AAA, Triple A, or Triple-A is a three-letter initialism or abbreviation which may refer to:
Airports
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Anaa Airport
Anaa Airport is an airport serving Anaa, an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located southeast of the village of Anaa, Tukuhora. The airport type is medium and the World Area Codes, World Area Code is 823. The nearest ...
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 the ...
(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)
are a 5-member Japanese pop group signed to the label Avex Trax which debuted in September 2005. The name has the meaning of challenging everything, and the group is marketed by their label as a "super performance unit".
The group was formed ...
, a Japanese pop band
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Against All Authority
Against All Authority (often abbreviated -AAA-) is an American Punk rock, 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 Cutl ...
(''-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
TripleS (stylized as tripleS; Help:IPA/English, /ˈtɹɪpəl:ɛs/; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by MODHAUS. They aim to be the world's first decentralized K-pop idol group. The members will rotate between the group, sub-unit, and solo ac ...
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 radi ...
, 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'' 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'') to ...
* ''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
Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA or Adacap) is a France-based pharmaceutical group, specialized in the field of nuclear medicine.
The group operates in all three segments of nuclear medicine (PET, SPECT and therapy) to diagnose and treat ser ...
, 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 adminis ...
, a former airline (ICAO code)
* Associated American Artists
Associated American Artists (AAA) was an art gallery in New York City that was established in 1934 and ceased operation in 2000. The gallery marketed art to the middle and upper-middle classes, first in the form of affordable prints and later in ...
, 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
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 part ...
, 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 part ...
of 1933, US
* Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
:''This is an article about the "Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938". For the act by the same name in 1933, see Agricultural Adjustment Act.''
The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 () was legislation in the United States that was enacted as an ...
, US
Political organizations
* ''Alianza Americana Anticomunista
The ''Alianza Americana Anticomunista'' (AAA, pronounced triple-A; "American Anticommunist Alliance") was a paramilitary far-right group mainly operating in Colombia between 1978 and 1979.
Contemporary accusations and declassified U.S. Embassy ...
'' ("American Anticommunist Alliance" in Spanish), a Colombian para-military organization, 1978–1979
* ''Alianza Apostólica Anticomunista
The ''Alianza Apostólica Anticomunista'' (English: Anti-Communist Apostolic Alliance) was a Spanish far-right paramilitary organisation active from 1976 to 1983, primarily in the southern Basque Country but also in the French Basque Country and ...
'', in Spain
* Anti-Austerity Alliance
Solidarity ( ga, Neart le Chéile), formerly known as the Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA), is a socialist political party in Ireland, launched in 2014. It had been registered as a political party to contest local elections, and ran at least forty c ...
, 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
The Allied Artists Association (AAA) was an art exhibiting society based in London in the early 20th century.
History
The Allied Artists Association was founded by Frank Rutter, art critic of ''The Sunday Times'' newspaper, in 1908.
Its purpos ...
, 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
The American Accordionists' Association (AAA) is an American association dedicated to players of the accordion. It was established on March 9, 1938, and is currently based in Mt. Vernon, New York.
Pietro Deiro was the first president of the Amer ...
* Asia Art Archive
Asia Art Archive (AAA) is a nonprofit organisation based in Hong Kong which focuses on documenting the recent history of contemporary art in Asia within an international context. AAA incorporates material that members of local art communities ...
, Hong Kong
Automobile associations
* American Automobile Association
American Automobile Association (AAA – commonly pronounced as "Triple A") is a federation of motor clubs throughout North America. AAA is a privately held not-for-profit national member association and service organization with over 60 m ...
* 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
The Adopt-An-Alleyway Youth Empowerment Project is a non-profit project of the Chinatown Community Development Center that is based in the Chinatown, San Francisco, San Francisco Chinatown area.
Volunteers clean the alleyways of San Francisco's Ch ...
, 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
AG für Akkumulatoren- und Automobilbau automobile manufacturer based in Wedding (Berlin), Ofenerstrasse and founded by Alex Fischer who built electric powered automobiles from 1919 to 1922 under the brand name AAA. Not related to the French brand ...
, 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 volunt ...
* American Ambulance Association
The American Ambulance Association (AAA) is a trade association for the EMS industry. The AAA is based in Rosslyn, Virginia and was founded in 1979.
The AAA's website states that its mission is "to promote health care policies that ensure excel ...
* 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
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a not-for-profit organization in the field of alternative dispute resolution, providing services to individuals and organizations who wish to resolve conflicts out of court, and one of several arbitr ...
* 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 (aviator), Robert L. Taylor,"Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame: Inductees - 1994 - Robert L. Taylor." I ...
* 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 was ...
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 me ...
(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 100 ...
* AAA, a codon for the amino acid lysine
Lysine (symbol Lys or K) is an α-amino acid that is a precursor to many proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated form under biological conditions), an α-carboxylic acid group (which is in the deprotonated −C ...
Chemistry
* Amalgam (chemistry)
An amalgam is an alloy of mercury with another metal
A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts ...
, 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
An aromatic amino acid is an amino acid that includes an aromatic ring.
Among the 20 standard amino acids, the following are classically considered aromatic: phenylalanine, tryptophan and tyrosine. Although histidine contains an aromatic ring, ...
* Arylalkanolamine
Arylalkanolamines (ArROHNR2) are a class of medicinal molecules that are structurally related to one another in certain respects.
Detailed understanding of their structure-activity relationship is expected to aid in drug discovery.
{, class=" ...
* Asymmetric allylic alkylation
Asymmetric may refer to:
*Asymmetry in geometry, chemistry, and physics
Computing
*Asymmetric cryptography, in public-key cryptography
*Asymmetric digital subscriber line, Internet connectivity
*Asymmetric multiprocessing, in computer architectur ...
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 th ...
* 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 Audit trail, Accounting (to log an audit trail).
It is a framework used to control and track access within a computer network.
Common network protocols providing ...
, 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 processo ...
Other uses in science and technology
* AAA battery
The AAA battery (or triple-A battery) is a standard size of dry cell Battery (electricity), battery. One or more AAA batteries are commonly used in low-drain portable electronic devices. A zinc–carbon battery in this size is designated by In ...
, 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 (geometry), scaling (enlarging or red ...
* Anti-aircraft artillery
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
Sports
* Amateur Athletic Association of England
The Amateur Athletic Association of England or AAA (pronounced 'three As') is the oldest national governing body for athletics in the world, having been established on 24 April 1880. Historically it effectively oversaw athletics throughout Britai ...
* Arkansas Activities Association
The Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) is the primary sanctioning body for high school sports in state of Arkansas. AAA is a member association of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA). Every public secondary sch ...
, for high school sports
* Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply AAA (pronounced "triple A"; an abbreviation of its or ...
, 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
A backstage pass is a credential which allows its bearer access to restricted areas at a performance or conference venue, most commonly associated with rock or R&B music groups, though have since become commonplace across many entertainment event ...
* 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 professionals ...
* 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)
AAAA may refer to:
Internet and computing
* AAAA protocol, within computer security, "authentication, authorization, accounting and auditing" - the AAA protocol combined with auditing
* AAAA record, also known as "IPv6 address record", maps a h ...
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