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Autonumerology Autonumerology is a name given to the study of unusual license plate numbers. The term was coined in 1964 by Noel Woodall, from Staffordshire, England, and is used to promote dealing in personalised or unusual registration numbers.
Autonym (botany) In botanical nomenclature (which also covers fungi), autonyms are automatically-created names. They apply only to taxa resulting from the subdivision of a genus (Article 22 of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature) or of a species (Article 26), and therefore only to infrageneric or infraspecific taxa.
Autopathy Autopathy (sometimes also called autoisopathy) is a special and little-known method of holistic healing which has developed out of the two-hundred-year tradition of homeopathy. In essence it consists of using the homeopathically highly-diluted saliva of the person who is being treated.
Autopatch An autopatch is a feature of an amateur radio (or other type of two-way radio) repeater to access an outgoing telephone connection. Users with a transceiver capable of producing touch tones can make a telephone call, typically limited by settings in the autopatch module to be only to toll-free numbers, such as local calls or freephone "800" numbers.
Autophagia Autophagia is a mental disorder in which the affected person inflicts pain upon themself by biting and/or devouring portions of their body. It is sometimes caused by severe sexual anxiety, sometimes combined with schizophreniaillness diagnosis by DSM and ICD]
Autophradates Autophradates (in Greek Aυτoφραδάτης; lived 4th century BC) was a Per­sian who distinguished himself as a general in the reign of Artaxerxes III and Darius Codomannus. In the reign of the former he made Artabazus, the revolted satrap of Lydia and Ionia, his prisoner, but afterwards set him free.
Autopia Autopia is an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, and at Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Other versions of the attraction can be found at the Magic Kingdom as the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway and at Tokyo Disneyland as the Grand Circuit Raceway.
Autopilot An autopilot is a mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being. Most people understand an autopilot to refer specifically to aircraft, but self-steering gear for ships and boats is sometimes also called by this term.
Autopista Norte (Bogotá) Autopista Norte, also called Autopista paseo de los libertadores (Way of the Liberators Highway), is a major road in Bogotá, Colombia, running through the northern part of the city to its southern end at Avenida Caracas.
Autopistas of Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, Autopistas (in Spanish) or Expressways are usually tollways. Funding for these expressways is collected by a system of tolls rather than the Interstate Highway System, although not all Autopistas are tolled.
Autopoiesis Autopoiesis literally means "auto (self)-creation" (from the Greek: auto - αυτό for self- and poiesis - ποίησις for creation or production) and expresses a fundamental complementarity between structure and function. The term was originally introduced by Chilean biologists Francisco Varela and Humberto Maturana in 1973:
Autopolis Autopolis (オートポリス) is an International Racing Circuit located near Kamitsue village in Ōita Prefecture. Opened in 1990, it hosts a range of domestic and international motorsport events throughout the year.
Autopsy An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination or an obduction, is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a human corpse to determine the cause and manner of a person's death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present. It is usually performed by a specialized medical doctor called a pathologist.
Autoput Autoput, as well as avtopat or autocesta, avtocesta were names used for freeways in all republics of the former Yugoslavia: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and the Republic of Macedonia.
AutoPatcher AutoPatcher, an alternative to Microsoft's Windows Update developed by Antonis Kaladis, is a comprehensive collection of up-to-date security patches, addons and registry tweaks collated into a single package designed to update a Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows Server 2003 SP1 system, without the need to use Windows Update or connect to a network every time the Administrator needs to update using service packs. AutoPatcher is designed for users that format their hard disks frequently or system administrators that want to deploy updates to multiple Windows PCs.
Autoradiopuhelin ARP (Autoradiopuhelin, Car Radio Phone in English) was the first commercially operated public mobile phone network in Finland. The technology is that of zeroth generation (0G), since although it had cells, moving between them was not seamless.
Autoreceptor An autoreceptor is a receptor located on presynaptic nerve cell terminals and serves as a part of a feedback loop in signal transduction. It is sensitive only to those neurotransmitters or hormones, that are released by the neuron in whose membrane the autoreceptor sits.
Autorefractor An autorefractor or automated refractor is a computer-controlled machine used during an eye examination to provide an objective measurement of a person's refractive error and prescription for glasses or contact lenses. This is achieved by measuring how light is changed as it enters a person's eye.
Autoregressive integrated moving average In statistics, an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model is a generalisation of an autoregressive moving average or (ARMA) model. These models are fitted to time series data either to better understand the data or to predict future points in the series.
Autoreplace Autoreplace or AutoCorrect is a feature in some text editors, word processors and other programs that accept user input via keyboard. It involves automatic replacement of a particular string with another one, usually one that is longer and harder to type, as "myname" with "Lee John Nikolai Francois Al Rahman".
Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM) is the authority responsible for regulating and supervising the electronic communications and postal services sectors in Portugal. ANACOM also represents Portugal at relevant international fora and has several functions with respect to electronic commerce.
Autoroute Autoroute is a French word meaning, literally, a 'motor road', and corresponding to the words "motorway" or "freeway" in English. It is the name used in the francophone world for roads part of the high-speed highway network.
Autoroute (Quebec) The Autoroute system in the province of Quebec, Canada, is a network of expressways which operate under the same principle of controlled access as the Interstate Highway System in the United States or the 400-Series Highways in neighbouring Ontario. The Autoroutes are the backbone of Quebec's highway system, spanning over 1,900 km.
Autorun Autorun or autoplay (sometimes spelled in CamelCase as AutoRun or AutoPlay) is the ability of many modern computer operating systems to automatically take some action upon the inserting of removable media such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or flash media.
Autos sacramentales Autos sacramentales( Spanish auto, "act" or "ordinance"; sacramental, "sacramental, pertaining to a sacrament") are a form of dramatic literature which is peculiar to Spain, though in some respects similar in character to the old Morality plays of England.
Autosadism Autosadism is the paraphilia involving sexual arousal from inflicting pain or humiliation on oneself. It can be viewed as a form of masochism, or a sublimated form of sadism, or simply (in the case of pain alone) a way of gratifying algolagnia, the sexual desire for pain.
Autosave Autosave is a function in many computer applications or programs which saves an opened document automatically, helping to reduce the risk or impact of data loss in case of a crash or freeze. Autosaving is typically done either in predetermined intervals or before a complex editing task is begun.
Autoscopy Autoscopy is defined as an experience in which a person while believing to be awake sees her/his body and the world from a location outside her/his physical body. More precisely, autoscopy experiences are characterized by the presence of the following three phenomena:
Autosegmental phonology Autosegmental phonology is a modification of generative phonology introduced by John Goldsmith in his PhD thesis in 1976. He introduced the notion of parallel tiers of segments and called this autosegments—a name which is a bit misleading.
Autoshaping Autoshaping (sometimes called "sign tracking") is any of a variety of experimental procedures used to study classical conditioning in pigeons. In its simplest form, autoshaping is very similar to Pavlov's salivary conditioning procedure using dogs.
Autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets Autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets (ADHR) is a rare hereditary disease in which excessive loss of phosphate in the urine leads to poorly formed bones (rickets), bone pain, and tooth abscesses. ADHR is caused by a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23).
Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE) is a rare epileptic disorder that causes frequent violent seizures during sleep. These seizures often involve complex motor movements, such as hand clenching, arm raising/lowering, and knee bending.
Autosplenectomy An autosplenectomy (from 'auto-' self, '-splen-' spleen, '-ectomy' removal) occurs when a disease damages the spleen to such an extent that it is non-functioning and so equivalent to the spleen having been surgically removed (splenectomy) .
Autosport International Autosport International is a yearly exhibition held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, UK and run by Autosport magazine. The show features all aspects of motorsports, including Formula One, BTCC, Le Mans 24 Hours and much more.
Autostade Built in 1966, The Autostade (the English name Automotive Stadium was rarely used) was a Canadian football stadium in Montreal, Quebec that stood at the north-west corner of the Cité du Havre sector of the Expo 67 site. It was the home of the Montreal Alouettes from 1968-1976, except for a brief period in 1972 when the team returned to its previous home, Molson Stadium.
Autostadt The Autostadt is a visitor attraction in the area around the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany with a prime focus on automobiles. It features a museum, feature pavilions for each manufacturer in the Volkswagen Group, a customer centre where German customers can pick up new cars and take a tour through the enormous factory, a guide to the evolution of roads and cinema in a large sphere.
Autostereogram An autostereogram is a single-image stereogram (SIS), designed to trick the human brain into perceiving a three-dimensional (3D) scene in a two-dimensional image. In order to perceive 3D shapes in these autostereograms, the brain must overcome the normally automatic coordination between focusing and convergence.
Autostereoscopy Autostereoscopy is a method of displaying three-dimensional images that can be viewed without the use of special headgear or glasses on the part of the user. These methods produce depth perception in the viewer even though the image is produced by a flat device.
Autostore Autostore is a programmable software system that allows routing documents from capture points that could be scanners, fast MFP or MFD scanners and desktops into a multilayer processing system where some of the processing filters are applied.
Autostrada Autostrada is the Italian word for motorways/freeways, but is used in several countries including Albania, Lithuania, Poland, Egypt, Israel, and Romania. Italy's Autostrada has one of the highest speed limits in Europe, excluding the German Autobahn.
Autostrada A1 (Poland) The A1 motorway in Poland is a planned motorway which, when completed, will run from north to south through central Poland, from Gdańsk on the Baltic Sea through Łódź and the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area to the Polish-Czech border in Gorzyczki/Vernovice, where it will connect with the Czech motorway D47. The highway will be a part of the European route E75.
Autostrada A18 (Poland) The A18 highway in Poland is a short (75 km) motorway which, when completed, will run from the Polish/German border at Olszyna/Bademeusel (connecting to the German A15 autobahn) to the junction with the Polish A4 motorway. The highway will be a part of the European route E36.
Autostrada A2 (Poland) The A2 highway in Poland is a motorway which, when completed, will run from west to east through central Poland, from the Polish-German border in Świecko/Frankfurt (Oder) (connecting to the German A12 autobahn), through Poznań, Łódź and Warsaw to the Polish-Belarusian border in Terespol/Brest.
Autostrada A6 (Poland) The A6 highway in Poland is a short (21 km) motorway that starts at the Polish/German border at Kołbaskowo/Pomellen (connecting to the German A11 autobahn), forms a southern bypass of the Szczecin metropolitan area, and terminates to the east of that city where it becomes the S3/S6 express road to Świnoujście. Note: There is some ambiguity as to where the highway will eventually terminate, as another 8 km of the S3/S6 road may be redesignated as A6, once improvement work is carried out.
Autostrada A8 (Poland) The A8 highway in Poland is a short (about 28 km) planned motorway which, when completed, will form a motorway bypass of the city of Wrocław. Construction should start in early 2007, and the motorway is to be completed by 2010.
Autostrasse The Autostrasse means motorroad in English and exists in some European countries, noticeably Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and some other like Sweden, France, Poland, Netherlands and Norway under another name. The faster equivalent is the Autobahn (motorway).
Autosuggestion Autosuggestion (or the related autogenic training) is a process by which an individual trains the subconscious mind to believe something, or systematically schematizes the person's own mental associations, usually for a given purpose. This is accomplished through self-hypnosis methods or repetitive, constant self-affirmations, and may be seen as a form of self-induced brainwashing.
Autotel Autotel (also called PALM, or Public Automated Land Mobile) is a radiotelephone service which was the "missing link" between earlier MTS/IMTS and later cellular telephone services. It used digital signaling for supervisory messages (call setup, ringing, channel assignment, etc.
Autotesting Autotesting involves a series of tests, generally around traffic cones, to measure precision driving skill. The tests often include stopping with the front and rear wheels straddling a line, and always end stopping in a garage (usually marked out with cones).
Autothrottle An autothrottle (automatic throttle) allows a pilot to control the power setting of an aircraft's engines automatically. This helps conserve fuel and engine life by metering a precise amount of fuel to attain (usually) a specific target indicated air speed, or the assigned power for different phrases of flight.
Autothysis Autothysis is the process where an organism, like a termite, destroys itself via an internal rupturing or explosion of an organ which ruptures the skin. This is caused by a release of pressure in a fluid filling the organ.
Autotomy Autotomy (from the Greek auto = "self-" and tomy = "severing") or self amputation is the act whereby an animal severs one of its own appendages, usually as a self-defense mechanism designed to elude a predator's grasp. Geckos, skinks and other lizards that are captured by the tail will shed part of the tail structure and thus be able to flee.
Autotote Autotote, a company which has been renamed Scientific Games, is the UK's leading supplier of pari-mutuel wagering systems — automated, computerized off-track and/or on-track betting systems for betting on horse races. It is an integrated system for off-track betting, keeping track of race results and winning tickets, and race simulcasting.
Autotroph An autotroph (from the Greek autos = self and trophe = nutrition) is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple molecules and an external source of energy, such as light or chemical reactions of inorganic compounds. Autotrophs are considered producers in a food chain.
Autotype Autotype is a function in some computer applications or programs, typically those containing forms, which fills in a field once you have typed in the first few letters. Most of the time, such as in Internet Explorer, the entries that appear in the list depend on the form's name, so as to not propose street names in a last name field or vice-versa.
AutoTRAX EDA Autotrax EDA is an electronic design automation software made by Kovac Software with a download base of over 60 000 people, and is used in many educational institutions due to it being free. Autotrax supports schematic and PCB design as well as SPICE simulation.
Autour de Lucie Autour de Lucie is a French pop rock band, consisting of vocalist Valérie Leulliot, guitarist Olivier Durand and bassist Fabrice Dumont. Their albums are released in France on Le Village Vert, and in North America on Nettwerk.
Autovajin Autovajin is a fictional transforming, artificially intelligent support mecha for Kamen Rider Faiz seen in the 2003- 2004 Japanese television series Kamen Rider 555. It is the first of the support mecha seen in the series, that transforms from a Smart Brain motorcycle (Vehicle Mode), into a flight capable robot (Battle Mode).
AutovĂ­a A-1 The AutovĂ­a A-1 or Autopista AP-1 (also called Autovia del Norte) is a Spanish autovĂ­a and autopista route which starts in Madrid and ends in IrĂşn. It replaced the former main road from Madrid to France the N-I.
AutovĂ­a A-16 The Autovia A-16 was a highway in north east Spain. It has subsequently been re-numbered Autopista C-32 and comprises a motorway built along the coast south from Barcelona via Castelldefels, Sitges, Villanova.
AutovĂ­a A-26 The Autovia A-26 is a long term project of the Spanish government to upgrade the C-26 /C-66/ N260. The road follows the southern foothills of the Pyrenees from Girona or Figueres, via Banyoles, BesalĂş, Olot to Ripoll.
Autovía A-7 The Autovía A-7 or Autopista AP-7 (also called Autovia del Mediterráneo) is a Spanish autovía and autopista (limited-access highway) which starts in La Jonquera, near the French frontier and ends in Algeciras. The autopista begin in La Jonquera and end in Cartagena.
Autovent An autovent is a device for maintaining a greenhouse or conservatory within a range of temperatures. The basic principle is that as greenhouse heats above ambient the air inside becomes lighter, the vent opens when a certain temperature is reached and lets the hot air out - drawing cooler air in from outside.
Autovivification Autovivification is a unique feature of the Perl programming language involving the dynamic creation of data structures. Autovivification is the automatic creation of a reference when an undefined value is dereferenced.
Autovon AUTOVON, short for Automatic Voice Network, was an American military phone system built in 1963 to survive nuclear attacks. AUTOVON was first established in the United States, using the Army's SCAN (Switch Communications Automated Network) system.
AutoWorld AutoWorld was an indoor theme park in Flint, Michigan, built to make the town attractive to tourists. The theme park, which opened in July 1984, was originally set up as a Six Flags amusement park venture, but went bankrupt and closed during its first year.
Autoxidation Autoxidation is any oxidation that occurs in open air or in presence of oxygen and/or UV radiation and forms peroxides and hydroperoxides. A classic example of autoxidation is that of simple ethers like diethyl ether whose peroxides can be dangerously explosive.
AutoZone AutoZone is a Fortune 500 corporation based in Memphis, Tennessee which is engaged primarily in the business of the retail sale of automotive parts and accessories. It was originally a division of Memphis-based wholesale grocer Malone & Hyde, and went under the name Auto Shack, which was changed after the Radio Shack company objected.
Autrey Hayes Autrey Hayes, a native of Marshall County, Alabama, was noted since his teen age years for an outstanding Bass voice. He began to sing in Southern Gospel Groups, and to be affiliated with the Stamps-Baxter Music Company.
Autrigones Autrigones were a tribe described by Roman historians as living in Northern Hispania between the Cantabri and the Caristii. Their historical territory now lies split between the provinces of Cantabria, Burgos, Biscay, Alava and La Rioja.
Autshumato Autshumato (or Autshumao) was a Khoikhoi leader who worked as an interpreter for the Europeans in present-day South Africa during the time of the establishment of the Dutch settlement on the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. Known as Herry or Harry, he moved to Robben Island in 1632 with a group of people and worked as postman and liaison for European ships passing the island.
Autum Ashante Autum Ashante (some sources Autumn Ashante) is an elementary-school-aged homeschooled African-American poet, from Mount Vernon, New York. She gained notoriety in the New York area when on February 28 2006, at age seven, she performed her poem, "White Nationalism Put U in Bondage", as part of a Black History celebration at a Peekskill, New York middle school and high school.
Autumn Adventure Autumn Adventure is the autumn camping program of Philmont Scout Ranch, the most well-known of the three National High Adventure Bases operated by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Autumn Adventure is considered as one of Philmont's two second season programs; the other being Kanik.
Autumn Cup The Autumn Cup was an ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom between 1983 and 2000. The competition was contested during the opening months of each season with preliminary round games taking up the majority of the early season schedule.
Autumn Flow Autumn Flow was the debut album of Sydney-based singer-songwriter Lior. The album went gold in Australia, making it one of the most successful releases on an independent label in Australia, and garnered three ARIA Award nominations.
Autumn internationals The Autumn internationals are a series of rugby union matches contested each November, usually all within the northern hemisphere, specifically in those nations that contest the Six Nations Championship. They play against touring sides from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa – ensuring the world's best are involved.
Autumn leaf color Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn months, one or many colors that range from red to yellow. The phenomenon is commonly called fall colors or autumn colors, while the expression fall foliage usually connotes the viewing of a tree or forest whose leaves have undergone the change.
Autumn Leaves (song) "Autumn Leaves" is a much-recorded popular song. Originally a 1945 French song "Les feuilles mortes" (literally "The Dead Leaves") with music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prévert, English lyrics were written in 1949 by the American songwriter Johnny Mercer.
Autumn Poison Autumn Poison were an anarcho-punk band from Southend on Sea, Essex, UK between 1980 and 1985. A number of musicians in the Southend area passed through the group, although the 'core members' were Graham Burnett (previously of Stripey Zebras), Sheena Fulton and Paul Brown.
Autumnal Moth The Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East and has a much wider distribution than its two close relatives (see below).
Autumnfest Autumnfest is an annual festival that takes place on Columbus Day Weekend at World War II Veteran's Memorial State Park in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The festival is run by the Woonsocket Rotary Club and features several sponsors, including CVS.
Autumnwatch with Bill Oddie Autumnwatch with Bill Oddie was a live BBC TV nature programme, presented by Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King, first broadcast in 2006. It was a follow-up to the successful Springwatch series which in turn followed on from other nature shows in previous years with the same presenters.
Autunite Autunite (hydrated calcium uranyl phosphate) with formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O is a yellow - greenish fluorescent mineral with a hardness of 2 - 2½. Autunite crystallizes in the tetragonal system and often occurs as tabular square crystals.
Auvergnat language Auvergnat or Auvernhat (native name) is one of several dialects of the Occitan language spoken in Auvergne, which is a historical province in the northern part of Occitania. Occitania is the southern third of France, an historical region where the modern Occitan language is still spoken.
Auvergne (province) Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. It is the name of the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province.
Auverland Auverland (Société nouvelle des automobiles Auverland), now grouped with Panhard, is a French manufacturer of Jeep-like four-wheel-drive and armoured fighting vehicles. It bought Panhard from Peugeot in April 2005, and the combined company now uses the Panhard name.
Aux-send Aux-send is a feature of a professional multi-channel sound mixing console which provides an effects loop, allowing the insertion and level control of outboard audio processing to be added to an audio source or channel within the mixing console. This feature is typically found on mixing consoles that are in recording studio, concert and broadcast settings.
Auxigro Auxigro is a chemical-based growth-enhancer that is currently approved by the EPA for spray on fruits, vegetables, and grains. Its use is controversial because it contains glutamic acid, which may cause undesirable illnesses in people sensitive to it.
Auxiliaries (Roman military) Auxiliaries (Latin: auxilia, help) were troops in the Roman army of the late Republican and Imperial periods who provided specialist support to the legions. This function had been carried out by the allied troops, but these metamorphosed into the auxiliaries after the Marian reforms of the 1st century BC.
Auxiliary bishop An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office requiring the diocesan bishop's protracted presence at court. According to Canon law, no bishop can be ordained without title to a certain and distinct episcopal see which he governs either actually or potentially, therefore auxiliary bishops are titular bishops to sees that no longer exist.
Auxiliary command ship An Auxiliary Command Ship features the command and control components prevalent on Landing Ship (Command) and also feature the capability to land troops and equipment. These forces will be slightly less than on a pure Landing Ship due to the nature of the ship as a command vessel and hence will also house the assault commander, the flotilla commander or someone of similar status (generally of NATO OF-9 or OF-10 rank - such as a Vice-Admiral or Major-General).
Auxiliary Crane Ship An Auxiliary Crane Ship is a vessel of the United States Military Sealift Command designed to operate where port facilities are limited or damaged to transfer cargo between themselves, other vessels, and piers.
Auxiliary feedwater Auxiliary feedwater is a backup water supply system used by nuclear power plants (PWR) that use pressurized water reactors during shutdowns, including accident conditions, and sometimes during startup. This system works by pumping water to the steam generators to remove decay heat from the reactor.
Auxiliary field In physics, and especially quantum field theory, an auxiliary field is one whose equations of motion admit a single solution. Therefore, the Lagrangian describing such a field A contains an algebraic quadratic term and an arbitrary linear term, while it contains no kinetic terms (derivatives of the field):
Auxiliary Medical Services Auxiliary Medical Service (醫療輔助隊) is a well-trained, committed voluntary medical and health services provider in Hong Kong. Its mission is to supply effectively and efficiently regular services to maintain the health and well-being of people in Hong Kong.
Auxiliary power unit An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a relatively small, self-contained generator used in aircraft to start the jet engines, usually with compressed air, and to provide electricity, hydraulic pressure and air conditioning while the aircraft is on the ground. In many aircraft, the APU can also provide electrical power in the air.
Auxiliary Patrol The Auxiliary Patrol, formed to help combat German submarine operations in the early stages of World War I, was the pioneer of Anti-Submarine Warfare. The majority of British trawlers were commandeered by the Admiralty, and those left were obliged to fish in groups of 20 with additional protection.
Auxiliary Pilot Badge The Auxiliary Pilot Badge was a decoration of the United States military which was issued during the years of the Second World War. The Auxiliary Pilot Badge was presented to members of the United States Army Air Forces and was authorized in three designs.
Auxiliary Power's Demolition Derby and Figure 8 Race Auxiliary Power's Demolition Derby and Figure 8 Race (Also called DD&F8R, and DD&F8) is a PC demolition derby and figure 8 racing game. It is regarded as the only 'true' demolition derby game, as there are no gimmicks, power-ups, or blood and gore; this game may be regarded as a demolition derby simulation.
Auxiliary ship An auxiliary ship is a naval ship which is designed to operate in any number of roles supporting combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliaries are not primary combatants, although they may have some limited combat capacity, usually of a self defensive nature.

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