AS
AS, ÅS, As, as, Aš, A/S, A. Ş. , A.S. , a. s. stands for:
Geography and traffic:
- Aarau-Schöftland-Bahn, a former interurban tramway integrated into the Wynental and Suhrentalbahn in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
- Aargau Southern Railway
- Alaska Airlines by IATA code
- American Samoa according to ISO 3166-1
- Junction (freeway) at freeway exits in Germany
- As (Belgium), a Belgian municipality
- Ås (municipality), a municipality and settlement in Norway
- Aš (German Asch), a town in the Czech Republic
- Ob, a Russian river, in chant language
- Agilis express train (as), train type from Agilis
Technique:
- Call finder, dialing stage in telephone local exchange technology with rotary motor selectors; precious metal contact rotary motor selector #Use in local exchange.
- AS-Motor, a manufacturer of gardening and landscaping equipment from Bühlertann, Germany.
- Respiratory protection
- Exhaust control, a control system of (mostly) two-stroke engines
- AS Motorsport, British automobile manufacturer
- Automobiles A.S., a former French automobile manufacturer
- Albert Stein (vehicle manufacturer), a former French automobile manufacturer
- Towarzystwo Budowy Samochodów AS, former Polish car manufacturer
Informatics:
- AngelScript, a scripting language for extending C and C++ programs
- Application system
- AppleScript, a scripting language from Apple for extending and automating Mac-OS applications
- ActionScript, the internal programming language of (Adobe) Flash
- Autonomous system, a unit of IP networks
- .as, the top-level domain of the American overseas territory of American Samoa
Natural sciences and medicine:
- Acrylic acid
- Aerobic threshold
- Altostratus, a cloud form in meteorology
- Amino acids
- Ampere-second (As), the alternative name for the unit coulomb for the electric charge.
- Angelman syndrome, a genetic neurological disorder
- arc second, English for second of arc
- Arsenic as an element symbol in chemistry
- Asperger syndrome, a mild form of autism
- Attosecond, one trillionth of a second
- Automated pain detection
Economy:
- Designation for stock corporations of different countries:
· Aktsiaselts (Estonia)
· Akciju Sabiedriba (Latvia)
· Anonim Şirket (Turkey)
· Aktieselskab (Denmark)
· Aksjeselskap (Norway), joint stock company with minimum capital NOK 30,000
· Allmennaksjeselskap (Norway), joint stock company with minimum capital NOK 1,000,000
· Akciová spoločnosť (Slovakia)
· Akciová společnost (Czech Republic)
· Stock corporation (Switzerland)
See also → SA
- the private label of the former drugstore chain Schlecker, derived from Anton Schlecker
- As (unit), an ancient Roman coin unit
- Dutch ace, unit of mass or weight
Media:
- De As, a Dutch magazine
- As (daily newspaper), a Spanish sports newspaper
- AS (Zeitschrift), a Swiss archaeological journal (formerly Archäologie der Schweiz).
- August Scherl, German publisher
Music:
- Alto saxophone in scores or instrumentation lists
- the tone name for the diminished a or the key of A-flat major or A-flat minor based on it.
- a song by Stevie Wonder
Other:
- A.S. - Gefahr ist sein Geschäft, a German television series
- an older name for the ace (playing card)
- Acta Sanctorum, overview of legends of saints
- Acta synodalia sacrosancti Concilii Oecumenici Vaticani II, the publication of the Acts of the Second Vatican Council.
- All Square, an even score in a golf match
- Alternativa Sociale, a neo-fascist electoral alliance in Italy.
- Old Saxon (As. , no ISO-639-1 abbreviation), see Old Saxon language
- Official Compilation of Federal Law in Switzerland
- anal sex, see anal intercourse
- Anatolian Studies, Journal of the British Institute of Archaeology in Ankara
- Angel Sanctuary, a manga by Kaori Yuki
- Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co, a German glider manufacturer.
- Anno salutis "in the year of salvation", see Anno Domini
- Armée secrète, French resistance organization in World War II
- a common spelling of ace; see ace (playing card) and flying ace, respectively
- Traffic abbreviation in tactile radio: "please wait" (Morse code: .-...)
- Assamese language, according to the language code of ISO 639-1
As is the surname of the following persons:
- Naomi van As (* 1983), Dutch field hockey player
AS as a distinguishing sign on license plates:
- Egypt: Asyut governorate
- Germany: County Amberg-Sulzbach
- Great Britain: Norwich
- India: Assam
- Norway: Fredrikstad in the province of Østfold
- Sweden: Diplomatic license plate for Brazil
ÅS as a distinguishing sign on license plates:
- Finland: Åland (trailer only)
See also:
Wiktionary: AS - definitions, words, synonyms, translations
- Ås
- The ace of aces
- Ace