AAA, Triple A, or Triple-A is a three-letter initialism or abbreviation which may refer to:
Airports
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Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA)
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Logan County Airport (Illinois)
Logan County Airport is a public use airport located 2.2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Lincoln, a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Logan County Board. The airport is also th ...
(FAA airport code AAA)
Arts, entertainment, and media
Gaming
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AAA (video game industry)
In the video game industry, AAA (pronounced and sometimes written triple-A) is an informal classification used to categorise games produced and distributed by a mid-sized or major publisher, which typically have higher development and marketing ...
- a category of high budget video games
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''TripleA'' is a free and open-source turn based strategy game based on the Axis & Allies board game.
Gameplay
features multiplayer and several AIs for single-player mode. For live multiplayer games, the community maintains two lo ...
'', an open source wargame
Music
Groups and labels
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AAA (band), a Japanese pop band
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Against All Authority
Against All Authority (often abbreviated -AAA-) is an American punk band, formed in Florida in 1992. Playing in a ska punk style, their business practice follows a stringent DIY ethic.
History
Against All Authority was founded in Cutler Ridge ...
(''-AAA-''), an American ska-punk band
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Acid Angel From Asia
Acid Angel from Asia (; abbreviated as AAA) is the first sub-unit of South Korean girl group TripleS, formed by Modhaus in 2022. It is composed of members Kim Yoo-yeon, Kim Na-kyoung, Gong Yu-bin and Jeong Hye-rin. The quartet debuted on Octobe ...
''(AAA)'' the first sub-unit of K-pop girl group
TripleS
referred to as "AVA"
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Triple A (musical group)
Triple A is a Trance music group made up of Armin van Buuren, Alex M.O.R.P.H. and Ana Criado, explaining the Triple A.
Their first track "Winter Stayed" was first featured on ''A State of Trance
''A State of Trance'' (often abbreviated a ...
, a Dutch trance group
Works
* Song on
''City'' (Strapping Young Lad album)
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''A.A.A'' (EP), by Nigerian band A.A.A
Other music
* Triple A or
Adult Alternative Songs
Adult Alternative Airplay (also known as Triple A or Triple A Airplay, and formerly Adult Alternative Songs and Triple A Songs) is a record chart currently published by ''Billboard'' that ranks the most popular songs on adult album alternative rad ...
, a record chart
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
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Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format. See pages 9 and 10Mills, Joshua. "A New Radio Music Format: Rock for Prosperous Adults" New York Times, Feb 28 1994, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, 2 ...
, a radio format
* AAA, the production code for the 1970 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''
Spearhead from Space
''Spearhead from Space'' is the first serial of the seventh season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 3 to 24 January 1970. It was the first ''Doctor Who'' ...
''
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(''Aces of ANSI Art''), digital art group (1989-1991)
* ''AAA'', a Japanese manga by Haruka Fukushima
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' Mangaka, manga artist. from Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture. She made her manga debut in 1999 in ''Nakayoshi'' magazine with her award-winning ''Sakuranbo Kiss''. She considers ''Otona ni Nuts'' (''Instant Teen: Just Add Nuts' ...
* ''Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
''Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan'' (), also known as ''AAA'', is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film, written and directed by Adhik Ravichandran and produced by S. Michael Rayappan. The film stars Silambarasan in a triple role, ...
'', a 2017 Tamil film
Brands and enterprises
* Advanced Accelerator Applications, a radiopharmaceutical company
* Ansett Australia
Ansett Australia was a major Australian airline group, based in Melbourne, Australia. The airline flew domestically within Australia and from the 1990s to destinations in Asia. After operating for 65 years, the airline was placed into admini ...
, a former airline (ICAO code)
* Associated American Artists, an art gallery
* Associated Argentine Artists
Associated Argentine Artists (Spanish: ''Artistas Argentinos Asociados'', AAA) was a leading Argentine film distribution company. It emerged during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema and was modeled on the Hollywood company United Artists
...
, an Argentine film studio
Government and politics
Government agencies
* Agricultural Adjustment Administration, a US government agency 1933-1942
* Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority
The Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority (PRASA; Spanish: ''Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico'') is a water company and the government-owned corporation responsible for water quality, management, and supply in Puert ...
(AAA in Spanish)
Legislation
* Agricultural Adjustment Act
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The government bought livestock for slaughter and paid farmers subsidies not to plant on par ...
of 1933, US
* Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, US
Political organizations
* '' Alianza Americana Anticomunista'' ("American Anticommunist Alliance" in Spanish), a Colombian para-military organization, 1978–1979
* '' Alianza Apostólica Anticomunista'', in Spain
* Anti-Austerity Alliance, a political party in Ireland
* Argentine Anticommunist Alliance
The Argentine Anticommunist Alliance ( es, Alianza Anticomunista Argentina, links=no, usually known as Triple A or AAA) was an Argentine Peronist political action group operated by a sector of the Federal Police and the Argentine Armed Forces, ...
, a mid-1970s death squad
Organizations
Arts organizations
* Allied Artists Association, an exhibiting society in London founded in 1908
* American Abstract Artists
American Abstract Artists (AAA) was formed in 1936 in New York City, to promote and foster public understanding of abstract art. American Abstract Artists exhibitions, publications, and lectures helped to establish the organization as a major fo ...
, founded 1936
* American Accordionists' Association
* Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong
Automobile associations
* American Automobile Association
* Australian Automobile Association
The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) was established in 1924. The AAA is the peak organisation for Australia's motoring clubs and their eight million members, and advances the interests of all road users across Australia to ensure land tra ...
Other organizations
* Adopt-An-Alleyway Youth Empowerment Project, San Francisco, California
* Adventist Accrediting Association The Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools (AAA) is an educational accreditation body operated by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Accreditation by the body is not academic accreditation and it is not recognized ...
* AG für Akkumulatoren- und Automobilbau, German automobile manufacturer
* American Academy of Actuaries
The American Academy of Actuaries, also known as the Academy, is the body that represents and unites United States actuaries in all practice areas. Established in 1965, the Academy serves as the profession's voice on public policy and professional ...
* American Accounting Association
The American Accounting Association (AAA) promotes accounting education, research and practice. Founded in 1916 as the American Association of University Instructors in Accounting, its present name was adopted in 1936. The Association is a volun ...
* American Ambulance Association
* American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is an organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology. With 10,000 members, the association, based in Arlington, Virginia, includes archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, ...
* American Arbitration Association
* Antique Airplane Association
The Antique Airplane Association, Inc. (AAA) is the oldest antique airplane association in the world. The AAA formed in August 1953 by Robert L. Taylor,"Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame: Inductees - 1994 - Robert L. Taylor." Iowa Aviation Museum. N.p., ...
* Association of Autonomous Astronauts
The Association of Autonomous Astronauts is a worldwide network of community-based groups dedicated to building their own spaceships. The AAA was founded 23 April 1995. Although many of their activities were reported as serious participation in c ...
* Ateliers d'Automobiles et d'Aviation
Ateliers d’Automobiles et d’Aviation was a Paris based automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer between 1919 and 1920. The French manufacturer was noted for electric cars.
History of the business
Production of cars and light trucks bega ...
, French automobile manufacturer
* Australian Archaeological Association
The Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) is an archaeological organisation in Australia. Membership is open to anyone interested in furthering archaeology in Australia.
Sometimes referred to by the nickname ''Triple A'', the association w ...
Science and technology
Biology and medicine
* AAA proteins
AAA, Triple A, or Triple-A is a three-letter initialism or abbreviation which may refer to:
Airports
* Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA)
* Logan County Airport (Illinois) (FAA airport code AAA)
Arts, entertainment, and m ...
(ATPases Associated with various cellular Activities)
* Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized enlargement of the abdominal aorta such that the diameter is greater than 3 cm or more than 50% larger than normal. They usually cause no symptoms, except during rupture. Occasionally, abdominal, ...
* American Association for Anatomy
The American Association for Anatomy (AAA), based in Rockville, MD, was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1888 as the Association of American Anatomists for the "advancement of anatomical science." AAA later changed its name to the American Associa ...
* Anti-actin antibodies
Anti-actin antibodies (AAA) are found at increased frequency in certain autoimmune diseases and may be of some diagnostic value.
In coeliac disease, anti-actin antibody levels correlate with the level of intestinal damage.
In autoimmune hepatiti ...
* ''Cavaticovelia aaa
''Cavaticovelia'' is a monotypic genus of insects in the order Hemiptera, the true bugs, containing the single species ''Cavaticovelia aaa''. This bug, known commonly as the aaa water treader or lava tube water treader, is a water treader native ...
'' (aaa water treader), an insect from Hawaii
* Triple-A syndrome
Triple-A syndrome or AAA syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder. In most cases, there is no family history of AAA syndrome. The syndrome was first identified by Jeremy Allgrove and colleagues in 1978, since then just over 10 ...
* AAA, a codon for the amino acid lysine
Chemistry
* Amalgam (chemistry), represented in medieval alchemical texts with "aaa"
* Amino acid analysis
Protein sequencing is the practical process of determining the amino acid sequence of all or part of a protein or peptide. This may serve to identify the protein or characterize its post-translational modifications. Typically, partial sequencing o ...
* Aromatic amino acids
* Arylalkanolamine
* Asymmetric allylic alkylation
Computing
* AAA, a level in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are part of a series of web accessibility guidelines published by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the main international standards organization for ...
* Advanced Amiga Architecture chipset
The AAA chipset (Advanced Amiga Architecture) was intended to be the next-generation Amiga multimedia system designed by Commodore International. Initially begun as a secret project, the first design discussions were started in 1988, and after m ...
* AAA (computer security)
AAA refers to Authentication (to identify), Authorization (to give permission) and Accounting (to log an audit trail).
It is a framework used to control and track access within a computer network.
Common network protocols providing this functi ...
, a security framework
* ASCII adjust after addition, an Intel BCD opcode
The Intel BCD opcodes are a set of six x86 instructions that operate with binary-coded decimal numbers. The radix used for the representation of numbers in the x86 processors is 2. This is called a binary numeral system. However, the x86 proce ...
Other uses in science and technology
* AAA battery, a size
* Angle-angle-angle, see Similarity (geometry)
In Euclidean geometry, two objects are similar if they have the same shape, or one has the same shape as the mirror image of the other. More precisely, one can be obtained from the other by uniformly scaling (enlarging or reducing), possibly w ...
* Anti-aircraft artillery
Sports
* Amateur Athletic Association of England
* Arkansas Activities Association, for high school sports
* Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply ...
, a Mexican wrestling promotion
* Montreal AAA
Montreal Amateur Athletic Association is Canada's oldest athletic association, located in Montreal, Quebec. It was renamed as the ''Club Sportif MAA'' or just ''MAA'' (Montreal MAA) in 1999 after a brush with bankruptcy, but is still widely known ...
, athletic association, Canada
* Triple-A (baseball)
Triple-A (officially Class AAA) has been the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946. Currently, two sports league, leagues operate at the Triple-A level, the International League (IL) and the Pacific Coast ...
, North American minor league
Other uses
* "Access all areas", a form of backstage pass
* AAA, the best bond credit rating
In investment, the bond credit rating represents the credit worthiness of corporate or government bonds. It is not the same as an individual's credit score. The ratings are published by credit rating agencies and used by investment professiona ...
* Ghotuo language
Ghotuo (also Otwa, Otuo) is an Edoid language spoken in Edo State, mostly in the Owan and Akoko-Edo areas of Edo state, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya offic ...
(ISO 639-3 language code aaa)
See also
* AAAA (disambiguation)
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