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ADM: initialism of arme de destruction massive (“weapon of mass destruction”): WMD
ADN: initialism of acide désoxyribonucléique (“DNA”)
ADN poubelle: junk DNA
ADQ: Action démocratique du Québec (a political party in Quebec)
AELE: initialism of Association européenne de libre-échange (the European Free Trade Association, EFTA)
AEUMC: USMCA (“United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement”) abbreviation of Accord États-Unis-Mexique-Canada
AFM: AFM (“atomic force microscope”) abbreviation of microscope à force atomique
AFM: AFM (“atomic force microscopy”) abbreviation of microscopie à force atomique
AFN: initialism of Afrique française du Nord (“French North Africa”), the collective name of the French colonies in North Africa, which correspond to modern-day Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
AFP: initialism of Agence France-Presse
AFPC: initialism of Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada (“Public Service Alliance of Canada”): PSAC
AGP: abbreviation of Englishaccelerated graphics port; abbreviation of autogynéphilie
AGP: abbreviation of autogynéphile
AIE: abbreviation of arme à impulsion électrique
AIIP: abbreviation of arme intermédiaire d'impact à projectile
AIP: abbreviation of arme d'impact à projectile
AIÉ: abbreviation of arme à impulsion électrique
AJ: auberge de jeunesse
AJA: initialism of AJ Auxerre, a French football club from the town of Auxerre
ALE: FTA (“Free Trade Agreement”) abbreviation of Accord de Libre-Échange (Canada-U.S.)
ALP: TTYL/TTYA/cul8r; abbreviation of à la prochaine
ALÉNA: NAFTA (“North American Free Trade Agreement”)
AM: abbreviation of ante meridiem
AMA: WADA (“World Anti-Doping Agency”); abbreviation of Agence Mondiale Antidopage
AMC: GAC (“Global Affairs Canada”): abbreviation of Affaires mondiales Canada
AMC: initialism of auto-mitrailleuse de combat = combat machine-gun carrier or armored car
AMD: initialism of auto-mitrailleuse de découverte, reconnaissance machine-gun carrier or armored car
AML: initialism of auto-mitrailleuse lourde: heavy machine-gun carrier or armored car
AMM: initialism of autorisation de mise sur le marché
AMR: initialism of auto-mitrailleuse de reconnaissance (“reconnaissance machine-gun carrier or armored car”)
AMT: MTA - AMT — Agence métropolitaine de transport – the former public transit agency for the CMM, now replaced by the RTM - the Réseau de transport métropolitain
ANP: initialism of Autorité nationale palestinienne (“Palestinian National Authority”): PNA
AOC: initialism of appellation d'origine contrôlée
AOR: abbreviation of athlètes olympiques de Russie
AP: Apples CH (Swiss commune); Awyer
API: initialism of alphabet phonétique international: IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)
API: API, application programming interface
API: initialism of automate programmable industriel (programmable logic controller), PLC
APLE: initialism of Action Pour Les Enfants
APN: initialism of appareil photo numérique (“digital camera”)
ARC: abbreviation of Aviation royale canadienne; RCAF (“Royal Canadian Air Force”); abbreviation of Agence du revenu du Canada (“Revenu Canada”); CRA (“Canada Revenue Agency”), Revenue Canada
ARCOM: acronym of Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique
ARN: RNA
ARTE: initialism of Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne, a European public service television channel
ARYM: acronym of Ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine (= former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), former long form of North Macedonia: a country in Southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula: FYROM
ASBL: initialism of association sans but lucratif = NPO (nonprofit organization)
ASC: CSA (Canadian Space Agency)
ASF: LWB: abbreviation of Avocats sans frontières
ASFC: LWBC: abbreviation of Avocats sans frontières Canada
ASFC: CBSA: initialism of Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
ASM: initialism of Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, a soccer team from Monaco
ASM: abbreviation of Anti-Sous-Marine: ASW (anti-submarine warfare)
ASN: abbreviation of L'Autorité de sûreté nucléaire
ASN: ASN (“national sporting authority”): abbreviation of autorité sportive nationale
ASN: DSC (“Digital Selective Calling”): abbreviation of appel sélectif numérique
AVC: initialism of accident vasculaire cérébral (“cerebrovascular accident”): CVA, stroke
Aalandais: resident or native of Åland; an Ålander
Aalborg: Aalborg (the capital city of North Jutland, Denmark)
Aalénien: the Aalenian period
Aar: the Aar river