VLA or vla may refer to:

Organizations

  • Vermont Library Association, professional organization for librarians from Vermont
  • Veterinary Laboratories Agency, a UK government agency for researching animal and public health
  • Victoria Legal Aid, an Australian Government agency supplying legal assistance to financially disadvantaged persons in the state of Victoria
  • Victorian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the State Parliament of Victoria, Australia
  • Virginia Library Association, professional organization for librarians from Virginia
  • Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, any of a number of organizations providing pro bono legal assistance to members of the arts community

Science and technology

  • Very Large Array, a radio telescope array in the US
  • Variable-length array, a dynamically-sized data structure in several programming languages
  • Vision-language-action model, foundation model used in robotics that combine vision, language and actions

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Other uses

  • EASA CS-VLA, the European Aviation Safety Agency certification specification for Very Light Aircraft
  • RUM-139 VL-ASROC (Vertical Launch ASROC), an anti-submarine weapon of the US Navy
  • The VLA, a band, performers of the title sequence for the television series Damages
  • Vla, a Dutch custard-like dairy product typically eaten for dessert
  • Venga la alegría, a Mexican morning television show