AAA, Triple A, or Triple-A is a three-letter initialism or abbreviation which may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Gaming

AAA (video game industry) In the video game industry, AAA (Triple-A) is a buzzword used to classify video games produced or distributed by a mid-sized or Video game publisher, major publisher, which typically have higher development and marketing budgets than other tiers ...

- a category of high budget video games *''

TripleA __NOTOC__ ''TripleA'' is a free and open-source turn based strategy game based on the Axis & Allies board game. Gameplay features multiplayer and several AIs for single-player mode. For live multiplayer games, the community maintains two ...

'', an open source wargame

Music

Groups and labels

* AAA (band), a Japanese pop band * Against All Authority (''-AAA-''), an American ska-punk band *

Acid Angel from Asia Acid Angel from Asia (; abbreviated as AAA) is the first sub-unit of South Korean girl group TripleS, formed by Modhaus in 2022. It is composed of members Kim Yoo-yeon, Kim Na-kyoung, Gong Yu-bin, and Jeong Hye-rin. The quartet made their reco ...

''(AAA)'' the first sub-unit of K-pop girl group TripleS * Triple A (musical group), a Dutch trance group

Works

* Song on ''City'' (Strapping Young Lad album) * ''A.A.A'' (EP), by Nigerian band A.A.A * ''AAA'' (album), by South Korean record producer Lee Hwi-min * ''Access All Areas'' (FLO album), 2024

Other music

* Triple A or Adult Alternative Songs, a record chart

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Adult album alternative Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format. See pages 9 and 10Mills, Joshua. "A New Radio Music Format: Rock for Prosperous Adults" New York Times, Feb 28 1994, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, ...

, a radio format * Association of Amateur Artists, a theatre association in Peru * AAA, the production code for the 1970 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''

Spearhead from Space ''Spearhead from Space'' is the first serial of the seventh season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 3 to 24 January 1970. It was the first ''Doctor Who'' ...

'' * (''Aces of ANSI Art''), digital art group (1989–1991) * ''AAA'', a Japanese manga by Haruka Fukushima * '' Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan'', a 2017 Indian Tamil-language film

Aviation

Ansett Australia Ansett Australia, originally Ansett Airways, was a major Australian airline group based in Melbourne, Victoria. The company operated domestically within Australia, and from the 1990s, to destinations in Asia. Following 65 years of operation, ...

, a former airline (ICAO code) *

Anti-aircraft artillery Anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) is the counter to aerial warfare and includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It encompasses surface-based, subsurface (Submarine#Armament, submarine-lau ...

Antique Airplane Association The Antique Airplane Association, Inc. (AAA) is the oldest antique airplane association in the world. The AAA formed in August 1953 by Robert L. Taylor, via a classified ad in Flying magazine and a few people with a deep-seated interest in old ai ...

* ASL Airlines Australia, an airline * IATA airport code for

Anaa Airport Anaa Airport is an airport serving Anaa, an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically di ...

in Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia * Logan County Airport (Illinois) (FAA airport code: AAA)

Brands and enterprises

Advanced Accelerator Applications Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA or Adacap) is a France-based pharmaceutical group, specialized in the field of nuclear medicine. The group operates in all three segments of nuclear medicine (PET, SPECT and therapy) to diagnose and treat ser ...

, a radiopharmaceutical company *

Associated American Artists Associated American Artists (AAA) was an art gallery in New York City that was established in 1934 and ceased operation in 2000. The gallery marketed art to the middle and upper-middle classes, first in the form of affordable prints and later in ...

, an art gallery *

Associated Argentine Artists Associated Argentine Artists (Spanish: ''Artistas Argentinos Asociados'', AAA) was a leading Argentine film distribution company. It emerged during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema and was modeled on the Hollywood company United Artists U ...

, an Argentine film studio

Government and politics

Government agencies

Agricultural Adjustment Administration The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The government bought livestock for slaughter and paid farmers subsidies not to plant on part ...

, a US government agency 1933–1942 *

Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority The Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority (PRASA; Spanish: ''Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico'') is a water company and the government-owned corporation responsible for water quality, management, and supply in Pue ...

(AAA in Spanish)

Legislation

Agricultural Adjustment Act The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The government bought livestock for slaughter and paid farmers Subsidy, subsidies not to plant ...

of 1933, US *

Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 :''This is an article about the "Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938". For the act by the same name in 1933, see Agricultural Adjustment Act.'' The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 () was legislation in the United States that was enacted as ...

, US

Political organizations

* ''

Alianza Americana Anticomunista The ''Alianza Americana Anticomunista'' (AAA, pronounced triple-A; "American Anticommunist Alliance") was a paramilitary far-right group mainly operating in Colombia between 1978 and 1979. Contemporary accusations and declassified U.S. Embassy ...

'' ("American Anticommunist Alliance" in Spanish), a Colombian para-military organization, 1978–1979 * ''

Alianza Apostólica Anticomunista The ''Alianza Apostólica Anticomunista'' (English: Anti-Communist Apostolic Alliance) was a Spanish Far-right politics, far-right Paramilitary, paramilitary organisation active from 1976 to 1983, primarily in the southern Basque Country but also ...

'', in Spain *

Anti-Austerity Alliance Solidarity (), formerly known as the Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA), is a Trotskyist political party in Ireland, launched in 2014. It had been registered as a political party to contest local elections, and ran at least forty candidates in the 20 ...

, a political party in Ireland *

Argentine Anticommunist Alliance The Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (, usually known as Triple A or AAA) was an Argentine Peronist and fascist political paramilitary group operated by a sector of the Federal Police and the Argentine Armed Forces, linked with the anticom ...

, a mid-1970s death squad

Organizations

Arts organizations

Allied Artists Association The Allied Artists Association (AAA) was an art exhibiting society based in London in the early 20th century. History The Allied Artists Association was founded by Frank Rutter, an art critic of ''The Sunday Times'' newspaper, in 1908. Its pur ...

, an exhibiting society in London founded in 1908 *

American Abstract Artists American Abstract Artists (AAA) was founded in 1937 in New York City, to promote and foster public understanding of abstract art. American Abstract Artists exhibitions, publications, and lectures helped to establish the organization as a major f ...

, founded in 1937 *

American Accordionists' Association The American Accordionists' Association (AAA) is an American association dedicated to players of the accordion. It was established on March 9, 1938, and is currently based in Mt. Vernon, New York. Pietro Deiro was the first president of the Ameri ...

Asia Art Archive Asia Art Archive (AAA) is a nonprofit organisation based in Hong Kong that documents the recent history of contemporary art in Asia within an international context. AAA incorporates material that members of local art communities find relevant ...

, Hong Kong

Automobile associations

American Automobile Association American Automobile Association (AAA) is a federation of motor clubs throughout North America. AAA is a privately held not-for-profit national member association and service organization with over 60 million members in the United States and Cana ...

Australian Automobile Association The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is an Australian motoring organisation that lobbies for road users across Australia. This includes advocating for the safe maintenance of land transport networks and increasing transport affordability ...

Other organizations

* Adopt-An-Alleyway Youth Empowerment Project, San Francisco, California * Adventist Accrediting Association * Afro-American Association * AG für Akkumulatoren- und Automobilbau, German automobile manufacturer *

American Academy of Actuaries The American Academy of Actuaries, also known as the Academy, is the body that represents and unites United States actuaries in all practice areas. Established in 1965, the Academy serves as the profession's voice on public policy and professiona ...

American Accounting Association The American Accounting Association (AAA) promotes accounting education, research and practice. The Association mission is to further the discipline and profession of accounting through education, research and service. The organization is the larg ...

* American Ambulance Association *

American Anthropological Association The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is an American organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology. With 10,000 members, the association, based in Arlington, Virginia, includes archaeologists, cultural anthropo ...

American Arbitration Association The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is an organization focused in the field of alternative dispute resolution, one of several arbitration organizations that administers arbitration proceedings. Structured as a non-profit, the AAA also admin ...

* Association of Autonomous Astronauts * Ateliers d'Automobiles et d'Aviation, French automobile manufacturer *

Australian Archaeological Association The Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) is an archaeological organisation in Australia. Membership is open to anyone interested in furthering archaeology in Australia. Sometimes referred to by the nickname ''Triple A'', the association wa ...

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

* AAA proteins (ATPases Associated with various cellular Activities) *

Abdominal aortic aneurysm Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized enlargement of the abdominal aorta such that the diameter is greater than 3 cm or more than 50% larger than normal. An AAA usually causes no symptoms, except during rupture. Occasionally, abdo ...

American Association for Anatomy The American Association for Anatomy (AAA), is an international scientific society of Biomedical research, biomedical researchers and educators committed to advancing anatomical science through research, education, and professional development. ...

* Anti-actin antibodies * '' Cavaticovelia aaa'' (aaa water treader), an insect from Hawaii *

Triple-A syndrome Triple-A syndrome or AAA syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder. In most cases, there is no family history of AAA syndrome. The syndrome was first identified by Jeremy Allgrove and colleagues in 1978; since then just over 100 ...

* AAA, a codon for the amino acid

lysine Lysine (symbol Lys or K) is an α-amino acid that is a precursor to many proteins. Lysine contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated form when the lysine is dissolved in water at physiological pH), an α-carboxylic acid group ( ...

* Anti-amyloid drugs, aka anti-amyloid antibodies

Chemistry

Amalgam (chemistry) An amalgam is an alloy of mercury (element), mercury with another metal. It may be a liquid, a soft paste or a solid, depending upon the proportion of mercury. These alloys are formed through metallic bonding, with the electrostatic attractive fo ...

, represented in medieval alchemical texts with "aaa" * Amino acid analysis *

Aromatic amino acids An aromatic amino acid is an amino acid that includes an aromatic ring. Among the 20 standard amino acids, histidine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, tyrosine, are classified as aromatic. Properties and function Optical properties Aromatic amino ...

* Arylalkanolamine *

Asymmetric allylic alkylation Asymmetric may refer to: *Asymmetry in geometry, chemistry, and physics Computing *Asymmetric cryptography, in public-key cryptography *Asymmetric digital subscriber line, Internet connectivity *Asymmetric multiprocessing, in computer architectur ...

Computing

* AAA, a level in

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are part of a series published by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the main international standards organization for the Internet. They are a set of re ...

Advanced Amiga Architecture chipset The AAA chipset (Advanced Amiga Architecture) was intended to be the next-generation Amiga multimedia system designed by Commodore International. Initially begun as a secret project, the first design discussions were started in 1988, and after m ...

AAA (computer security) Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) is a framework used to control and track access within a computer network. Authentication is concerned with proving identity, authorization with granting permissions, accounting with maintainin ...

, a security framework * ASCII adjust after addition, one of the

Intel BCD opcodes The Intel BCD opcodes are a set of six x86 instruction (computer science), instructions that operate with binary-coded decimal numbers. The radix used for the representation of numbers in the x86 central processing unit, processors is 2. This is c ...

Other uses in science and technology

AAA battery The AAA battery (or triple-A battery) is a standard size of dry cell battery. One or more AAA batteries are commonly used in low-drain portable electronic devices. A zinc–carbon battery in this size is designated by IEC as R03, by ANSI C ...

, a size * Angle-angle-angle, see

Similarity (geometry) In Euclidean geometry, two objects are similar if they have the same shape, or if one has the same shape as the mirror image of the other. More precisely, one can be obtained from the other by uniformly scaling (geometry), scaling (enlarging or ...

* Area activity analysis, a quality tool for process management

Sports

* Amateur Athletic Association of England * American Airlines Arena, former name of the

Kaseya Center Kaseya Center is a multi-purpose arena on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The arena is home to the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. The arena was previously named American Airlines Arena from opening in 1999 until 2021, FTX ...

, a multi-purpose arena in Miami, Florida *

Arkansas Activities Association The Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) is the primary sanctioning body for high school sports in state of Arkansas. AAA is a member association of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA). Every public secondary s ...

, for high school sports *

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...

, a Mexican wrestling promotion *

Montreal AAA Montreal Amateur Athletic Association is Canada's oldest athletic association, located in Montreal, Quebec. It was renamed as the ''Club Sportif MAA'' or just ''MAA'' (Montreal MAA) in 1999 after a brush with bankruptcy, but is still widely known ...

, athletic association, Canada *

Triple-A (baseball) Triple-A (officially Class AAA) has been the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946. Currently, two sports league, leagues operate at the Triple-A level, the International League (IL) and the Pacific Coast ...

, North American Minor League Baseball classification level *

Asian Athletics Association The Asian Athletics Association is the continental governing body for the sport of athletics (sport), athletics in Asia. It is headquartered in Thailand. It organises the Asian Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions. The ...

Other uses

* "Access all areas", a form of backstage pass * AAA, the best

bond credit rating In investment, the bond credit rating represents the credit worthiness of corporate or government bonds. The ratings are published by credit rating agencies and used by investment professionals to assess the likelihood the debt will be repaid. C ...

Ghotuo language Ghotuo (also Otwa, Otuo) is a North Central Edoid language spoken in Edo State, mostly in the Owan and Akoko-Edo areas of Edo state, Nigeria. Grammar Noun morphology Ghotuo nouns are composed of a prefix and a stem. Stems usually consist ...

(ISO 639-3 language code: aaa)