SKALA

SKALA was the process computer for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant prior to October 1995. It dates back to 1960s; the machine uses magnetic core memory, magnetic tape data storage, and punched tape for loading software at booting.

Skala may refer to:

• Skala, a town in southern Poland (and other places in Poland with the same name)
• Skala-Podilska, a town in Ukraine
• Skala, Patmos, the main port on the island of Patmos in Greece
• Skala, Laconia, a municipality in southern Greece
• Skala, Xanthi, a settlement in Greece
• Skala, a village in Burgas Province in south-eastern Bulgaria
• Skala, a village in Dulovo Municipality, Silistra Province, Bulgaria
• Skala, Kefalonia, popular resort on the island of Kefalonia, one of the Ionian Islands of Greece
• Zastava Skala, a subcompact car made by Serbian manufacturer Zastava
• Lyra Skala a high-end moving coil cartridge, made by Lyra of Tokyo, Japan
• Skala (sports organization), a Jewish Communist sports organization in interbellum Poland
• SKALA, the process computer for the Chernobyl-type nuclear power plants.
• Skála (Village), a village in Faroes.

Skala is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975-1998). On December 31, 2010, its population was 3,646.

Skåla may refer to:

• Skåla (Sogn og Fjordane), a mountain in Stryn municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway
• Skåla (Møre og Romsdal), a mountain in Volda municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway

Skála Ítróttarfelag (Skála ÍF) is a Faroese football club based in Skáli, municipality of Runavík. The club was founded on 15 May 1965. They currently (2013) play in 1. deild, which is the second best football division of the Faroe Islands. They will be promoted to the top league in the 2014 season as they placed 2nd with 48 points.