APU or Apu may refer to:

Film and television

* ''

The Apu Trilogy ''The Apu Trilogy'' is a celebrated series of three Indian Bengali-language drama films directed by Satyajit Ray: ''Pather Panchali'' (1955), ''Aparajito'' (1956) and ''The World of Apu'' (1959). The trilogy's evocative score was composed by Rav ...

'', a series of three Indian films, directed by Satyajit Ray, with the fictional character Apu Roy, comprising: ** ''

Pather Panchali (, ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali language, Bengali-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray in his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali Pather Panchali ...

'' (''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 catch ...

, a fictional character from the animated television series ''The Simpsons'' (appearing 1990–present)

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, 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, United States. 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 ...

, 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, p ...

, in Charles Town, West Virginia, United States *

Anglia Polytechnic University Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public research university in the region of East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins date back to the Cambridge School of Art (CSA), founded by William John Beamont, a Fellow of Trinity College at the Univers ...

, former name of Anglia Ruskin University in England *

Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private evangelical research university in Azusa, California, United States. The university was founded in 1899 in Whittier, California, with classes first held on March 3, 1900, and degrees offered in 193 ...

, in Azusa, California, United States *

Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation The Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) is a private university in Malaysia established in 1993 as the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology ( APIIT). It has produced more than 40,000 graduates under APIIT in ...

, colloquially known as ''Asia Pacific University'', in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University , commonly referred to as APU, is a private university in Beppu, Ōita, Japan. APU was established in 2000 through the collaboration of three parties from the public and private sectors: Ōita Prefecture, Beppu City, and the Ritsumeikan Trust ...

, in Beppu, Ōita, Japan *

Azim Premji University Azim Premji University is a private university, located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was founded in 2010 and is named after Azim Premji, an Indian businessman and philanthropist who was chairman of Wipro Limited. The university offers und ...

, in Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Technology

AMD APU 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 3D integrated graphics processing u ...

, marketing term from AMD for a microprocessor that includes a CPU and a GPU within a single chip * Audio processing unit, 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, 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; broke ...

Other uses

* Apu, another name for

Upu The Universal Postal Union (UPU, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform worldwide postal system. It has 192 member states and is headquartered in Be ...

, 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 dat ...

, 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 military officer and politician who was the dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the military junta, which i ...

, 31st President of Chile