A2
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A2 is a letter-number combination.
The terms A2, A02, A002, A², A.II or A-2 may refer to:
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The terms A2, A02, A002, A², A.II or A-2 may refer to:
Media
Gaming :- A2 RacerA2 RacerA2 Racer is a racing computer game series, from Dutch game company Davilex Games. The series started with the game A2 Racer in 1997, in the Netherlands, in which the player has to race over the Dutch A2 highway. In A2 Racer II and other sequels, the racing expanded to other places in the...
, a 1997 Dutch racing computer game series - A2 - Secret of the Slavers Stockade, a 1981 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game
- Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the RiftFinal Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Riftis a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS handheld game console.Grimoire of the Rift is the sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance as well as an iteration in the Ivalice Alliance.- Gameplay :...
Music :
- A1 A2, a 2000 EP by New Zealand band Pluto
- A2, an Iranian hip hop artist
- A due, a musical term often abbreviated to a2
- Animusic 2, the second in the Animusic series
Radio :
- Radio Station A2, a radio station in Lithuania
Television :
- A2 (remote television production)A2 (remote television production)In outside broadcasting using a remote television crew, an A2 is a person responsible for placement and interconnection of audio devices, such as microphones and intercom, from the Television Production truck to the venue...
, a crew position that assists with audio equipment - A2 Stereo or , an analogue television broadcasting system
- Antenne 2 or France 2, a French public TV network
Theatre :
- A2 (theater)A2 (theater)A2 is an abbreviation for Audio Assistant, Second Audio Assistant, or Second Assistant Audio Engineer. Any of these three terms, or any similar term such as Mic Wrangler, may be used to describe the same set of duties....
, a stagehand who manages microphones for a performance
Military
Tanks :- M1A2, a version of the American M1 AbramsM1 AbramsThe M1 Abrams is a third-generation main battle tank produced in the United States. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. The M1 is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for...
tank - M60A2, a version of the American M60 PattonM60 PattonThe 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank, M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today...
tank
Rockets :
- A2 (rocket), a German design of rocket during World War II
Rifles & Guns :
- AUG A2 Commando, a variant of the Austrian Steyr AUG rifle
- M15A2, an automatic electric gun produced by Classic Army
- M16A2 rifle
Submarines :
- A2 type submarineA2 type submarineThe Type A2 submarine was a single class of submarine in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, consisting of one boat, I-12, equipped with an aircraft. The design was similar to the earlier Type A1 submarine, except for the A2's having weaker engines...
, a single submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II - HMS A2HMS A2HMS A2 was an early Royal Navy submarine. She was launched in 1903 and sold for scrap in 1925.-Design and construction:She was a member of the first British class of submarines, although slightly bigger than the lead ship, HMS A1. Like all boats in her class, she was built at Vickers,...
, a Royal Navy A-class submarine
Marine weapons :
- Polaris A-2, an American submarine-launched missile model
- M16A2 mine
Other :
- A-2 jacketA-2 jacketThe Type A-2 leather flight jacket is a military flight jacket closely associated with World War II U.S. Army Air Forces pilots, navigators and bombardiers, who often decorated their jackets with squadron patches and elaborate artwork painted on the back...
, a leather flight jacket - A2, the military staff designation in the continental staff system for air force headquarters staff concerned with intelligence and security
- A 2, Göta artilleriregementeGöta artilleriregementeGöta artilleriregemente , designation A 2, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. It was disbanded in 1962. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Götaland, and it was also garrisoned there.- History :The regiment has its origins in...
designation, a former Swedish Army artillery regiment
Biology
genes :- A-box 2 of insulin gene
- HLA-A2HLA-A2HLA-A2 is a human leukocyte antigen serotype within HLA-A "A" serotype group. The serotype is determined by the antibody recognition of α2 subset of HLA-A α-chains. For A2, the alpha "A" chain are encoded by the HLA-A*02 allele group and the β-chain are encoded by B2M locus. A2 and A*02 are...
, a human MHC HLA-A serotype
proteins & receptors :
- A2, a subfamily of rhodopsin-like receptorsRhodopsin-like receptorsRhodopsin-like receptors are a family of proteins that comprise the largest group of G protein-coupled receptors.- Scope :G-protein-coupled receptors, GPCRs, constitute a vast protein family that encompasses a wide range of functions...
- Ectodysplasin A2 receptor, a protein that in humans is encoded by the EDA2R gene.
- Alpha-2 adrenergic receptorAlpha-2 adrenergic receptorThe alpha-2 adrenergic receptor is a G protein-coupled receptor associated with the Gi heterotrimeric G-protein. It consists of three highly homologous subtypes, including α2A-, α2B-, and α2C-adrenergic. Some species other than humans express a fourth α2D-adrenergic receptor as well...
- Annexin A2Annexin A2Annexin A2 also known as annexin II is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ANXA2 gene.Annexin 2 is involved in diverse cellular processes such as cell motility , linkage of membrane-associated protein complexes to the actin cytoskeleton, endocytosis, fibrinolysis, ion channel formation, and...
- Apolipoprotein A2Apolipoprotein A2Apolipoprotein A2 is an apolipoprotein found in high density lipoprotein cholesterol in plasma.It has an approximate molecular weight 17 KDa....
enzymes :
- Phospholipase A2Phospholipase A2Phospholipases A2 are enzymes that release fatty acids from the second carbon group of glycerol. This particular phospholipase specifically recognizes the sn-2 acyl bond of phospholipids and catalytically hydrolyzes the bond releasing arachidonic acid and lysophospholipids...
, an enzyme - Prokaryotic phospholipase A2Prokaryotic phospholipase A2The prokaryotic phospholipase A2 domain is found in bacterial and fungal phospholipases. It enables the liberation of fatty acids and lysophospholipid by hydrolysing the 2-ester bond of 1,2-diacyl-3-sn-phosphoglycerides. The domain adopts an alpha-helical secondary structure, consisting of five...
, an enzyme
hematology :
- Hemoglobin A2Hemoglobin A2Hemoglobin A2 is a normal variant of hemoglobin A that consists of two alpha and two delta chains and is found in small quantity in normal human blood. Hemoglobin A2 may be increased in beta thalassemia or to people who are heterozygous to beta thalassemia gene....
immunology :
- Proanthocyanidin A2Proanthocyanidin A2Proanthocyanidin A2 is a A type proanthocyanidin.It can be found in horse chestnut ., in cranberry juice concentrate, in peanut skins in Cinchona Cinchona and Cinchona pubescens rind, bark and cortex, in Cinnamomum verum rind, bark and cortex, in the fruit of Persea americana , in Urvillea...
, a A type proanthocyanidin.
renal :
- Urea transporter A2
plant & vegetation :
- British NVC community A2 (Lemna minor community), a plant community
insects :
- the second anal vein in the Comstock-Needham system of insect wing segment naming
Medicine
- A2, a variant of blood groups alleles A in AB0 blood group system
- ATC code A02ATC code A02-A02AA Magnesium compounds:-A02AA Magnesium compounds:-A02AA Magnesium compounds::A02AA01 Magnesium carbonate:A02AA02 Magnesium oxide:A02AA03 Magnesium peroxide:A02AA04 Magnesium hydroxide:A02AA05 Magnesium silicate:A02AA10 Combinations...
Drugs for acid related disorders, a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System - Brachydactyly type A2, a disease
- BenzylpiperazineBenzylpiperazineBenzylpiperazine is a recreational drug with euphoric, stimulant properties. The effects produced by BZP are comparable to those produced by amphetamine. Adverse effects have been reported following its use including acute psychosis, renal toxicity, and seizures...
, a drug with a high affinity action at the alpha2-adrenoreceptor
Technology
Computers, Programming & Internet :- A-2 (programming language), a follower of the A-0 System used on UNIVAC I
- %A2, the percent-encodingPercent-encodingPercent-encoding, also known as URL encoding, is a mechanism for encoding information in a Uniform Resource Identifier under certain circumstances. Although it is known as URL encoding it is, in fact, used more generally within the main Uniform Resource Identifier set, which includes both Uniform...
version of the (¢) character - A2, Bluebottle OSBluebottle OSBluebottle is the next generation Native Oberon, the Oberon operating system for bare PC hardware. It was developed at the ETH Zurich. It is small and fast and supports multiprocessor computers. It is completely based on an upward-compatible dialect of the Oberon programming language called Active...
, a computer operating system - A2 Hosting – a Linux Hosting company
Consumer Electronics :
- Toshiba HD-A2, a 2006 Japanese HD DVD player
- Cowon A2, a portable multimedia player from CowonCowonCowon Systems, Inc. is a South Korean electronics company. Established in 1995, the company's initial focus was software development. In 2000, with the introduction of the CW100, Cowon expanded their business to the portable digital audio player industry....
Systems, Inc. - A2 Aviator, an LED flashlight by SureFireSurefireSureFire, LLC. is a Fountain Valley, California company whose primary products are flashlights, headlamps, weapon mounted lights and laser sights. In addition, Surefire also manufactures knives, sound suppressors, Picatinny Rails and batteries. The company is a major supplier of flashlights to the...
- DiMAGE A2DiMAGE A2DiMAGE A2 is a digital camera which was manufactured by Konica Minolta.The following information was pulled from the original Konica Minolta website located here:...
, a digital camera produced by Minolta
Steel :
- A-2 tool steel, an air-hardening SAE grade of tool steel
- A2, a grade of stainless steelStainless steelIn metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium content by mass....
for fasteners
Other :
- А1 and А2, two radioactive sizes
- DIN4102 A2, a flammability rating for materials ~98% noncombustible
Sport
- A2 baseball league (Italy), the second Italian baseball league after the A1 leagueSerie A1 (baseball)The Italian Baseball League is a professional baseball league that is governed by FIBS , which has its headquarters in Rome...
- A2 basketball league (Greece)
- A2 volleyball league (Italy)
- A2 volleyball league (Portugal)
- A2 women's volleyball league (Portugal)
- a grade in climbingGrade (climbing)In rock climbing, mountaineering and other climbing disciplines, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that concisely describes the difficulty and danger of climbing the route...
Air Transport
- A2, Botswana aircraft registrationAircraft registrationAn aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile...
code - A2, Cielos AirlinesCielos AirlinesCenturion Air Cargo, commonly known by its old name Cielos del Peru, is a cargo airline based in Callao, Lima, Peru. It operates scheduled, ad hoc and contract charter domestic and international cargo services. Its main base is Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima.- History :The airline was...
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Vehicles
aircraft :- A-2 Savage or AJ Savage, an aircraft
- Abrial A-2 Vautour, a French sailplane built in 1925.
- Antonov A-2, a Soviet glider.
- Breda A.2Breda A.2|-See also:...
, a 1921 Italian aircraft. - Fokker A.II, a German aircraft.
- Nikol A-2Nikol A-2-References:*Andrzej Glass: "Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893-1939" , WKiŁ, Warsaw 1977 *-See also:...
, 1939 a prototype of a Polish amphibious flying boat. - Pfalz A.II, a German Idflieg A-class designation aircraft.
- Reaction Engines A2Reaction Engines A2|-See also:-External links:* *...
, a design study for a hypersonic airliner under development.
cars :
- Anadol A2, a 1970 Turkish car.
- Arrows A2Arrows A2The Arrows A2 was a Formula One racing car used by the Arrows team in the latter half of the 1979 Formula One season. Unlike most contemporary Formula One cars, its engine was set with a four-degree angle.-Complete Formula One World Championship results:...
, a 1979 British racing car - Audi A2Audi A2The Audi A2 is a Compact MPV styled five-door four- or five-seat hatchback designed supermini, produced by the German automaker Audi AG from November 1999 to 2005...
, a 1999 automobile - Audi Quattro A2, a 1984 rally car evolution of the Audi QuattroAudi QuattroThe Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, now part of the Volkswagen Group. It was first shown at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show on 3 March.The word quattro is derived from the Italian word for "four"...
- Merzario A2, see template:F1 cars 1979
railways :
- Bavarian A IIBavarian A IIThe Bavarian A II engines were early German 2-2-2 steam locomotives with the Royal Bavarian State Railways ....
, a 1847 German steam locomotive model - LNER Class A2LNER Class A2The first London and North Eastern Railway Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven. Two were built by the North Eastern Railway in 1922 before the grouping and another 3 by the LNER in 1924. Their LNER numbers were 2400-2404...
, a class of steam locomotives- LNER Peppercorn Class A2LNER Peppercorn Class A2The London and North Eastern Railway Peppercorn Class A2 is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work by Arthur Peppercorn, the chief designer of the LNER after Edward Thompson...
- LNER Thompson Class A2 (disambiguation)
- LNER Peppercorn Class A2
- Milwaukee Road class A2Milwaukee Road class A2The Milwaukee Road's A2 class comprised 47 compound steam locomotives of the 4-4-2 or 'Atlantic' configuration. The Milwaukee Road acquired them in five batches....
, a 1901 4-4-2 type steam locomotive - PRR A2, American PRR 0-4-0 type steam locomotive, see Template:PRR locomotives
- Prussian A 2, a German railbus model, see List of Prussian locomotives and railbuses
- SP&S Class A2SP&S Class A2SP&S Class A-2 Switch Locomotives. Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway No. 6 was the only locomotive in Class A-2. Purchased from the Northern Pacific for A. B. Hammond's Astoria and Columbia River Railway, Number 6 came to the SP&S secondhand. She was used as a switch locomotive until 1931...
, a 1887 steam locomotives class - Victorian Railways A2 classVictorian Railways A2 classThe A2 class was an express passenger locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1907 to 1963. A highly successful design entirely the work of Victorian Railways' own design office, its long service life was repeatedly extended as economic depression and war delayed the introduction of more...
, a 1907 Australian steam locomotive
rockets :
- Saturn A-2Saturn A-2Studied with the Saturn A-1 in 1959, the Saturn A-2 was deemed more powerful than the Saturn I rocket, consisting of a first stage, which actually flew on the Saturn IB, a second stage which contains four S-3 engines that flew on the Jupiter IRBM and a Centaur high-energy liquid third stage.-...
, a 1959 American rocket
ships :
- T2-SE-A2, a type of oil tanker constructed and produced in large quantities in the United States during World War II
Land transport routes
- A2 road, in many countries
- Route A2 (WMATA), a bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Space
- A-002A-002A-002 was the third abort test of the Apollo spacecraft.-Objectives:Mission A-002 was the third in the series of abort tests to demonstrate that the launch system would perform satisfactorily under selected critical abort conditions...
, the third abort test of the Apollo spacecraft - Aussat (Optus) A2, a 1985 Australian satellite
Other uses
- A2 paper size, an international standard paper size (420×594 mm) defined by ISO 216
- A-2 visa, a document given to officials representing a foreign government inside the United States of America
- A2-level, an education qualification in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- A2 milkA2 milkA2 Milk is a trademark of the A2 Corporation. The A2 Corporation licenses milk producers + distributors to apply the trademarked A2 Milk label to their milk. Only companies with cows that produce A2, β-casein protein, not A1, are given a license to use the trademarked label...
, a trademark of the A2 Corporation - A02, Bird's OpeningBird's OpeningBird's Opening is a chess opening characterised by the move:Bird's is a standard but never popular flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square without occupying it, but his first move is also non-developing and slightly weakens his kingside...
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code
Languages :
- Biu-Mandara A.2 languagesBiu-Mandara A.2 languagesThe Bura–Marghi languages, group A.2 of the Biu–Mandara branch of the Afro-Asiatic family, are spoken in Nigeria.- Languages:Bura: Bura-Pabir , Cibak, Kofa, Putai...
, an Afro-Asiatic family of languages spoken in Nigeria - A2, a second language level in the IB Group 2 subjectsIB Group 2 subjectsThe Group 2 subjects of the IB Diploma Programme consist of the nearly 80 additional languages offered and may be studied at the following levels: A2 , B , or ab initio . Latin and Classical Greek are also offered and may be taken at SL or HL...
- A2, a level in the Common European Framework of Reference for LanguagesCommon European Framework of Reference for LanguagesThe Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, abbreviated as CEFR, is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages across Europe and, increasingly, in other countries...
Places :
- A2, a town and country planning use class in the UK, see Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987The Town and Country Planning Order 1987 is a Statutory Instrument which revoked and replaced the Town and Country Planning Order 1972 as amended by the Town and Country Planning Order 1983. The 1987 order has since been amended, in 1991, 1992, 2005 , 2006 and 2010...
- A² or A2, a nickname for Ann Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...