AOA
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AOA or AoA
In aviation:- Abort Once Around, an intact abort procedure for Space Shuttle launches
- Air Officer in charge of Administration, a position in RAFRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
commands - Air Operators AssociationAir Operators AssociationThe Airport Operators Association is the trade association for operators of airports in the UK. Similar to UK airports, the organisation is also known by its three-letter acronym.-History:...
, a trade associon for UK airport operators, formerly known as the Aerodrome Owners' Association - American Overseas AirlinesAmerican Overseas AirlinesAmerican Overseas Airlines was an airline that operated between the United States and Europe between 1945 and 1950. It was headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.-Early history:...
, an airline that operated between the United States and Europe between 1945 and 1950
In computer science:
- Array of arrays, a type of data structureData structureIn computer science, a data structure is a particular way of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be used efficiently.Different kinds of data structures are suited to different kinds of applications, and some are highly specialized to specific tasks...
in programming - Art of Assembly, a book on assembler language by Randall HydeRandall HydeRandall Hyde is best known as the author of , a popular book on assembly language programming. He created the Lisa assembler in the late 1970s and developed the High Level Assembly language....
- Automated online assistant, a program that attempts to assist users
In education:
- Auxiliary Organizations AssociationAuxiliary Organizations AssociationThe Auxiliary Organizations Association is a supraorganization consisting of member organizations which are auxiliaries to the 23 campuses in the California State University system...
, association group comprising 501(c)3 auxiliaries of the California State University (CSU) system
In finance:
- Absence of opportunities of arbitrage, a fundamental theorem in finance
- The currency code for the version of the Angolan kwanzaAngolan kwanzaThe kwanza is the currency of Angola. Four different currencies using the name kwanza have circulated since 1977.-First Kwanza, AOK, 1977-1990:...
in circulation since 1999 - Any one accident, the basic unit of a claim incident under many vehicle insurance or other insurance policies
In gaming:
- Armies of ArcanaArmies of ArcanaArmies of Arcana is a fantasy-based tabletop wargame created by Thane's Games. It is commonly played with 15mm or 28mm scale miniatures representing troops of various fantasy races and creatures. There are 16 core armies that can be played, including elves, dwarves, orcs, and multiple human...
, a fantasy-based tabletop wargame
In law:
- Administration on AgingAdministration on AgingThe Administration on Aging is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. AoA awards annual grants to State government agencies on aging and Native American tribal organizations to support programs mandated by the Congress in the Older Americans Act...
, an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Age of arrival, marks the time at which one has arrived in a foreign country
- Agreement on AgricultureAgreement on AgricultureThe Agreement on Agriculture is an international treaty of the World Trade Organization. It was negotiated during the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and entered into force with the establishment of the WTO on January 1, 1995....
, a 1995 treaty tied into the World Trade Organization - Articles of associationArticles of AssociationThe Continental Association, often known simply as the "Association", was a system created by the First Continental Congress in 1774 for implementing a trade boycott with Great Britain...
, the document which establishes the basic details of a corporation
In linguistics:
- Age of acquisition, the age at which one has learned a word (used in psycholinguisticsPsycholinguisticsPsycholinguistics or psychology of language is the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend and produce language. Initial forays into psycholinguistics were largely philosophical ventures, due mainly to a lack of cohesive data on how the...
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In logistics:
- Activity on arrow, an element in the Arrow Diagramming MethodArrow Diagramming MethodAn arrow diagramming method is a network diagramming technique in which activities are represented by arrows.It is used for scheduling activities in a project plan....
and in the Program Evaluation and Review TechniqueProgram Evaluation and Review TechniqueThe Program ' Evaluation and Review Technique, commonly abbreviated PERT, is a statistical tool, used in project management, that is designed to analyze and represent the tasks involved in completing a given project...
(PERT) method of project management - Analysis of AlternativesAnalysis of AlternativesThis article refers to the Analysis of Alternatives military process, not the general business practice. The AoA is a cornerstone of Military Acquisition, and deliberately embodies the fair and competitive character of the United States business atmosphere...
, a military study or consulting term used to identify and analyze the possible alternatives to an issue or question
In media:
- Age of ApocalypseAge of Apocalypse"Age of Apocalypse" is a 1995 - 1996 comic book crossover storyline published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics. The Age of Apocalypse briefly replaced the universe of Earth-616, although it was later retconned as having occurred in the alternate universe of Earth-295, it had...
, a story arc in the X-Men comic series - Alienating Our AudienceAlienating Our AudienceAlienating Our Audience is a live album by the band Mindless Self Indulgence, released on October 8, 2002 . The album contains many fan favorites from the "Tight" era, as well as six previously unreleased tracks...
, a 2002 live album by the band Mindless Self Indulgence - All-over advertising, also known as wrap advertisingWrap advertisingWrap advertising is the marketing practice of completely or partially covering a vehicle in an advertisement or livery, thus turning it into a mobile billboard. This can be achieved by simply painting the vehicle surface, but it is becoming more common today to use large vinyl sheets as decals...
, a style of advertising on vehicles - Army of AnyoneArmy of AnyoneArmy of Anyone was a supergroup formed by Filter frontman Richard Patrick with two of the then-former members of rock band Stone Temple Pilots. In addition to Patrick on vocals, the band featured Dean DeLeo and Robert DeLeo on guitars and bass, respectively, and Ray Luzier on drums...
, an American rock band
In medicine:
- Alpha Omega AlphaAlpha Omega AlphaThe Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, commonly called Alpha Omega Alpha and abbreviated ΑΩΑ or AOA, is a national honor society for medical students, residents, scientists and physicians in the United States and Canada.-History:...
, one of three national honor societies for medicine in the United States - American Optometric AssociationAmerican Optometric AssociationThe American Optometric Association represents optometrists nationally in the USA. It consists of State Optometric Associations, which are made up of local optometric societies.-AOA mission:...
, the organization representing optometrists nationally in the United States - American Osteopathic AssociationAmerican Osteopathic AssociationThe American Osteopathic Association is the representative member organization for the over 78,000 osteopathic medical physicians in the United States...
, the representative organization for osteopathic physicians in the United States
In physics:
- Angle of arrivalAngle of arrivalAngle of arrival measurement is a method for determining the direction of propagation of a radio-frequency wave incident on an antenna array...
, a technique for determining the direction of propagation of a radio-frequency wave incident on an antenna array - Angle of attackAngle of attackAngle of attack is a term used in fluid dynamics to describe the angle between a reference line on a lifting body and the vector representing the relative motion between the lifting body and the fluid through which it is moving...
, in fluid dynamics, the angle between a reference line on a body and the direction of oncoming flow (as an airfoil's chord line and the direction of the relative wind) - Axial Offset Anomaly, in nuclear power, a foulingFoulingFouling refers to the accumulation of unwanted material on solid surfaces, most often in an aquatic environment. The fouling material can consist of either living organisms or a non-living substance...
-induced phenomenon of neutron-flux depression at the top of a pressurized water reactorPressurized water reactorPressurized water reactors constitute a large majority of all western nuclear power plants and are one of three types of light water reactor , the other types being boiling water reactors and supercritical water reactors...
, which may lead to operational difficulties or plant power de-rating
Other:
- American Outlaws Association, the corporate body through which the Outlaws Motorcycle Club operates
- Andrews Osborne AcademyAndrews Osborne AcademyAndrews Osborne Academy is a private, coeducational boarding and day school located on of land in Willoughby, Ohio, twenty miles east of Cleveland.- History :...
, a private boarding and day school in Willoughby, Ohio - Assist Outside Agency, typically used when a fire or police agency requests or offers assistance to/from a neighboring agency
- Assalam-O-AlaikumAs-Salamu AlaykumAs-Salāmu `Alaykum is a traditional Muslim greeting, often translated as Peace be upon you.-Usage:*In Arabia, the greeting is associated with shaking right hands and then possibly two or three light cheek to cheek kisses....
, greeting in Arabic; "may peace be on you" - Adam-Ondi-AhmanAdam-ondi-AhmanAdam-ondi-Ahman is an historic site along the east bluffs above the Grand River in Daviess County, Missouri. According to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , it is the site where Adam and Eve lived after being expelled from the Garden of Eden...
, a sacred location in Missouri believed by Mormons to have been the dwelling place of Adam and Eve