AB 225026 220129947 2008-06-18T12:28:06Z Gail 7214503 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/124.217.88.45|124.217.88.45]] (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) '''AB''', '''A-B''', '''Ab''', or '''ab''' can each refer to several things. {{wiktionarypar3|AB|Ab|ab}} ==Ab== '''Ab''' may mean: * ''Ab'' is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] name. * Ab, the month of August in Arabic *[[NZR Ab class|A<sup>B</sup> class]], a locomotive class operated by the New Zealand Railways Department *[[Ab (Egyptian heart-soul concept)]], the Egyptian concept of the heart-soul * [[Abdominal muscles]] (abbreviated '''Ab'''), which are the ''[[rectus abdominis]]'' or the stomach muscles *[[Aktiebolag]], Swedish for "corporation," similar to AG, Ltd or Inc, as used in Finland *[[Antibody]], a medical abbreviation *[[Av (month)]], a month in the Hebrew calendar *[[Abbot]], in the Christian Church; when the term ''Ab.'' follows the name of a Christian saint it denotes that the saint was an Abbot. *[[Category of abelian groups]] ==ab== '''ab''' may mean: *[[Abkhazian language]] (ISO 639 language code) *ab The [[ApacheBench]] command line tool for [[Apache HTTP Server]] *[[Canada]]'s [[subdomain]] for [[Alberta]] *Semitic for "father", see [[Ab (father)]] *Indo-European for "water", see [[ap (water)]]. *As a prefix, [[ab-]] may mean ''off'', ''away from'', or ''absolute'' ==AB or A-B== '''AB''' or '''A-B''' may mean: ===Locations, places, and types of places=== *[[Aberdeen]], after which the [[List of postal areas in the United Kingdom|UK postal area]] AB is named. *[[Acton-Boxborough Regional High School]], commonly abbreviated as AB *[[Albania]] ([[World Meteorological Organization|WMO]] country code) *[[Alberta]] ([[Canada|Canadian]] [[Canadian subnational postal abbreviations|Province/Territory Code]]) * Air Base, used by the [[United States Air Force]] for overseas bases *''[[Ancienne Belgique]]'', [[Belgium|Belgian]] concert hall located in [[Brussels]] *[[Anime Boston]], an annual three-day anime fan convention held in the spring in Boston, Massachusetts. ===Companies, universities, and organizations, groups (and related)=== *[[Aktiebolag]], Swedish for "corporation", similar to [[Aktiengesellschaft|AG]], Ltd or Inc *[[Air Berlin]], IATA code *[[AB Airlines]], a defunct British airline *''[[Anheuser-Busch]]'', the world's third largest brewing company *[[Allen-Bradley]], manufacturer of industrial control and automation products *[[Alderson-Broaddus College]], a liberal-arts college in [[West Virginia]] *[[Alfa-Vita Vassilopoulos]], a Greek supermarket chain *''Artium Baccalaureus'', Latin for [[Bachelor of Arts]], often abbreviated A.B. *[[Aryan Brotherhood]], an American gang *[[Afrikaner Broederbond]], the [[South African]] secret society from 1918-1994 *[[Bachelor of Arts]], written in the 19th century as A.B. ===Medicine, science, technology, and math=== *One of the human blood types in the [[ABO blood group system]] *[[Electronic amplifier#Class B and AB|AB Class amplifier]]<!--*** Title piped, as this is one place it *is* justified ***--> *[[Aharonov-Bohm effect]] arising in a certain experiment of [[quantum mechanics]]. *[[Abscess]]es caused by injections, especially heroin injection *[[Antibody]] *[[Aquatic Biology, an international scientific journal published by Inter-Research Science Center]] ===Sports=== *[[At Bat]], baseball statistic *[[Andris Biedriņš]], basketball player *[[Akademisk Boldklub]], a Danish professional football club *AB is the nickname of legendary [[Australian]] [[cricket]]er [[Allan Border]] *[[Atlanta Braves]], an MLB Baseball team *[[AB de Villiers]], [[South African national cricket team|South African]] middle order batsman ===Terms for people=== *"[[Able-bodied|Able-Bodied]]", as used by some members of the disabled community *[[Able Seaman (occupation)]], a civilian occupation *[[Able Seaman (rank)]], a naval rank *[[Adult Baby]], one who engages in infantilism. *[[Airman Basic]], the lowest [[enlisted rank|rank]] in the [[United States Air Force]]. *''Artium Baccalaureus'', Latin for [[Bachelor of Arts]]. *''[[Good Eats]]'' host [[Alton Brown]]'s nickname ===Culture, food and history=== *[[Aitareya Brahmana]] *AB-Aktion, short for [[Außerordentliche Befriedungsaktion]], the German extermination of Polish intelligentsia in World War II * An [[A-B conversation]], the subject of a popular euphemism *[[AB (food)]], a takeaway meal popular in Adelaide *[[Address book]] === Miscellanea === * [[Assembly Bill]] {{disambig}} [[cs:AB]] [[da:AB]] [[de:AB]] [[eo:Ab]] [[fr:Ab]] [[ko:AB]] [[it:AB]] [[nl:AB]] [[ja:AB]] [[no:AB]] [[nn:Ab]] [[pl:AB]] [[pt:AB]] [[ksh:AB (Watt ėßß datt?)]] [[ru:АВ]] [[sk:Ab]] [[sl:AB]] [[fi:Ab]] [[sv:AB]]