Amp
Encyclopedia
Science
- AmpereAmpereThe ampere , often shortened to amp, is the SI unit of electric current and is one of the seven SI base units. It is named after André-Marie Ampère , French mathematician and physicist, considered the father of electrodynamics...
, a unit of electrical current - Adenosine monophosphateAdenosine monophosphateAdenosine monophosphate , also known as 5'-adenylic acid, is a nucleotide that is used as a monomer in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid and the nucleoside adenosine. AMP consists of a phosphate group, the sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine...
, nucleotide found in RNA - AmphetamineAmphetamineAmphetamine or amfetamine is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class which produces increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite.Brand names of medications that contain, or metabolize into, amphetamine include Adderall, Dexedrine, Dextrostat,...
, phenethylamine stimulant used for treatment of ADHD and certain sleep disorders - AmpicillinAmpicillinAmpicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that has been used extensively to treat bacterial infections since 1961. Until the introduction of ampicillin by the British company Beecham, penicillin therapies had only been effective against Gram-positive organisms such as staphylococci and streptococci...
, common antibiotics used in bacteria culture - AmplifierAmplifierGenerally, an amplifier or simply amp, is a device for increasing the power of a signal.In popular use, the term usually describes an electronic amplifier, in which the input "signal" is usually a voltage or a current. In audio applications, amplifiers drive the loudspeakers used in PA systems to...
, device that increases the amplitude of a signal- Audio amplifierAudio amplifierAn audio amplifier is an electronic amplifier that amplifies low-power audio signals to a level suitable for driving loudspeakers and is the final stage in a typical audio playback chain.The preceding stages in such a chain are low power audio amplifiers which perform tasks like pre-amplification,...
, amplifier for audio equipment- Headphone amplifierHeadphone amplifierA headphone amplifier is an audio amplifier designed particularly to drive headphones instead of loudspeakers. Most commonly they are found embedded in electronic devices such as integrated amplifiers, portable music players and televisions, but standalone units are not uncommon.-Consumer headphone...
, amplifier meant for headphones
- Headphone amplifier
- Audio amplifier
- AmpouleAmpouleAn ampoule is a small sealed vial which is used to contain and preserve a sample, usually a solid or liquid. Ampoules are commonly made of glass, although plastic ampoules do exist....
, medical container - Antimicrobial peptidesAntimicrobial peptidesAntimicrobial peptides are an evolutionarily conserved component of the innate immune response and are found among all classes of life. Fundamental differences exist between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells that may represent targets for antimicrobial peptides...
, immune system peptides - Alternative MAC/PHY, part of the BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
specification as of version 3.0 - AMP deaminaseAMP deaminaseAMP deaminase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AMPD1 gene.Adenosine monophosphate deaminase is an enzyme that converts adenosine monophosphate to inosine monophosphate , freeing an ammonia molecule in the process.-Function:...
, a human enzyme encoded by the AMPD1 gene
Organizations
- AMP LimitedAMP LimitedAMP Limited is an Australian financial corporation. It operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand. AMP formed in 1849 as the Australian Mutual Provident Society, a non-profit life insurance company. In 1998 it was demutualised and listed on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges...
, Australian financial services company or one of its buildings:- AMP Building, Perth, Australia, see 140 St Georges Terrace140 St Georges Terrace140 St Georges Terrace is a 30-storey skyscraper in Perth, Western Australia. Opened in 1975, the tower was known as the AMP Building or AMP Tower after its owner and former flagship tenant, AMP Limited...
- AMP BuildingAMP BuildingThe NAB Building, formerly known as the Amp Building is an office building in Hobart, Tasmania. The Building is the largest within the CBD and second largest in the state, after the Wrest Point Hotel Casino....
, Hobart, Australia - AMP CentreAMP CentreAMP Centre is a Sydney skyscraper located at 50 Bridge Street, Sydney NSW Australia. It was built in 1976 and consists of 45 floors. It is used for commercial offices and made of concrete, glass and steel. The Centre's roof height is 188m, and it was the tallest building in Sydney until the MLC...
, Sydney, Australia - AMP Place, BrisbaneAMP Place, BrisbaneOfficially named the AMP Centre, the AMP Place is a gold-coloured skyscraper located in the heart of Brisbane's central business district, in Queensland, Australia. It can be seen from most parts of the city and is known locally as 'The Gold Tower'....
, Australia - AMP Society BuildingAMP Society BuildingAMP Society Building is a historic building on Customhouse Quay, Wellington, New Zealand.The Australian Mutual Provident society was founded in 1849 and established a branch on Featherston Street, Wellington in 1871...
, Wellington, New Zealand
- AMP Building, Perth, Australia, see 140 St Georges Terrace
- AMP Incorporated, US company purchased by Tyco InternationalTyco InternationalTyco International Ltd. is a highly diversified global manufacturing company incorporated in Switzerland, with United States operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey...
in 1999 - Alliance of the Presidential MajorityAlliance of the Presidential MajorityThe Alliance of the Presidential Majority is a political alliance formed by supporters of President-elect Joseph Kabila following the 2006 general elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This bloc currently holds the majority of seats in the National Assembly with 332 out of 500...
(French: Alliance pour la majorité présidentielle), political platform in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Americans for Medical ProgressAmericans for Medical ProgressAmericans for Medical Progress is a charity that aims to protect and advocate for society's investment in medical research. As a specific goal, AMP states that it promotes "public understanding of and support for the appropriate role of animals in biomedical research so that scientists are able to...
, medical research charity - Ameriprise FinancialAmeriprise FinancialAmeriprise Financial, Inc. is one of the leading diversified financial services companies in the U.S. Ameriprise Financial engages in business through its...
, finance company spun off from American Express in 2005 - Anjaman Mozareen Punjab, small peasants organisation fighting for land rights in Okara, Lahore, Renala Khurd and Depalpur in Pakistan
- Applied Measurement ProfessionalsApplied Measurement ProfessionalsApplied Measurement Professionals, Inc is a for-profit private stock corporation located in Olathe, Kansas, which is in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Incorporated in 1982 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the non-profit National Board for Respiratory Care as NBRC Management Services, Inc...
, a company specializing in examinations for certification and licensure
Computers
- AMP (solution stack) or "Apache, MySQL and PHP", software products commonly used together
- AmpersandAmpersandAn ampersand is a logogram representing the conjunction word "and". The symbol is a ligature of the letters in et, Latin for "and".-Etymology:...
, printable character - Asymmetric multiprocessingAsymmetric multiprocessingAsymmetric multiprocessing, or AMP, was a software stopgap for handling multiple CPUs before symmetric multiprocessing, or SMP, was available.Multiprocessing is the use of more than one CPU in a computer system...
, variety of processors for different tasks
Entertainment
- AMP Radio NetworksAMP Radio NetworksAirtime Management & Programming Radio Network Sdn Bhd is a Malaysia Radio Network Company owned by Astro Malaysia Holdings Sdn Bhd that owned by Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd.- Company Background :...
, Malaysian-based radio company - Adobe Media PlayerAdobe Media PlayerAdobe Media Player was a desktop media player that allowed users to manage and interact with their media content, and allowed content publishers to define branding and advertising in and around their content. The Adobe Media Player was one of the first Adobe AIR applications from Adobe Systems. It...
, media player from Adobe - Adventures in Motion Pictures, UK ballet company
- After Midnight ProjectAfter Midnight ProjectAfter Midnight Project is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, currently signed to Universal Motown.-History:...
, Los Angeles alternative rock band - Amp (TV series)Amp (TV series)Amp was a music video program on MTV that aired from 1997 to 2001. It was aimed at the electronic music and rave crowd and was responsible for exposing many electronica acts to the mainstream. When co-creator Todd Mueller left the show in 1998, it was redubbed Amp 2.0. The show aired some 46...
, music video show on MTV - Amp (band)Amp (band)Amp is an electronic space rock band formed in London by Richard F. Walker in 1992, after collaborating with David Pearce on the The Secret Garden and the Distance projects...
, rock and electronic band - Australian Music PrizeAustralian Music PrizeThe Australian Music Prize is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and...
, annual Australian music award - Amp (comics)Amp (comics)Amp is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Powers and abilities:Michelle is a mutant with the power to voluntarily project her emotions onto others....
, a Marvel Comics fictional mutant - The AmpThe AmpThe Amp was a satellite and cable television channel, showing music videos, owned by British Sky Broadcasting, and operated on their behalf by Chart Show Channels...
, a British music video channel
Music
- Guitar amplifierGuitar amplifierA guitar amplifier is an electronic amplifier designed to make the signal of an electric or acoustic guitar louder so that it will produce sound through a loudspeaker...
- Instrument amplifierInstrument amplifierAn instrument amplifier is an electronic amplifier that converts the often barely audible or purely electronic signal from musical instruments such as an electric guitar, an electric bass, or an electric keyboard into an electronic signal capable of driving a loudspeaker that can be heard by the...
, device for amplifying electric instruments
Other
- AMP Energy, drink made by PepsiCo
- Advanced Manufacturing ParkAdvanced Manufacturing ParkThe Advanced Manufacturing Park is a manufacturing technology park on the Rotherham/Sheffield border in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, facing the Sheffield Business Park across the Parkway...
, manufacturing technology park in the United Kingdom - Advanced Mobile Phone SystemAdvanced Mobile Phone SystemAdvanced Mobile Phone System was an analog mobile phone system standard developed by Bell Labs, and officially introduced in the Americas in 1983, Israel in 1986, and Australia in 1987. It was the primary analog mobile phone system in North America through the 1980s and into the 2000s...
, first-generation analog cellular technology - Air Member for PersonnelAir Member for PersonnelThe Air Member for Personnel is the senior Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters and is a member of the Air Force Board...
, senior appointment in the Royal Air Force - AutoMag (pistol)AutoMag (pistol)The .44 Auto Mag pistol is a large caliber semi-automatic pistol. It was designed between 1966 and 1971 by the Auto Mag Corporation to bring .44 magnum power to a semi-automatic pistol....
, automatic Magnum pistol - Advanced Management Program (disambiguation), education program offered by several organizations
- Amp Electric VehiclesAmp Electric VehiclesAmp Electric Vehicles is a Cincinnati, Ohio based company specializing in the conversion of OEM vehicles to electric power. Among their current offerings are electric versions of the Chevrolet Equinox, Saturn Sky, and Pontiac Solstice...
, an electric vehicle maker - Asset Management PlanAsset Management PlanAn Asset Management Plan is a tactical plan for managing an organisation's infrastructure and other assets to deliver an agreed standard of service...
- Amp LeeAmp LeeAnthonia Wayne "Amp" Lee is an American football coach and former professional running back who played nine seasons in the National Football League. He is currently the running backs coach for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League.-Playing career:Lee was drafted by the San...
(born 1971)