SPY

SPY

SPY may refer to:

* SPY (spiders), ticker symbol for Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts
* "SPY" (magazine), a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps
* SPY (Ivory Coast), airport code for San Pédro, Côte d'Ivoire
* SPY (Ship Planning Yard), a U.S. Navy acronym
* SPY, short for MOWAG SPY, a military vehicle
* SPY ACT (Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass), a 2005 cyber-security regulation proposal

ee also

* Spy (disambiguation)
* AN/SPY-1 and AN/SPY-3, two U.S. Navy radars
* S. P. Y. Reddy, a member of the Indian National Congress


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