| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| KPA | Korean People's Army |
| KPA | Keep Alive |
| KPA | Known-Plaintext Attack (encryption) |
| KPA | Key Performance Area |
| KPA | Kilo Pascal |
| KPA | Konsorsium Pembaruan Agraria (Consortium for Agrarian Reform) |
| KPA | Kenya Port Authority (est. 1978) |
| KPA | Kansas Pork Association |
| KPA | Kyoto Print Association (Kyoto, Japan) |
| KPA | Kinetic Phosphorescence Analysis |
| KPA | Klystron Power Amplifier |
| KPA | Kuwait Port Authority |
| KPA | Këshilli I Përkohshëm Administrativ (Albanian: Temporary Administrative Council) |
| KPA | Key Process Area(s) (SEI's Capability Maturity Model) |
| KPA | Korean Parent's Association |
| KPA | Key Process Attribute (Pressman) |
| KPA | Kooperativa Personal Alliansen (Swedish: Co-operative Personal Alliance) |
| KPA | Key Personnel Area |
| KPA | Kantale Pilisarana Association |
