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

Airports

Anaa Airport Anaa Airport is an airport serving Anaa, an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located southeast of the village of Tukuhora. The airport type is medium and the World Area Code is 823. The nearest airport (76.22 km ...

in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA) *

Logan County Airport (Illinois) Logan County Airport is a public use airport located 2.2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Lincoln, a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Logan County Board. The airport is also ...

(FAA airport code AAA)

Arts, entertainment, and media

Gaming

AAA (video game industry) In the video game industry, AAA (pronounced and sometimes written triple-A) is an informal classification used to categorise games produced and distributed by a mid-sized or major publisher, which typically have higher development and marketing ...

- 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) are a 5-member Japanese pop group signed to the label Avex Trax which debuted in September 2005. The name has the meaning of challenging everything, and the group is marketed by their label as a "super performance unit". The group was formed t ...

, a Japanese pop band * Against All Authority (''-AAA-''), an American ska-punk band * Acid Angel From Asia ''(AAA)'' the first sub-unit of K-pop girl group

TripleS TripleS (stylized as tripleS; Help:IPA/English, /ˈtɹɪpəl:ɛs/; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by MODHAUS. They aim to be the world's first decentralized K-pop idol group. The members will rotate between the group, sub-unit, and solo ac ...

referred to as "AVA" * 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

Other music

* Triple A or

Adult Alternative Songs Adult Alternative Airplay (also known as Triple A or Triple A Airplay, and formerly Adult Alternative Songs and Triple A Songs) is a record chart currently published by ''Billboard'' that ranks the most popular songs on adult album alternative radi ...

, 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, 2 ...

, a radio format * 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 ''Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan'' (), also known as ''AAA'', is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film, written and directed by Adhik Ravichandran and produced by S. Michael Rayappan. The film stars Silambarasan in a triple role ...

'', a 2017 Tamil film

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 ...

, a radiopharmaceutical company *

Ansett Australia Ansett Australia was a major Australian airline group, based in Melbourne, Australia. The airline flew domestically within Australia and from the 1990s to destinations in Asia. After operating for 65 years, the airline was placed into admini ...

, a former airline (ICAO code) *

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, 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 (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 subsidies not to plant on part o ...

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 an ...

, 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 paramilitary organisation active from 1976 to 1983, primarily in the southern Basque Country but also in the French Basque Country and ...

'', in Spain *

Anti-Austerity Alliance Solidarity ( ga, Neart le Chéile), formerly known as the Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA), is a socialist political party in Ireland, launched in 2014. It had been registered as a political party to contest local elections, and ran at least forty c ...

, a political party in Ireland *

Argentine Anticommunist Alliance The Argentine Anticommunist Alliance ( es, Alianza Anticomunista Argentina, links=no, usually known as Triple A or AAA) was an Argentine Peronist political action group operated by a sector of the Federal Police and the Argentine Armed Forces, ...

, 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, art critic of ''The Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a B ...

, an exhibiting society in London founded in 1908 *

American Abstract Artists American Abstract Artists (AAA) was formed in 1936 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 fo ...

, founded 1936 *

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 Ame ...

Asia Art Archive Asia Art Archive (AAA) is a nonprofit organisation based in Hong Kong which focuses on documenting the recent history of contemporary art in Asia within an international context. AAA incorporates material that members of local art communitie ...

, Hong Kong

Automobile associations

American Automobile Association American Automobile Association (AAA – commonly pronounced as "Triple A") 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 m ...

* Australian Automobile Association

Other organizations

Adopt-An-Alleyway Youth Empowerment Project The Adopt-An-Alleyway Youth Empowerment Project is a non-profit project of the Chinatown Community Development Center that is based in the Chinatown, San Francisco, San Francisco Chinatown area. Volunteers clean the alleyways of San Francisco's Ch ...

, San Francisco, California * Adventist Accrediting Association *

AG für Akkumulatoren- und Automobilbau AG für Akkumulatoren- und Automobilbau automobile manufacturer based in Wedding (Berlin), Ofenerstrasse and founded by Alex Fischer who built electric powered automobiles from 1919 to 1922 under the brand name AAA. Not related to the French brand ...

, 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 profession ...

American Accounting Association The American Accounting Association (AAA) promotes accounting education, research and practice. Founded in 1916 as the American Association of University Instructors in Accounting, its present name was adopted in 1936. The Association is a volun ...

American Ambulance Association The American Ambulance Association (AAA) is a trade association for the EMS industry. The AAA is based in Rosslyn, Virginia and was founded in 1979. The AAA's website states that its mission is "to promote health care policies that ensure excel ...

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

* American Arbitration Association * Antique Airplane Association * Association of Autonomous Astronauts * Ateliers d'Automobiles et d'Aviation, French automobile manufacturer * Australian Archaeological Association

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. They usually cause no symptoms, except during rupture. Occasionally, abdominal ...

* American Association for Anatomy * Anti-actin antibodies * '' Cavaticovelia aaa'' (aaa water treader), an insect from Hawaii * Triple-A syndrome * 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. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated form under biological conditions), an α-carboxylic acid group (which is in the deprotonated &minu ...

Chemistry

Amalgam (chemistry) An amalgam is an alloy of 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 force of the condu ...

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

Arylalkanolamine Arylalkanolamines (ArROHNR2) are a class of medicinal molecules that are structurally related to one another in certain respects. Detailed understanding of their structure-activity relationship is expected to aid in drug discovery. {, class=" ...

* Asymmetric allylic alkylation

Computing

* AAA, a level in

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

* Advanced Amiga Architecture chipset * AAA (computer security), a security framework * ASCII adjust after addition, an Intel BCD opcode

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 C18.1 ...

, a size * Angle-angle-angle, see

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

Anti-aircraft artillery Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...

Sports

Amateur Athletic Association of England The Amateur Athletic Association of England or AAA (pronounced 'three As') is the oldest national governing body for athletics in the world, having been established on 24 April 1880. Historically it effectively oversaw athletics throughout Britai ...

* Arkansas Activities Association, for high school sports *

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply ...

, 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 know ...

, 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 leagues operate at the Triple-A level, the International League (IL) and the Pacific Coast League (PCL ...

, North American minor league

Other uses

* "Access all areas", a form of

backstage pass A backstage pass is a credential which allows its bearer access to restricted areas at a performance or conference venue, most commonly associated with rock or R&B music groups, though have since become commonplace across many entertainment event ...

* AAA, the best bond credit rating * Ghotuo language (ISO 639-3 language code aaa)