APU or Apu may refer to:

Film and television

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The Apu Trilogy ''The Apu Trilogy'' comprises three Indian Bengali-language drama films directed by Satyajit Ray: '' Pather Panchali'' (1955), '' Aparajito'' (1956) and '' The World of Apu'' (1959). The original music for the films was composed by Ravi Shanka ...

'', a series of three Bengali films, directed by Satyajit Ray, with the fictional character Apu Roy, comprising: ** ''

Pather Panchali ''Pather Panchali'' (; ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of West Bengal. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same na ...

'' (''Song of the Little Road'') (1955), the first of the three films, covering the early childhood of Apu ** ''

Aparajito ''Aparajito'' ( bn, অপরাজিত ''Ôporajito''; ''The Unvanquished'') is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), and is the second part of ''The Apu Trilogy''. It is adapted from ...

'' (''The Unvanquished'') (1956), the second film, covering the remaining years of Apu's youth and adolescence ** '' Apur Sansar'' (''The World of Apu'') (1959), the final film of the trilogy, covering Apu's adulthood *

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is a recurring character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. He is an Indian immigrant proprietor who runs the Kwik-E-Mart, a popular convenience store in Springfield, and is known for his catchphra ...

, a fictional character from the animated television series ''The Simpsons'' (appearing 1990–2020)

Literature

* Apu Roy, the fictional character in two novels by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay: **''

'' (1929), the basis for the first film of ''The Apu Trilogy'' ** ''Aparajito'', a second novel by

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay () (12 September 1894 – 1 November 1950) was an Indian writer in the Bengali language. His best known works are the autobiographical novel, ''Pather Panchali'' (''Song of the Little Road''), ''Aparajito (Undefeate ...

, the basis of the second and third films of the trilogy * ''Apu'' (magazine), a Finnish family magazine (1933–present)

Organizations

Aliança Povo Unido The United People Alliance (Portuguese: Aliança Povo Unido or APU) was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP-CDE). After 1983, the Ecologist Party "The Greens ...

, or United People Alliance, a political coalition in Portugal * Applied Psychology Unit, now the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the Medical Research Council, United Kingdom *

Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union The Prussian Union of Churches (known under multiple other names) was a major Protestant church body which emerged in 1817 from a series of decrees by Frederick William III of Prussia that united both Lutheran and Reformed denominations in Pr ...

, (''Evangelische Kirche der altpreußischen Union'') a former church * Amherst Political Union, a student debating organization at Amherst College

Education

* Alaska Pacific University, in Anchorage, Alaska, United States * American Public University, in Charles Town, West Virginia, United States * Anglia Polytechnic University, former name of Anglia Ruskin University in England * Azusa Pacific University, in Azusa, California, United States *

Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation The Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (colloquially known as APU) is a private university in Malaysia. It was formed in 1993 as the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) and was renamed in 2004 after being ...

, colloquially known as ''Asia Pacific University'', in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia * Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, in Beppu, Ōita, Japan *

Azim Premji University Azim Premji University is an Indian, non-profit, private university, located in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was established by the Azim Premji University Act (2010) and recognised by the University Grants Commission under Section 2F. Its stated ...

, in Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Technology

Accelerated processing unit AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), formerly known as Fusion, is a series of 64-bit microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), combining a general-purpose AMD64 central processing unit (CPU) and integrated graphics processing unit ...

, or advanced processing unit, marketing term from AMD for a microprocessor that includes a CPU and a GPU within a single chip * Audio processing unit, a microprocessor for processing audio on computers *

Auxiliary power unit An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion. They are commonly found on large aircraft and naval ships as well as some large land vehicles. Aircraft APUs generally produce 115& ...

, a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion

Transportation

* Apucarana Airport, Brazil, by IATA code * ''Apu'' (1899), a Finnish icebreaker * ''Apu'' (1970), a Finnish icebreaker, in the

list of icebreakers This is a list of icebreakers and other special icebreaking vessels (except cargo ships and tankers) capable of operating independently in ice-covered waters. Ships known to be in service are presented in bold. Argentina * (1954–1982) * (19 ...

Other uses

* Apu, another name for

Upu Upu or Apu, also rendered as Aba/Apa/Apina/Ubi/Upi, was the region surrounding Damascus of the 1350 BC Amarna letters. Damascus was named ''Dimašqu'' / ''Dimasqu'' / etc. (for example, "Dimaški"-(see: Niya (kingdom)), in the letter correspon ...

, an ancient region surrounding Damascus *

Apu (god) In the ancient religion and mythology of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, an is the term used to describe the spirits of mountains and sometimes solitary rocks, typically displaying anthropomorphic features, that protect the local people. The term d ...

, a deity or honorific in South American religion and Incan mythology *

Augusto Pinochet Ugarte Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (, , , ; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being declared President of ...

, 31st President of Chile