APU or Apu may refer to:

Film and television

* ''

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 Shankar ...

'', 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 n ...

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

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

Organizations

* Aliança Povo Unido, or United People Alliance, a political coalition in Portugal *

Applied Psychology Unit The Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit is a branch of the UK Medical Research Council, based in Cambridge, England. The CBSU is a centre for cognitive neuroscience, with a mission to improve human health by understanding and enhancing cognition ...

, 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 Pru ...

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

Education

Alaska Pacific University Alaska Pacific University (APU) is a private university in Anchorage, Alaska. It was established as Alaska Methodist University in 1957. Although it was renamed to Alaska Pacific University in 1978, it is still affiliated with the United Methodi ...

, in Anchorage, Alaska, United States *

American Public University American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

, in Charles Town, West Virginia, United States *

Anglia Polytechnic University Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public university in East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins are in the Cambridge School of Art, founded by William John Beamont in 1858. It became a university in 1992, and was renamed after John Ruskin in ...

, former name of Anglia Ruskin University in England *

Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private, evangelical Christian university in Azusa, California. The university was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900, in Whittier, California, and began offering degrees in 1939. The univ ...

, 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 , commonly referred to as APU, is a university in Japan. Ritsumeikan APU was established in April 2000 in Beppu, Ōita, Japan. APU was created through the collaboration of three parties from the public and private sectors: Ōita Prefecture, Be ...

, in Beppu, Ōita, Japan *

Azim Premji University Azim Premji University is an Indian, non-profit, private university, located in Bengaluru Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and ...

, 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 sound card (also known as an audio card) is an internal expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under the control of computer programs. The term ''sound card'' is also applied to external audio ...

, 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&n ...

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

Transportation

Apucarana Airport Capitão João Busse Airport is the airport serving Apucarana, Brazil. It is named after Captain João Alexandre Busse (1886-1921), the first aviator born in the state of Paraná. It is operated by the Municipality of Apucarana under the supe ...

, 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 corresponde ...

, 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 date ...

, 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