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'''AV''', '''Av''' or '''A.V.''' may refer to:

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==Arts and entertainment==
* The abbreviation of [[audiovisual]], possessing both a sound and a visual component
* [[A.V. (film)|''A.V.'' (film)]], a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Pang Ho-Cheung
* Adult video, an alternative name/synonym of a [[pornographic film]]
* ''[[AV The Hunt]]'', a 2020 Turkish thriller film directed by Emre Akay

==Businesses and organizations==
* [[America Votes]], an American 501(c)4 organization that promotes progressive causes
* [[Ambulance Victoria]], an ambulance service operated in the Australian state of Victoria
* [[Anonymous for the Voiceless]], a grassroots animal rights organization specializing in street activism
* [[Aston Villa F.C.]], an English professional football club
* AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG an imprint of the German group VDM Publishing (''now'' [[OmniScriptum]])
* [[Avaya]], a technology company formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange with symbol "AV"
* [[Avianca]] (IATA airline code AV)
* [[Aviva]], British insurance company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange as "AV"
* [[AeroVironment]], manufacturer of unmanned military aircraft and systems
* Amusement Vision, the former name of [[Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio]]

==People==
* Av or [[Avrum Gross]] (1936–2018), American lawyer and Attorney General of Alaska
* Av or [[Avrom Isaacs]] (1926–2016), Canadian art dealer
* [[Av Westin]] (1929–2022), American television producer
* [[Arun Vijay]] (born 1977), Indian actor
* [[AV Prafullachandra]], Indian music composer 

==Places==
* [[Anguilla]] (FIPS country code and obsolete NATO diagram AV)
* [[Antelope Valley]], a valley in Southern California
* [[Province of Avellino]], a province of Italy

==Science and technology==
===Anatomy and medicine===
* [[Aerobic vaginitis]], vaginal infection associated with overgrowth of aerobic bacteria
* [[Arteriovenous (disambiguation)]]
* [[Atrioventricular (disambiguation)]]

===Electronics and computing===
* [[Access violation]], a computer software error
* [[Age verification]], system for checking a user's age
* [[Antivirus software]], used to prevent, detect and remove malicious software
* [[Audio and video connector]], a cable between two devices
* [[Video#Analog video|Analog video]]
* [[AV Linux]], a Linux-based operating system

===Fluid dynamics===
* [[Annular velocity]], speed of the drilling fluid's movement in a column called an annulus in oil wells
* [[Apparent viscosity]], shear stress divided by shear rate

===Vehicles===
* [[AV (cyclecar)]], a British cyclecar manufactured between 1919 and 1924
* [[Bavarian A V]], an 1853 steam locomotive model
* A US Navy hull classification symbol: [[List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy#Seaplane tenders (AV)|Seaplane tender (AV)]]
* [[Autonomous vehicles]]

===Other uses in science and technology===
* [[A-type main-sequence star]], in astronomy, abbreviated A V
* [[Aperture value mode]], setting on photo cameras that allows to choose a specific aperture value

== Other uses==
* [[Alternative vote]], an electoral system used to elect a single winner from a field of more than two candidates
* [[Approval voting]], a non-ranking vote system
* [[Authorised Version]] of the Bible (also known as King James Version)
* [[Av (month)]], a month in the Hebrew calendar
* av, the [[Avar language]]'s ISO 639-1 code
* Av. or Ave, an abbreviation for [[Avenue (landscape)]]
* {{not a typo|Ꜹ}} or AV from Latin ''aurum'' (''avrvm''), a [[List of numismatic abbreviations|numismatic abbreviation]] for "gold"
*  A.V., the putative mark of ''ébéniste'' [[Adam Weisweiler]]
* [[Aviation]], abbreviated Av in military use
* [[Andhra Vidyalaya College]], aka A. V. College, a school in Hyderabad, India

==See also==
* [[2023 AV]], an asteroid that passed closed to the Earth in 2023
* [[A5 (disambiguation)]]
* [[α5 (disambiguation)]]
* [[AV idol]], a type of Japanese porn star
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