Acca
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ACCA as an abbreviation
ACCA may refer to:In Biology
- Acetyl-CoA carboxylaseAcetyl-CoA carboxylaseAcetyl-CoA carboxylase is a biotin-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the irreversible carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA through its two catalytic activities, biotin carboxylase and carboxyltransferase...
In Business:
- American Corporate Counsel Association, now Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), is a group for attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations and other private-sector organizations
- Association of Chartered Certified AccountantsAssociation of Chartered Certified AccountantsFounded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is the global body for professional accountants offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification . it is one of the largest and fastest-growing global accountancy bodies with 147,000 members and 424,000 students in 170...
, a UK based accountancy body which offers the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification worldwide
In Christianity:
- Antiochian Catholic Church in AmericaAntiochian Catholic Church in AmericaThe Antiochian Catholic Church in America is one of the Independent Catholic Churches. The ACCA is distinct from most of these churches in that it largely embraces the theology and much of the practice of the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Indian Orthodox Church, from which the clergy of the...
, one of the Independent Catholic Churches
In Cryptography:
- Adaptive chosen-ciphertext attackAdaptive chosen-ciphertext attackAn adaptive chosen-ciphertext attack is an interactive form of chosen-ciphertext attack in which an attacker sends a number of ciphertexts to be decrypted, then uses the results of these decryptions to select subsequent ciphertexts...
In Sports:
- Association of Christian College AthleticsAssociation of Christian College AthleticsThe Association of Christian College Athletics is an organization of collegiate athletics. It was incorporated to provide an opportunity for smaller Christian College members to compete on an equal level of competition with schools of like size....
, an organization of collegiate athletics, usually smaller Christian schools or Bible Colleges.
In Law:
- Armed Career Criminal ActArmed Career Criminal ActThe Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 is a United States federal law that provides sentence enhancements for felons who commit crimes with firearms, if convicted of certain crimes three or more times....
Others:
- Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft, a project of the United States Air ForceUnited States Air ForceThe United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's Air Force Research Laboratory, to demonstrate new cargo-carrier capabilities. - Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, the previous name of the Aerospace Industries Association
- Air Conditioning Contractors of AmericaAir Conditioning Contractors of AmericaThe Air Conditioning Contractors of America is the largest HVAC contractor organization in the USA. Its headquarters is at 2800 Shirlington Road, Suite 300 • Arlington, VA 22206.-See also:**SMACNA*ASHRAE*ACCA-GH...
, the largest organization of HVACHVACHVAC refers to technology of indoor or automotive environmental comfort. HVAC system design is a major subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer...
contractors in the United States - American College Counseling AssociationAmerican College Counseling AssociationThe American College Counseling Association is a division of the American Counseling Association for individuals whose professional identity is in counseling, whose work setting is higher education, and whose purpose is fostering students’ development.The dual focus on a professional identity and...
- Australian Centre for Contemporary ArtAustralian Centre for Contemporary ArtThe Australian Centre For Contemporary Art is a contemporary art gallery in Melbourne, Australia. The gallery is located on Sturt Street in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, in the inner suburb of Southbank....
, a contemporary art gallery
Acca as a name
in Botany:- Acca, a plant genus usually included in FeijoaFeijoaAcca sellowiana, a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. It is widely cultivated as a garden plant and fruiting tree in New Zealand, and can be found as a garden plant in Australia and...
today
In Geography:
Acca can represent an Arabic spelling of the name of the city of Acre, Israel
Acre, Israel
Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....
People named Acca:
- Acca LarentiaAcca LarentiaAcca Larentia or Acca Larentina was a mythical woman, later goddess, in Roman mythology whose festival, the Larentalia, was celebrated on December 23.-Foster mother:...
, Hercules' mistress in Roman mythology - any of three bishops of the Anglo-Saxon Church:
- Acca of DunwichAcca of DunwichÆcci or Acca of Dunwich, was a medieval bishop of Dunwich. He was consecrated after 672, however, his death or end of episcopate is not known.-External links:*...
(8th century) - Acca of HerefordAcca of HerefordAcca was an eighth-century Bishop of Hereford, England. He was consecrated between 747 and 758 and died between 758 and 770.-External links:*...
(8th century) - Acca of HexhamAcca of HexhamAcca , Bishop of Hexham.Born in Northumbria, Acca first served in the household of Bosa, the future Bishop of York, but later attached himself to Saint Wilfrid, possibly as early as 678, and accompanied him on his travels. On the return from their second journey to Rome in 692, Wilfrid was...
(b c. 660 - 740 or 742), or Saint Acca - acca
- Acca of Dunwich