AS

AS, ÅS, As, as, , 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:

WiktionaryWiktionary: AS - definitions, words, synonyms, translations

  • Ås
  • The ace of aces
  • Ace

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