AV, Av or A.V. may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* The abbreviation of audiovisual, possessing both a sound and a visual component * ''A.V.'' (film), a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Pang Ho-Cheung * Adult video, an alternative name/synonym of a

pornographic film Pornographic films (pornos), erotic films, sex films, and 18+ films are films that present sexually explicit subject matter in order to arouse and satisfy the viewer. Pornographic films present sexual fantasies and usually include eroticall ...

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AV The Hunt ''AV: The Hunt'', also known as ''AV'' and also stylized as ''Av The Hunt'', is a 2020 thriller film that was directed by Emre Akay. Plot Ayşe is a married woman who has been conducting an affair behind her husband's back. When this infidelity i ...

'', a 2020 Turkish thriller film directed by Emre Akay

Businesses and organizations

* America Votes, an American 501(c)4 organization that promotes progressive causes * Anonymous for the Voiceless, a grassroots animal rights organization specializing in street activism * Aston Villa F.C., an English professional football club * AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG an imprint of the German group VDM Publishing (''now'' OmniScriptum) * Avaya, a technology company formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange with symbol "AV" * Avianca (IATA airline code AV) *

Aviva Aviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, England. It has about 18 million customers across its core markets of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. In the United Kingdom, Aviva is the largest general ...

, British insurance company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange as "AV" * AeroVironment, manufacturer of unmanned military aircraft and systems * Amusement Vision, the former name of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

People

* Av or Avrum Gross (1936–2018), American lawyer and Attorney General of Alaska * Av or Avrom Isaacs (1926–2016), Canadian art dealer *

Av Westin Avram Westin (July 29, 1929 – March 12, 2022) was an American television producer. He co-created the CBS Morning News with Mike Wallace. He then went to ABC where he produced World News Tonight and then 20/20 Visual acuity (VA) commonly re ...

(1929–2022), American television producer

Places

* Anguilla (obsolete NATO diagram AV) * Antelope Valley, a valley in Southern California *

Province of Avellino The Province of Avellino ( it, Provincia di Avellino) is a province in the Campania region of Southern Italy. The area is characterized by numerous small towns and villages scattered across the province; only two towns have a population over 20,0 ...

, a province of Italy

Science and technology

Anatomy and medicine

Aerobic vaginitis Aerobic vaginitis (AV) is a form of vaginitis first described by Donders et al. in 2002. It is characterized by a more or less severe disruption of the lactobacillary flora, along with inflammation, atrophy, and the presence of a predominantly ...

, vaginal infection associated with overgrowth of aerobic bacteria * Arteriovenous (disambiguation) * Atrioventricular (disambiguation)

Electronics and computing

* Access violation, a computer software error * Age verification, system for checking a user's age * Antivirus software, used to prevent, detect and remove malicious software * Audio and video connector, a cable between two devices * Analog video * AV Linux, a Linux-based operating system

Fluid dynamics

* Annular velocity, speed of the drilling fluid's movement in a column called an annulus in oil wells * Apparent viscosity, shear stress divided by shear rate

Vehicles

* AV (cyclecar), a British cyclecar manufactured between 1919 and 1924 * Bavarian A V, an 1853 steam locomotive model * AV, the designation for

seaplane tender A seaplane tender is a boat or ship that supports the operation of seaplanes. Some of these vessels, known as seaplane carriers, could not only carry seaplanes but also provided all the facilities needed for their operation; these ships are rega ...

in the United States Navy's ship classification system * Autonomous vehicles

Other uses in science and technology

A-type main-sequence star An A-type main-sequence star (A V) or A dwarf star is a main-sequence (hydrogen-burning) star of spectral type A and luminosity class V (five). These stars have spectra defined by strong hydrogen Balmer absorption lines. They measure between 1 ...

, in astronomy, abbreviated A V * Aperture value mode, setting on photo cameras that allows to choose a specific aperture value

Other uses

* Alternative vote, an electoral system used to elect a single winner from a field of more than two candidates *

Approval voting Approval voting is an electoral system in which voters can select many candidates instead of selecting only one candidate. Description Approval voting ballots show a list of the options of candidates running. Approval voting lets each voter i ...

, a non-ranking vote system * Authorised Version of the Bible (also known as King James Version) * Av, a month in the Hebrew calendar * av, the

Avar language Avar (, , "language of the mountains" or , , "Avar language"), also known as Avaric, is a Northeast Caucasian language of the Avar–Andic subgroup that is spoken by Avars, primarily in Dagestan. In 2010, there were approximately 1 million ...

's ISO 639-1 code * Av. or Ave, an abbreviation for

Avenue (landscape) In landscaping, an avenue (from the French language, French), alameda (from the Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish), or allée (from the French), is traditionally a straight path or road with a line of trees or large s ...

* Ꜹ or AV from Latin ''aurum'' (''avrvm''), a numismatic abbreviation for "gold" * A.V., the putative mark of ''ébéniste'' Adam Weisweiler * Aviation, abbreviated Av in military use * Andhra Vidyalaya College, aka A. V. College, a school in Hyderabad, India