given to Namibia.

Shockwave Audio File

Scheduler Work Area. Operating system storage within the CICS address space, which contains information about the job and job step.

Scottish Water Authority. The public body responsible for the provision of clean water and the management of waste water.