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Contents 1 In science 2 In computing 3 Organisations 4 Places 5 Miscellaneous 6 In geography

Au or AU may refer to:

[edit] In science

• Astronomical unit (AU, au, a.u., or ua), a unit of length approximately equal to the distance between the Earth and the Sun
• Atomic units (au), a system of measurement units based on fundamental atomic properties
• The chemical symbol of Gold (Au)

[edit] In computing

• .au Internet country code top-level domain for Australia
• au file format, Sun Microsystems' audio format
• Audio Units plug-in programming interface from Apple Computer

[edit] Organisations

• Adventure Unlimited
• African Union
• Allahabad University
• American University
• Americans United for Separation of Church and State
• Andrews University, located in Michigan, USA and affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Anderson University
• Athabasca University
• au (mobile phone operator), of Japan
• Auburn University
• Austral Lineas Aereas (IATA airline code AU)

[edit] Places

• Andrews University
• Australia (WMO and ISO country code digram); see ISO 3166-2:AU for subdivisions
• Austria (FIPS 10-4 and obsolete NATO country code digram)

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Au (squat), a well-known squatted building in Frankfurt, Germany
• Aú is a cartwheel in the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira
• Alternative universe (fan fiction), a fan fiction term
• Annals of Ulster, in Irish historical writings
• Athletic Union, the union of sports clubs in a British university
• Au (區 or 歐) is a family name in Hong Kong
• AU (Alternative Ulster), music magazine based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

[edit] In geography

Au is an old Germanic word for rivulet, cognate of several rivers Aa and with Å in Swedish. Therefore, Au is the name of several towns and places:

Germany

• Au in der Hallertau
• Au-Breisgau

Switzerland

• Au, Schaffhausen
• Au, Thurgau
• Au, Zürich
• Au, St. Gallen

Austria

• Au, Austria
• Au am Anzbach
• Au am Kraking
• Au am Leithaberge
• Au an der Donau
• Au an der Traun
• Au bei Brandstatt
• Au bei der Traun
• Au bei Ed
• Au bei Hischmannsberg
• Au bei hohen Steg
• Au bei Natternbach
• Au bei Sirfling
• Au bei Turnau

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