.au
.au is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Australia. It was created on 5 March 1986. Domain name policy is managed by .au Domain Administration (auDA). As of July 2018, the registry is operated by Afilias.
History
The d ...
, the internet country code for Australia
* Au file format, Sun Microsystems' audio format
* Audio Units, a system level plug-in architecture from Apple Computer
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Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition is a digital audio workstation developed by Adobe Inc. featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view.
Origins
Syntrillium Software was founded in the early 19 ...
, a sound editor program
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Windows Update
Windows Update is a Microsoft service for the Windows 9x and Windows NT families of operating system, which automates downloading and installing Microsoft Windows software updates over the Internet. The service delivers software updates for Wind ...
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile me ...
, symbol Au (from Latin ), a chemical element
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Absorbance
Absorbance is defined as "the logarithm of the ratio of incident to transmitted radiant power through a sample (excluding the effects on cell walls)". Alternatively, for samples which scatter light, absorbance may be defined as "the negative lo ...
unit, a reporting unit in spectroscopy
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Atomic units
The Hartree atomic units are a system of natural units of measurement which is especially convenient for atomic physics and computational chemistry calculations. They are named after the physicist Douglas Hartree. By definition, the following four ...
, a system of units convenient for atomic physics and other fields
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Ångström unit
The angstromEntry "angstrom" in the Oxford online dictionary. Retrieved on 2019-03-02 from https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/angstrom.Entry "angstrom" in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary. Retrieved on 2019-03-02 from https://www.m ...
, a unit of length equal to 10−10 m or 0.1 nanometre.
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Astronomical unit
The astronomical unit (symbol: au, or or AU) is a unit of length, roughly the distance from Earth to the Sun and approximately equal to or 8.3 light-minutes. The actual distance from Earth to the Sun varies by about 3% as Earth orbits ...
, a unit of length often used in Solar System astronomy, an approximation for the average distance between the Earth and the Sun
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Arbitrary unit
In science and technology, an arbitrary unit (abbreviated arb. unit, '' see below'')
or procedure defined unit (p.d.u.)
is a relative unit of measurement to show the ratio of amount of substance, intensity, or other quantities, to a predetermined ...
, a relative placeholder unit for when the actual value of a measurement is unknown or unimportant ("a.u." is deprecated, use "arb. unit" instead)
Arts and entertainment
Music
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AU (band)
AU was a Portland, Oregon experimental pop group established by multi-instrumentalist Luke Wyland. Wyland started AU in 2005 while completing a degree at the Massachusetts College of Art. He later moved cross-country to Portland and established a ...
, an experimental pop group headed by Luke Wyland
* ''Au'', a 2010 release by Scottish rock band Donaldson, Moir and Paterson
* ''Au'' a track on
Some Time in New York City
''Some Time in New York City'' is a part-studio, part-live double album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono as Plastic Ono Band that included backing by the American rock band Elephant's Memory. Released in June 1972 in the US and in September 1972 in ...
by an album by John Lennon & Yoko Ono and Elephant's Memory
Magazines
* ''
Alternative Ulster
''AU'' (formerly ''Alternative Ulster'') was a magazine written, designed and published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which began life in 1977 as a fanzine and later radio show. The magazine was launched in June 2003. 81 issues were published ...
'', a Northern Irish music magazine, now called ''AU''
* ''A&U: America's AIDS Magazine'', sponsor of the
Christopher Hewitt Award
The Christopher Hewitt Award is an annual literary award given each June by ''A&U'' magazine for writing that addresses or relates to HIV/AIDS. One award is given in each of four categories: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and drama. Awards w ...
Age of Ultron
"Age of Ultron" (abbreviated AU) is a 2013 comic book fictional crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics that involved the conquest of the Earth by the sentient robot tyrant Ultron. The storyline consisted of an eponymous, 10-issue core ...
'', a 2013 series published by Marvel Comics
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A.U A.U (阿U or 阿优) is a Chinese media franchise comprising manhua, cartoons and games that was introduced in 2009. It is a brand owned by Hangzhou A.U Cultural Creativity Co., Ltd. It centers on a boy of the same name and his friends.
Characters
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, a Chinese media franchise and brand
Organizations
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au (mobile phone company)
au, or au by KDDI, is a Japanese mobile phone operator. au is a brand marketed by KDDI in the main islands of Japan and by Okinawa Cellular in Okinawa for their mobile cellular services. au is the second-largest wireless carrier in Japan, wi ...
Andhra University
Andhra University ( IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926.
History
King Vikram Deo Verma, the Maharaja of Jeypore was one of the biggest d ...
Allahabad University
, mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees"
, established =
, type = Public
, chancellor = Ashish Chauhan
, vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava
, head_label ...
in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Arellano University
Arellano University (AU) is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian university located in Manila, the Philippines. It was founded in 1938 as a law school by Florentino Cayco Sr., the first Filipino Undersecretary of Public Instruction. The univ ...
in Philippines
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Assumption University (Thailand)
Assumption University (Thaiมหาวิทยาลัยอัสสัมชัญ RTGS: Mahawitthayalai Assumption, abbreviated ABAC) also referred to by its acronym AU is a private, Catholic, research higher education institution in Ban ...
in Thailand
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Abhilashi University
Abhilashi University (AU) is a Private university (India), private university located in the village Chailchowk, in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, India. The university was established in 2015 by the Abhilashi Educational Society through the ...
in Himachal Pradesh, India
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Adesh University
Adesh University (AU) is private university in Bathinda, Punjab, India. The university was established in 2012 under Adesh University Act, 2012 (Punjab Act 6 of 2012). The campus is spread out on 100-acre land.
Associated colleges
* Adesh I ...
Akademia Umiejętności Academy of Learning ( pl, Akademia Umiejętności; AU) was a primary Polish scientific institution during the annexation of Poland established in 1871. It was founded in Kraków as a continuation of the ''Kraków Scientific Society'' (''Towarzystw ...
in Kraków, Poland
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Arden University
Arden University is a private, for-profit teaching university in the United Kingdom. It offers a variety of undergraduate and post-graduate programmes with both blended and online distance learning delivery options. Its head office is in C ...
in Coventry, England
Oceania
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Auckland University
, mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work
, established = 1883; years ago
, endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021)
, budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021)
, chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant
, vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...
in New Zealand
North America
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Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a private university in Garden City, New York. Adelphi also has centers in Manhattan, Hudson Valley, and Suffolk County. There is also a virtual, online campus for remote students. It is the oldest institution of higher ed ...
Anaheim University
Anaheim University is a nationally accredited for-profit university based in Anaheim, California.
It was founded in 1996 as the Newport Asia Pacific University and the name was changed seven years later to Anaheim University.Anderson University (Indiana) in Anderson, Indiana
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Anderson University (South Carolina)
Anderson University is a private Christian university in Anderson, South Carolina. It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in over 100 areas of study. Anderson is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention and is accr ...
in Anderson, South Carolina
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Andrews University
Andrews University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship universi ...
in Berrien Springs, Michigan
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Antioch University
Antioch University is a private university with multiple campuses in the United States and online programs. Founded in 1852 as Antioch College, its first president was politician, abolitionist, and education reformer Horace Mann. It changed its ...
in Culver City, California
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Apollos University
Apollos University, headquartered in Great Falls, Montana, is an accredited, American, privately-owned distance education university. The university offers Doctoral, Master's, Bachelor's and Associate's degree programs in Business Administra ...
in Huntington Beach, California
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Arcadia University
Arcadia University is a private university in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The university enrolls approximately 4,000 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students. The campus features Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark.
History B ...
in Glenside, Pennsylvania
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Argosy University
Argosy University was a system of for-profit colleges owned by Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH), LLC and Education Management Corporation.
On February 27, 2019, the US Department of Education stated that they were cutting off federal fu ...
in Alameda, California
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Arizona University
The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory.
T ...
Augsburg University
Augsburg University is a private university in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It was founded in 1869 as a Norwegian-American Lutheran seminary known as Augsburg Seminarium. Today, the u ...
in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Aurora University
Aurora University (AU) is a private university in Aurora, Illinois. In addition to its main campus and the Orchard Center in Aurora, AU offers programs online, at its George Williams College campus in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, and at the Woods ...
in Aurora, Illinois
Other
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Air University (disambiguation) Air University may refer to:
* Air University (United States Air Force), at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, United States
* Air University (Pakistan Air Force), in Islamabad, Pakistan
* Air University (South Korean Air Force)
Air University
, various Air Force universities
Places
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Aue (toponymy)
Aue may refer to:
* Aue (toponymy), a frequent element in German toponymy meaning "wetland; river island; river"
Places
* Aue, Saxony, a mining town in Saxony, Germany
* Aue (Samtgemeinde), a collective municipality in Uelzen District, Lower Sa ...
, a frequent element in Germanic toponymy
* Australia (ISO 3166 country code)
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Au, Guinea
Au is a town in the Kankan Region
The Kankan region now has more than 6,167,904 inhabitants (2021) the most popular region of Guinea The region has five (5) prefectures (Kankan, Kérouané, Kouroussa, Mandiana and Siguiri), 53 sub-prefectures ...
, Kankan Region
Austria
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Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
(informal two-letter country code)
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Au, Vorarlberg
Au is a town in the Bregenz Forest in Vorarlberg (Austria).
Geography
The town belongs to the Bregenz Forest, is part of the district of Bregenz, and lies in the '' Upper Bregenz Forst.''
40 percent of its 45 km² area is covered wit ...
, Bregenz, Austria
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Au am Leithaberge
Au am Leithaberge is a town in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in Lower Austria in Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern A ...
, Austria
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Au im Bregenzerwald
Au is a town in the Bregenz Forest in Vorarlberg (Austria).
Geography
The town belongs to the Bregenz Forest, is part of the district of Bregenz, and lies in the '' Upper Bregenz Forst.''
40 percent of its 45 km² area is covered with ...
, Austria
Germany
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Au (Munich)
Au is a district in the south eastern plain tract of the German city of Munich in Bavaria. Au extends from the Deutsches Museum in the north and along the Isar up to Wittelsbacherbrücke (Wittelsbacher Bridge) in the south.
In the centre of the ...
, Munich, Germany
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Au (Schwarzwald)
Au is a municipality in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located a few kilometres south of Freiburg im Breisgau, in the south-western part of Baden-Württemberg. The municipality belongs to the administrative region ...
, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Au (squat)
Au is the name of a building that has been squatted since 1983 in Rödelheim in Frankfurt, Germany. It bills itself as a 'self-organised cultural Centre and living project' (German: Selbstverwaltetes Kulturelles Zentrum und Wohnprojekt).
Au was ...
, a building and cultural center in Frankfurt, Germany
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Au am Rhein
Au am Rhein is a municipality in the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after ...
Au, St. Gallen
Au is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
History
Au is first mentioned in 1316 as ''Diken Auwe''.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Azure a Crescen ...
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Au, Zürich
Au is a village in the municipality Wädenswil in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
First mentioned in the year 1130 as "Naglikon" and in 1316 as "Owe", Au belongs politically to the urban area of the south-eastern ...
Ford Falcon (AU)
The Ford Falcon (AU) is a full-size car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1998 to 2002. It was the sixth generation Ford Falcon and also included the Ford Fairmont (AU)—the luxury-oriented model range. The AU series replaced the EL Fal ...
, a family car made in Australia
* Vought AU, a post-World War II US Marine Corps variant of the
F4U
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Vought, Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production co ...
Corsair aircraft
Other uses
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Aú Capoeira has always been an eclectic martial art with a variety of different techniques that make use of the hands, feet, legs, arms, elbows, knees, and head. Some techniques are used for moving along the ground while others are used for evading at ...
, a cartwheel in the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira
* Au (surname), a Chinese family name
* Au language
* ''Ab urbe condita'' (sometimes abbreviated as a.u.), Latin for "from the founding of the City" (Rome)
* a'u, the Hawaiian name for the Pacific blue marlin
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