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Ard, ARD, Ards or ARDS may refer to:
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- Ard (plough) or scratch-plough, a type of plough consisting of a simple spike dragged through the soil
- Ard, alternate name of Arad, Iran, a city in Fars Province
- Ard, a son of Benjamin in the Bible: see List of minor Biblical figures: Ard
- Ard, a character in the 1981 film, Heavy Metal
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- ARD (broadcaster)ARD (broadcaster)ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
, the German association of public broadcasters: the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, - Acid rock drainage, the outflow of acidic water from mines
- ARD (or AD), the Democratic Republican AllianceDemocratic Republican AllianceThe Democratic Republican Alliance was a French political party created in 1901 by followers of Léon Gambetta, such as Raymond Poincaré who would be president of the Council in the 1920s...
, a French conservative party of the Third Republic: the Alliance Républicaine Démocratique - Alliance for Restoration of DemocracyAlliance for Restoration of DemocracyThe Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy comprises the two largest political parties in Pakistan - the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League...
, a Pakistani political movement that opposes President Pervez Musharraf - The American Research and Development CorporationAmerican Research and Development CorporationAmerican Research and Development Corporation was a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1946 by Georges Doriot, the "father of venture capitalism" , with Ralph Flanders and Karl Compton .ARDC is credited with the first major venture capital success story when its 1957 investment of...
, the first venture capitalVenture capitalVenture capital is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high risk, growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in, which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries, such as...
firm. - Apple Remote DesktopApple Remote DesktopApple Remote Desktop is a Macintosh application produced by Apple Inc., first released on March 14, 2002, that replaced a similar product called Apple Network Assistant...
, a remote administration application for Apple Macintosh computers - Atmospheric Reentry DemonstratorAtmospheric Reentry DemonstratorThe Advanced Reentry Demonstrator was a suborbital reentry test flown on the third Ariane 5 flight. The ARD was launched on October 21, 1998, and was released shortly after separation of the launcher's cryogenic main stage 12 minutes after lift-off from the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's spaceport...
, a demonstration program of a capsule shaped similar to the Apollo Command Module by the European Space Agency. - ARD, the US Navy hull classification symbol for an Auxiliary repair dry dockDry dockA drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform...
- Army Reconnaissance DetachmentArmy Reconnaissance DetachmentThe Army Reconnaissance Detachment 10 is a special forces unit of the Swiss army responsible for conducting counter-terrorist activities in Switzerland and abroad...
, a special forces unit of the Swiss Army. - ARD, the Amtrak 3-letter code for Ardmore (SEPTA station)Ardmore (SEPTA station)Ardmore Station is an above-ground commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Anderson and Coulter Avenues in Ardmore, Pennsylvania...
, a railroad station in the suburbs of Philadelphia - ARD, the National Rail code for Ardgay railway stationArdgay railway stationArdgay railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ardgay in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 93 km north of Inverness, near Bonar Bridge. Ardgay station has a passing loop, the next loop to the south being at and to the north, .-...
, a railway station in the Highlands of Scotland - ARD, a code frequently used for the Armenian dramArmenian dramThe dram is the monetary unit of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. It is subdivided into 100 luma . The word "dram" translates into English as "money" and is cognate with the Greek drachma...
, the currency of Armenia (instead of the correct ISO 4217 code "AMD") - Acquired Rights DirectiveAcquired Rights DirectiveThe Business Transfers Directive is a European Union law that protects the contracts of employment of people working in businesses that are transferred between owners...
, European Union law protecting the rights of employees: see Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 - Accelerated Rehabilitation DispositionAccelerated Rehabilitation DispositionAccelerated Rehabilitative Disposition is a special pre-trial intervention program in the State of Pennsylvania, USA for non-violent offenders with no prior or limited record....
, is a special pre-trial intervention program in the State of Pennsylvania
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- Ards (territory)Ards (territory)Ards is the name of several different historical territorial divisions all located on the Ards Peninsula in modern-day County Down, Northern Ireland....
, the name of an ancient Irish district, Anglo-Norman county, and former barony of Ireland in modern day County Down, Northern Ireland - Ards LowerArds LowerArds Lower is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northern half of the Ards Peninsula in the north-east of the county, with the Irish Sea to its east and Strangford Lough to its south...
, a former barony in Northern Ireland - Ards UpperArds UpperArds Upper is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the southern half of the Ards Peninsula in the east of the county, with the Irish Sea to its east and Strangford Lough to its west...
, a former barony in Northern Ireland - Ards PeninsulaArds PeninsulaThe Ards Peninsula is a peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland which separates Strangford Lough from the North Channel of the Irish Sea, on Ireland's northeast coast. A number of towns and villages are located on the peninsula, such as the seaside town of Donaghadee, with the surrounding area...
, a peninsula in Northern Ireland, between Strangford Lough and the North Channel - Ards F.C.Ards F.C.Ards F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1900, is from Newtownards, but plays its home matches at Dixon Park in Ballyclare, which it shares with Ballyclare Comrades...
, a Northern Irish football club from Newtownards - Ards RFCArds RFCArds RFC is a rugby club based in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. The club currently fields five adult teams and an under-20 team. Three youth teams also play at under-18, under-16 and under-14 levels...
, a Northern Irish rugby football club from Newtownards - Ards (borough), an administrative district of Northern Ireland
- Ards (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)Ards (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)Ards was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Ards was a county constituency comprising the town of Newtownards, the Ards peninsula and the town of Donaghadee. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first past the post elections...
, a parliamentary constituency of Northern Ireland - Ards Forest ParkArds Forest Park- History and Location :The forest park is situated on the small Ards Peninsula. It sits on the shores of Sheephaven Bay on the northern coastline of County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. It's to be found on the N56 road, between Creeslough and Dunfanaghy. Ards Forest Park was...
, a nature reserve in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland
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- Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeAcute respiratory distress syndromeAcute respiratory distress syndrome , also known as respiratory distress syndrome or adult respiratory distress syndrome is a serious reaction to various forms of injuries to the lung....
(or Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome), a serious reaction to various forms of injuries to the lung - Action Replay DS, a game hacking device for Nintendo DS
- Advanced Remote Display Station