AP

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ap"

English

Proper noun

AP

1. (aviation) Initialism of Atlantic Pacific - (Global Indicator used for air fare calculations)
2. (US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement.
3. (journalism) Initialism of Associated Press.
4. (US, military) USPS military code of Armed Forces – Pacific.
   • 2010 October 29, Bill Shrum, “Shipping to soldiers for the holidays”, in Stuttgart (Arkansas) Daily Leader:

     • APO/FPO AE ZIPs 094-098 — Space Available Mail, Nov. 26; Parcel Airlift Mail, Dec. 3; Priority Mail, Dec. 10; First Class Mail Letters and Cards, Dec.10 and Express Mail Military Service, Dec. 18.
     

     • APO/FPO AA ZIP 340 — Space Available Mail, Nov. 26; Parcel Airlift Mail, Dec. 3; Priority Mail, Dec. 10; First Class Mail Letters and Cards, Dec. 10 and Express Mail Military Service, Dec. 18.

     • APO/FPO AP ZIPs 962-966 — Space Available Mail, Nov. 26; Parcel Airlift Mail, Dec. 3; Priority Mail, Dec. 10; First Class Mail Letters and Cards, Dec. 10 and Express Mail Military Service, Dec. 18.

5. A placename:
   1. Abbreviation of Andhra Pradesh.
   2. Abbreviation of Amapá. (a state of Brazil)
   3. (geography) Abbreviation of Arabian Plate.

Coordinate terms

(Associated Press):

• Reuters
• UPI (United Press International)
• CP (Canadian Press)
• PC (Presse Canadienne)
• AFP (Agence France Presse)
• AGI (Agenzia Giornalistica Italia)

Noun

AP (plural APs)

1. (computing) Initialism of access point.
2. (video games) Initialism of action point.
3. (military, US, Navy) Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions. (a naval transport)
4. (organic chemistry) Initialism of acetylpyrroline.
5. (grammar, sentence parsing) Initialism of adjective phrase; adverbial phrase. (Note: to disambiguate, one can use the abbreviations AdjP and AdvP instead.)
6. (food) Abbreviation of all-purpose flour.
7. (accounting) accounts payable
8. (banking) automatic payment
9. (US) American plan (hotel rate type)
10. Initialism of authorized participant.

Translations

adjective phrase, adverb phrase

• German: AP (de) f

Adjective

AP (not comparable)

1. Initialism of all-purpose.
2. (medicine) Initialism of anteroposterior.
3. (military) Initialism of anti-personnel.
4. (military) Initialism of armor-piercing.
5. alternately placed

Coordinate terms

• (anteroposterior): PA (“posteroanterior”)
• (military): HE (high-explosive), AT (anti-tank)

Anagrams

• PA, Pa, Pa., p.a., pa

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Finnish

Noun

AP

1. (Internet slang) Initialism of alkuperäinen postaaja (“original poster; OP”).

Anagrams

• -pa

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French

Etymology

An abbreviation of various place names

Proper noun

AP ?

1. Apples CH (Swiss commune)
2. Apará (Andorran commune)
3. Árouesa (Andorran commune)
4. Apalesarsoiär (Andorran commune)
5. Awyer

Anagrams

• PA

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Portuguese

Proper noun

AP m

1. Abbreviation of Amapá (Brazilian state)

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Turkish

Proper noun

AP

1. (media) Initialism of Associated Press.
2. (politics, dated) Initialism of Adalet Partisi (Justice Party).