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  • SAE
    SAE
    abbreviation
    self-addressed envelope.
  • s.a.e.
    s.a.e.
    abbreviation
    stamped addressed envelope
  • sae
    sae
    adverb
    a Scot word for so 1

SAE

American  
Also sae,

abbreviation

  1. self-addressed envelope.

  2. Society of Automotive Engineers.

  3. Chiefly British. stamped addressed envelope.

  4. Standard American English.


SAE 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Society of Automotive Engineers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

s.a.e. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. stamped addressed envelope

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sae 3 British  
/ se /

adverb

  1. a Scot word for so 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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“There was a mystique around it—the Cornell SAE people, that was a demographic within SpaceX,” said Charlotte Kiang, a former SpaceX employee who earned a master’s in engineering from the school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

"The carbon reservoir has a leak, so to speak, from which ancient carbon is escaping," adds co-author Matti Barthel, research technician in SAE.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

It’s been independently evaluated by the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Assn., and Pivotal’s quality management system has received a certification from SAE International, which sets aviation safety standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Most of the boys got suspended sentences, the Kappa Alpha Order is back on campus, and SAE never left.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024

The SAE has also published guidelines, though not final standards, for heavy-duty vehicles to charge wirelessly at speeds up to 500 kilowatts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

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