Adi or ADI may refer to:
Abbreviations
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Acceptable daily intake
Acceptable daily intake or ADI is a measure of the amount of a specific substance (originally applied for a food additive, later also for a residue of a veterinary drug or pesticide) in food or drinking water that can be ingested (orally) daily ove ...
, in health and medicine
* Acting detective inspector, a type of police
inspector
Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it.
Australia
The rank of Inspector is present in all Australian police forces excep ...
*
Africa Development Indicators The World Bank Africa Development Indicators is a compilation of data, assembled by the World Bank, representing over 1,400 indicators of development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Methodology and scope
The information is updated annually from a variety of ...
, a compilation of data assembled by the World Bank
*
Alternating direction implicit method In numerical linear algebra, the alternating-direction implicit (ADI) method is an iterative method used to solve Sylvester equation, Sylvester matrix equations. It is a popular method for solving the large matrix equations that arise in systems the ...
for solving partial differential equations
*
Ãngeles del Infierno
(Spanish for Angels from Hell or Hell Angels) is a heavy metal band from Basque Country, Spain, formed in 1980. Signing with Warner Bros. Records in 1984, they achieved success in their home country and Latin America
Latin America is t ...
, a Spanish heavy metal band
* Anti-detonant injection, another name for
water injection in internal combustion engines
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Approved Driving Instructor
Approved Driving Instructor (or ADI) is a UK term for a trainer of car driving who has been tested and registered by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). UK law requires driving instructor
A driving instructor is a person who is hire ...
, a qualified UK car driver trainer
* Area of dominant influence, term used by Arbitron in
media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area (DMA), television market area, or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same (or similar) television station, television and radio broadcasting, ra ...
ing
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Authorised deposit-taking institution Financial institutions in Australia are only permitted to accept deposits from the public if they are authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs). The ADI’s authority is granted by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) under the ...
, a corporation authorised under the Australian ''Commonwealth Banking Act 1959''
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Autism Diagnostic Interview
The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) is a structured interview conducted with the parents of individuals who have been referred for the evaluation of possible autism or autism spectrum disorders. The interview, used by researchers and cl ...
, a parent interview used to aid diagnosis of autism
Aviation
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Aerodynamics Inc., a small airline in the US
*
Aircraft Designs
Aircraft Designs Inc was a US aircraft design and manufacturing firm founded in Monterey, California by Martin Hollmann in 1976.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page F-1. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Apart f ...
Inc, an aircraft design firm in Monterey, California
* IATA airport code for
Arandis Airport
Arandis Airport is an airport serving Arandis, a town in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The airport is south of Arandis. The town and airport also provide service to the Rössing Uranium Mine, one of the world's largest open-pit uranium mines.
...
in Erongo Region, Namibia
Names and titles
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Adi (mythology)
Ä€á¸i () is an Asura in Hindu mythology who appears in the Matsya PurÄṇa. He was the son of the demon Andhaka, who was killed by the god Shiva.
Story
After discovering that PÄrvatÄ« was practicing tapasya in the forest, he recalled his ...
, an Asura in Hindu faith who appears in the Matsya PurÄṇa
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Adi (name) Adi (עָדִי or עַדִי, depending on the emphasis on the second syllable (female) or the first (male)) is a
Hebrew-language unisex given name, which means "jewel" or "ornament". It also means "my witness" (עֵדִי edi'') in Hebrew.
In A ...
, a given name in Hebrew and a nickname in other languages
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Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (, ), was an Indian Vedanga, Vedic scholar, Hindu philosophy, philosopher and teacher (''acharya'') of Advaita Vedanta. Reliable information on Shankara's actual life is scant, and h ...
, the First Shankara, Indian philosopher, founder of the Advaita-Vedanta school and the religious order
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Adi (title)
''Adi'' (pronounced "''Ahndi''") is a title used by Fijians, Fijian women of chiefly rank, namely female members of chiefly clans. It is the equivalent of the ''Ratu'' title used by male chiefs. It is in general use throughout most of Fiji, alt ...
, a Fijian title used by females of chiefly rank
Organizations
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ADI Corporation
ADI Corporation (Advanced Data International) is a defunct Taiwanese manufacturing company active from 1979 to the 2000s. Its primary export was computer hardware—chiefly computer monitors—through its American subsidiary ADI Systems. For a t ...
, a defunct Taiwanese computer monitor manufacturer
* Alfred Deakin Institute, at
Deakin University
Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974 with antecedent history since 1887, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia and a founding father of Australian Fede ...
, in Geelong, Australia
* American Documentation Institute, former name of the
Association for Information Science and Technology
The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is a nonprofit membership organization for information professionals that sponsors an annual conference as well as several serial publications, including the ''Journal of the Associ ...
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Analog Devices
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), also known simply as Analog, is an American multinational corporation, multinational semiconductor company specializing in data conversion, signal processing, and power management technology, headquartered in Wilming ...
, Inc., producer of semiconductors
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Animal Defenders International
Animal Defenders International (ADI), founded 1990, has offices in US, UK, Colombia, Peru and South Africa; it actuates education and public awareness campaigns to protect animals in captivity and wild animals and their environments. ADI's campaig ...
, a nonprofit campaigning group
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Associazione per il Disegno Industriale
Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI), is an Italian professional organisation of about 1,100 architects, designers, manufacturers, trade journalists, academics, and design universities. Its primary purpose is the promotion of good des ...
* Australian Defence Industries, former name of
Thales Australia
Thales Australia (formerly Australian Defence Industries and ADI Limited) is a defence contractor based in Australia. It is a subsidiary of the French defence technology conglomerate Thales Group.
Thales Australia had been engaged in numerous ...
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Australian Doctors International
Founded in 2000, ADI's goal is to improve the health of people in remote and rural areas of Papua New Guinea (PNG). ADI specialises in ''Doctor Supervised Integrated Health Patrols'', deploying volunteer doctors and health managers to work in part ...
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Independent Democratic Action
The Independent Democratic Action () is a political party in São Tomé and PrÃncipe. It was established in 1994 by the then president Miguel Trovoada and is a politically centrist party.
It took part in the 29 July 2001 presidential election ...
''(Portuguese: Acção Democrática Independente)'', a political party in São Tomé and PrÃncipe
Places
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Adi (Chikodi)
Adi (Chikodi) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 1600 Adi (Chikodi), Belgaum, Karnataka It is located in the Chikodi taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka. Its population is nearly 5000. It is loc ...
, Belgaum District, Karnataka, India
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Adi Island
Adi (or Adi Island, Indonesian: ''Pulau Adi'') is an Indonesian island.
Adi is located approximately south of the equator in the Seram Sea off the western coast of New Guinea. It is severed from the Bomberai Peninsula
Bomberai Peninsula () ...
, an island in West Papua, Indonesia
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Adi, Israel
Adi () is a community settlement (Israel), community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Shefa-'Amr, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Adi is named after the archaeological si ...
, a community settlement in northern Israel
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Adi (Khanapur)
Adi (Khanapur) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. , Census Village code= 87200 Adi (Khanapur), Belgaum, Karnataka It is located in the Khanapur taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.
See also
* Belgaum
* Districts of Kar ...
, Belgaum District, Karnataka, India
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Ahmedabad Junction railway station
Ahmedabad Junction railway station (station code: ADI), commonly known as Kalupur railway station, is the main railway station of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is also the biggest railway station within Gujarat and one of the major railway stat ...
, Ahmedabad, India (code ADI)
Other uses
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''Adi'' (film), a 2023 Indian Malaylam-language comedy-drama film
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ADI 4277 and ADPF 132 v. Brazilian civil union'', actions to civil union equality
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Adi language (Galo)
The Galo language is a Sino-Tibetan languages, Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani languages, Tani group, spoken by the Galo people. Its precise position within Tani is not yet certain, primarily because of its central location in the Tani area a ...
, a related language spoken by the Galo people of Arunachal Pradesh
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Adinatha
Rishabhanatha (Devanagari: ऋषà¤à¤¨à¤¾à¤¥), also Rishabhadeva (Devanagari: ऋषà¤à¤¦à¥‡à¤µ, ), Rishabha (Devanagari: ऋषà¤, ) or Ikshvaku (Devanagari: इकà¥à¤·à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤•à¥, ''Iká¹£vÄku''), is the first (Supreme preacher) ...
, 1st
Jain Tirthankara
In Jainism, a ''Tirthankara'' (; ) is a saviour and supreme preacher of the ''Dharma (Jainism), dharma'' (righteous path). The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a ''Tirtha (Jainism), tirtha'', a fordable passage across ''SaṃsÄ ...
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Adi Parva
The Adi Parva ("Book of the Beginning") is the first of the eighteen ''parvas'' (books) of the Indian epic ''Mahabharata''. "Ādi" (wiktionary:आदि#Sanskrit, आदि) in Sanskrit means "first". Adi Parva traditionally has 19 parts and 236 ' ...
, the first book of the ancient Indian epic ''Mahabharata''
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Adi people
The Adi people are one of the most populous groups of indigenous peoples in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. A few thousand are also found in the Tibet Autonomous Region, where they are called the Lhoba together with some of the Nyishi peopl ...
, a tribe living in Arunachal Pradesh, India
** Adi language, the Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the
Adi
Adi or ADI may refer to:
Abbreviations
* Acceptable daily intake, in health and medicine
* Acting detective inspector, a type of police inspector
* Africa Development Indicators, a compilation of data assembled by the World Bank
* Alternating ...
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Adi tala
{{Carnatic
Adi tala (Sanskrit: ''Ädi tÄḷa'', Kannada: ಆದಿ ತಾಳ, literally "primary rhythm" also spelled aadi taalam or adi talam) is the name of one of the most popular tala or rhythms used in Carnatic Music
Carnatic music ...
, a tala (rhythm) in Carnatic music
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Banu Adi
Banu Adi () was a clan of the Quraysh tribe descended from Adi ibn Ka'b. The Banu Adi were with the Meccans as part of the escort that preceded the Battle of Badr; they did not join Quraysh further.
Notable members
Clan members include:
* Umar ...
, a clan of the Quraish tribe of Mecca
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Mancala
Mancala ( ''manqalah'') is a family of two-player Turns, rounds and time-keeping systems in games, turn-based Strategy game, strategy board games played with small stones, beans, marbles or seeds and rows of holes or pits in the earth, a board ...
, a variant of the game
See also
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Aadi (disambiguation)
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Addi (disambiguation)
Addi or ''variation'', may refer to:
Places
* Addi, Punjab, India; a village
People Surname
* Goggo Addi (c. 1911–1999), Cameroonian storyteller
* Nour Imane Addi (born 1997), Moroccan soccer player
Given name
* Addi I, emir of the Emirate of ...
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Adhi (disambiguation)
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Adis (disambiguation)
Adis is a male given name.
In the Balkans
The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name ...
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ADY (disambiguation)
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