Adi or ADI may refer to:

Names and titles

Adi (mythology) Āḍi ( sa, आडि) is an Asura in Hindu mythology who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa. He was the son of the demon Andhaka, who was killed by the god Shiva. Story After discovering that Pārvatī was practicing tapasya in the forest, he r ...

, an Asura in Hindu faith who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa *

Adi (name) Adi (עדִי) or Ady is a Hebrew-language given name, which means "jewel" or "ornament". In Arabic, the title Adi (عَدي) was common in military distinctions in the early Islamic era. It means "the one who charges" in battle or sports. Adi o ...

, a given name in Hebrew and a nickname in other languages *

Adi (title) ''Adi'' is a title used by Fijian women of chiefly rank, namely female members of chiefly clans. It is the equivalent of the ''Ratu'' title used by male chiefs. It is in general use throughout most of Fiji, although on Kadavu Island, '' Bulou ...

, a Fijian title used by females of chiefly rank

Places

Adi (Khanapur) Adi (Khanapur) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 87200 Adi (Khanapur), Belgaum, Karnataka It is located in the Khanapur taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka. See also * Belgaum * Districts of Kar ...

, Belgaum District, Karnataka, India *

Adi (Chikodi) Adi (Chikodi) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 1600 Adi (Chikodi), Belgaum, Karnataka It is located in the Chikodi taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka. Its population is nearly 5000. It is loc ...

, Belgaum District, Karnataka, India *

Ahmedabad Junction railway station Ahmedabad Junction railway station (station code: ADI) is the main railway station of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is also the biggest railway station within Gujarat and also one of the major railway station in India. It is the highest income ...

, Ahmedabad, India (code ADI) *

Adi, Israel Adi ( he, עֲדִי, ''lit.'' Ornament) is a community settlement in northern Israel. It is named after the nearby Biblical settlement of Tel Hali (Hali means "ornament" as Adi) in the tribe of Asher, mentioned in Joshua 19:25.Carta's Official Gu ...

, a community settlement in northern Israel *

Adi Island Adi (or Adi Island, Indonesian: ''Pulau Adi'') is an Indonesian island. Adi is located approximately south of the equator in the Seram Sea off the western coast of New Guinea. It is severed from the Bomberai Peninsula Bomberai Peninsula ( id, ...

, an island in West Papua, Indonesia *

Arandis Airport Arandis Airport is an airport serving Arandis, a town in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The airport is south of Arandis. The town and airport also provide service to the Rössing Uranium Mine, one of the world's largest open-pit uranium mines. ...

, Arandis, Namibia (IATA: ADI)

Organizations

Aerodynamics Inc. Aerodynamics Inc., also known as ADI, was an American charter airline that began offering scheduled services subsidized by the Essential Air Service program in 2016 under a codeshare agreement with Great Lakes Airlines. It was purchased in 2018 b ...

, a small airline in the US *

Aircraft Designs Aircraft Designs Inc was a US aircraft design and manufacturing firm founded in Monterey, California by Martin Hollmann in 1976.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page F-1. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Apart ...

Inc, an aircraft design firm in Monterey, California * Alfred Deakin Institute, at

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia. Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, ...

, in Geelong, Australia * American Documentation Institute, former name of the

Association for Information Science and Technology The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is a nonprofit membership organization for information professionals that sponsors an annual conference as well as several serial publications, including the ''Journal of the Associ ...

Analog Devices Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), also known simply as Analog, is an American multinational semiconductor company specializing in data conversion, signal processing and power management technology, headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The co ...

, Inc, producer of semiconductors (ADI is their symbol on the New York Stock Exchange) *

Animal Defenders International Animal Defenders International (ADI), founded 1990, has offices in US, UK, Colombia, Peru and South Africa; education and public awareness campaigns to protect animals in captivity and wild animals and their environments. ADI 's campaigns focus on ...

, a nonprofit campaigning group *

Associazione per il Disegno Industriale ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale) is an association of about 1.100 designers, manufacturers, trade newspeople, schools and researchers on design based in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the R ...

* Australian Defence Industries, former name of

Thales Australia Thales Australia (formerly Australian Defence Industries and ADI Limited) is a defence contractor based in Australia. It is a subsidiary of the French defence technology conglomerate Thales Group. Thales Australia had been engaged in numerous p ...

Australian Doctors International Founded in 2000, ADI's goal is to improve the health of people in remote and rural areas of Papua New Guinea. ADI specialises in ''Doctor Supervised Integrated Health Patrols'', deploying volunteer doctors and health managers to work in partnership ...

Independent Democratic Action The Independent Democratic Action ( pt, Acção Democrática Independente) is a political party in São Tomé and Príncipe. It was established in 1994 by the then president Miguel Trovoada and is a politically centrist party. It took part in ...

''(Portuguese: Acção Democrática Independente)'', a political party in São Tomé and Príncipe

Abbreviations

Acceptable daily intake Acceptable daily intake or ADI is a measure of the amount of a specific substance (originally applied for a food additive, later also for a residue of a veterinary drug or pesticide) in food or drinking water that can be ingested (orally) daily ove ...

, in health and medicine * Acting detective inspector, a type of police

inspector Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it. Australia In Australian police forces, the rank of inspector is generally the ne ...

Africa Development Indicators The World Bank Africa Development Indicators is a compilation of data, assembled by the World Bank, representing over 1,400 indicators of development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Methodology and scope The information is updated annually from a variety of ...

, a compilation of data assembled by the World Bank *

Alternating direction implicit method In numerical linear algebra, the alternating-direction implicit (ADI) method is an iterative method used to solve Sylvester matrix equations. It is a popular method for solving the large matrix equations that arise in systems theory and control, an ...

for solving partial differential equations *

Ángeles del Infierno (Spanish for Angels from Hell or Hell Angels) is a heavy metal band from Basque Country, Spain, formed in 1980. Signing with Warner Bros. Records in 1984, they achieved success in their home country and Latin America during the 1980s and the ...

, a Spanish heavy metal band * Anti-detonant injection, another name for water injection in internal combustion engines *

Approved Driving Instructor Approved Driving Instructor (or ADI) is a UK term for a trainer of car driving who has been tested and registered by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). UK law requires driving instructor A driving instructor is a person who is hire ...

, a qualified UK car driver trainer * Area of dominant influence, term used by Arbitron in

media market A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area (DMA), television market area, or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same (or similar) television and radio station offerings, and may also incl ...

ing *

Authorised deposit-taking institution Financial institutions in Australia are only permitted to accept deposits from the public if they are authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs). The ADI’s authority is granted by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) under the ...

, a corporation authorised under the Australian ''Commonwealth Banking Act 1959'' *

Autism Diagnostic Interview The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) is a structured interview conducted with the parents of individuals who have been referred for the evaluation of possible autism or autism spectrum disorders. The interview, used by researchers and cl ...

, a parent interview used to aid diagnosis of autism

Other uses

Adinatha Rishabhanatha, also ( sa, ऋषभदेव), Rishabhadeva, or Ikshvaku is the first (Supreme preacher) of Jainism and establisher of Ikshvaku dynasty. He was the first of twenty-four teachers in the present half-cycle of time in Jain ...

, 1st

Jain Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...

Tirthankara In Jainism, a ''Tirthankara'' (Sanskrit: '; English: literally a 'ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the ''dharma'' (righteous path). The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a '' tirtha'', which is a fordable passag ...

* ''

ADI 4277 and ADPF 132 ''ADI 4277'' and ''ADPF 132'' (May 5, 2011) are landmark Brazil Supreme Court cases. Rights After of the decision of the Supreme Court, the same 112 rights of different-sex marriages were given to same-sex stable relationships too, creating a ...

v. Brazilian civil union'', actions to civil union equality *

Adi people Adi or ADI may refer to: Names and titles * Adi (mythology), an Asura in Hindu faith who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa * Adi (name), a given name in Hebrew and a nickname in other languages * Adi (title), a Fijian title used by females of chie ...

, a tribe living in Arunachal Pradesh, India ** Adi language, the Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the

Adi Adi or ADI may refer to: Names and titles * Adi (mythology), an Asura in Hindu faith who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa * Adi (name), a given name in Hebrew and a nickname in other languages * Adi (title), a Fijian title used by females of chie ...

Adi tala Adi tala (Sanskrit: ''ādi tālà'' {{lang, sa, आदि ताळ, Kannada: ಆದಿ ತಾಳ, literally "primary rhythm" also spelled aadi taalam or adi talam) is the name of one of the most popular tala or rhythms used in Carnatic Music. I ...

, a tala (rhythm) in Carnatic music *

Banu Adi Banu Adi ( ar, بنو عدي) was a clan of the Quraysh tribe descended from Adi ibn Ka'b. The Banu Adi were with the Meccans as part of the escort that preceded the Battle of Badr; they did not join Quraysh further. Notable members Among the clan ...

, a clan of the Quraish tribe of Mecca *

Mancala The mancala games are a family of two-player turn-based strategy board games played with small stones, beans, or seeds and rows of holes or pits in the earth, a board or other playing surface. The objective is usually to capture all or some ...

, a variant of the game